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23 in words

23 in words
Twenty-three

23 is written "twenty-three". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

Where each word comes from

20 + 3 = 23
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
2 tens 20 twenty
3 ones 3 three

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Twenty-three
In words (UK)
Twenty-three
Ordinal
23rd — twenty-third
Roman numeral
XXIII
Digits
23

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Twenty-three and 00/100" — or "Twenty-three only" in Indian and much of Commonwealth practice. The fraction or the word "only" exists to stop anyone appending digits after what you wrote. Draw a line through any space left over for the same reason.

Common questions

How do you write 23 in words?
Twenty-three. In British English, "twenty-three".
What is the ordinal of 23?
Twenty-third, written 23rd.

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Sources

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