Year · 21st century
2024 in Roman numerals
2024 is written MMXXIV
Type any other number or numeral below to convert it.
Above 3,999? Type the barred part in brackets, e.g. (IV)CC = 4,200.
How MMXXIV is built
Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, largest first.
- MMthousands · 2MM is 2 × M (1,000), written out 2 times.
- XXtens · 2X written 2 times: 2 × 10 = 20.
- IVones · 4I before V means 5 − 1 = 4. This saves writing IIII.
2,000 + 20 + 4 = 2,024
The pair IV uses subtraction: a smaller letter before a larger one is taken away from it. Only six pairs work this way: IV, IX, XL, XC, CD and CM. More on subtraction
Mistakes to avoid
- Not MMXXIIII (8 letters). That adds everything up without subtraction. The Romans sometimes wrote numbers this way, and clocks still show 4 as IIII, but today MMXXIV (6 letters) is the standard.
- There's no letter for zero. The zero is simply left out, which is why 2024 has 3 parts, not 4.
2024 for a tattoo or engraving
- Shortened to two digits ('24), it's XXIV. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
- MMXXIV has 6 letters. 100 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
- 2024 was a leap year, with 366 days, and 1 January 2024 was a Monday.
See MMXXIV in tattoo lettering
MMXXIV in ten open-source fonts, on your skin tone, ready to download or print as a stencil.
PNG downloads are 3000 px with a transparent background. SVG downloads keep the lettering as outlines, so they look the same in any app. All fonts are open source (SIL Open Font Licence) and free to use for tattoos and products. See the font credits.
Years around 2024
Within the 2020s, every year starts MMXX (2,020).
Every year from 2020 to 2028 starts MMXX (2,020); only the ending changes.
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 2020 | MMXX |
| 2021 | MMXXI |
| 2022 | MMXXII |
| 2023 | MMXXIII |
| 2024 | MMXXIV |
| 2025 | MMXXV |
| 2026 | MMXXVI |
| 2027 | MMXXVII |
| 2028 | MMXXVIII |