Roman numerals 1 to 50

Every numeral from 1 to 50, with the number it stands for. Use the converter for anything outside this range.

Roman numerals 1 to 50
Number	Roman numeral	In words
1	I	one
2	II	two
3	III	three
4	IV	four
5	V	five
6	VI	six
7	VII	seven
8	VIII	eight
9	IX	nine
10	X	ten
11	XI	eleven
12	XII	twelve
13	XIII	thirteen
14	XIV	fourteen
15	XV	fifteen
16	XVI	sixteen
17	XVII	seventeen
18	XVIII	eighteen
19	XIX	nineteen
20	XX	twenty
21	XXI	twenty-one
22	XXII	twenty-two
23	XXIII	twenty-three
24	XXIV	twenty-four
25	XXV	twenty-five
26	XXVI	twenty-six
27	XXVII	twenty-seven
28	XXVIII	twenty-eight
29	XXIX	twenty-nine
30	XXX	thirty
31	XXXI	thirty-one
32	XXXII	thirty-two
33	XXXIII	thirty-three
34	XXXIV	thirty-four
35	XXXV	thirty-five
36	XXXVI	thirty-six
37	XXXVII	thirty-seven
38	XXXVIII	thirty-eight
39	XXXIX	thirty-nine
40	XL	forty
41	XLI	forty-one
42	XLII	forty-two
43	XLIII	forty-three
44	XLIV	forty-four
45	XLV	forty-five
46	XLVI	forty-six
47	XLVII	forty-seven
48	XLVIII	forty-eight
49	XLIX	forty-nine
50	L	fifty

The seven letters behind the table

I1
V5
X10
L50
C100
D500
M1,000

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How the system works

Seven letters, each with a fixed value, added up from left to right. When a smaller letter stands in front of a larger one it is subtracted instead. Only six such pairs are allowed, which is why 99 is XCIX and not IC. The rules in full, and the mistakes they prevent.