16 in Roman numerals
Roman numeral
XVI
How XVI is built
Read left to right, adding as you go; a smaller letter in front of a larger one is taken away instead, which is what the two-letter pieces below are. The rules in full, and the mistakes they prevent.
| Piece | Value | Running total |
|---|---|---|
| X | 10 | 10 |
| V | 5 | 15 |
| I | 1 | 16 |
16 in other forms
- Roman numeral
- XVI
- In figures
- 16
- In words
- sixteen
- Letters used
- 3 letters