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title: "1,026 in Roman numerals is MXXVI"
description: "1,026 in Roman numerals is MXXVI, written as 1000 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1. How it breaks down, how to write it, and the numbers either side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/1026/
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# 1,026 in Roman numerals

**1,026 in Roman numerals: MXXVI**

1,026 is written MXXVI in Roman numerals. That is 5 symbol groups added together, reading left to right from the largest value down.

## How it breaks down

*MXXVI = 1000 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1 = 1,026*

| Group | Value | Subtraction | Running total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| M | 1,000 | — | 1,000 |
| X | 10 | — | 1,010 |
| X | 10 | — | 1,020 |
| V | 5 | — | 1,025 |
| I | 1 | — | 1,026 |

## No subtraction needed

MXXVI 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 | yes — 1× |
| V | 5 | yes — 1× |
| X | 10 | yes — 2× |
| L | 50 | no |
| C | 100 | no |
| D | 500 | no |
| M | 1,000 | yes — 1× |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words:** One thousand twenty-six
- **Roman numeral:** MXXVI
- **Symbol count:** 5 characters
- **Binary:** 10000000010
- **Hexadecimal:** 402

## The numbers either side

| Number | Roman numeral |
| --- | --- |
| 1,024 | MXXIV |
| 1,025 | MXXV |
| 1,026 | MXXVI ← |
| 1,027 | MXXVII |
| 1,028 | MXXVIII |

## Common questions

### What is 1026 in Roman numerals?

1,026 is MXXVI.

### What does MXXVI mean?

MXXVI is the Roman numeral for 1,026 — 1000 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1.

### How do you write 1026 in Roman numerals?

Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: M (1000), then X (10), then X (10), then V (5), then I (1). That gives MXXVI.

## Related pages

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- [1,025 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/1025/)
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- [50 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/50/)

## Sources

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