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title: "10 in Roman numerals is X"
description: "10 in Roman numerals is X, written as 10. How it breaks down, how to write it, and the numbers either side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/10/
site: "At One Place"
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# 10 in Roman numerals

**10 in Roman numerals: X**

10 is written X in Roman numerals. That is 1 symbol group added together, reading left to right from the largest value down.

## How it breaks down

*X = 10 = 10*

| Group | Value | Subtraction | Running total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| X | 10 | — | 10 |

## No subtraction needed

X is purely additive — every symbol is simply added to the one before it, with no subtractive pairs like IV or IX. Numbers avoid subtraction when none of their digits is a 4 or a 9.

## The symbols

| Symbol | Value | Used here |
| --- | --- | --- |
| I | 1 | no |
| V | 5 | no |
| X | 10 | yes — 1× |
| L | 50 | no |
| C | 100 | no |
| D | 500 | no |
| M | 1,000 | no |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words:** Ten
- **Roman numeral:** X
- **Symbol count:** 1 characters
- **Binary:** 1010
- **Hexadecimal:** A

## The numbers either side

| Number | Roman numeral |
| --- | --- |
| 8 | VIII |
| 9 | IX |
| 10 | X ← |
| 11 | XI |
| 12 | XII |

## Common questions

### What is 10 in Roman numerals?

10 is X.

### What does X mean?

X is the Roman numeral for 10 — 10.

### How do you write 10 in Roman numerals?

Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: X (10). That gives X.

## Related pages

- [8 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/8/)
- [9 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/9/)
- [11 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/11/)
- [12 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/12/)
- [4 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/4/)
- [14 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/14/)
- [19 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/19/)
- [40 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/40/)
- [42 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/42/)
- [49 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/49/)
- [50 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/50/)
- [64 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/64/)

## Sources

- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)