What does CXVIII mean?

CXVIII is the Roman numeral for 118 — 100 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1.

How do you write 118 in Roman numerals?

Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: C (100), then X (10), then V (5), then I (1), then I (1), then I (1). That gives CXVIII.

118 in Roman numerals

CXVIII

Number (1–3,999 for numerals)

Roman numeral

118 is written CXVIII in Roman numerals. That is 6 symbol groups added together, reading left to right from the largest value down.

How it breaks down

CXVIII = 100 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 118
Group	Value	Subtraction	Running total
C	100	—	100
X	10	—	110
V	5	—	115
I	1	—	116
I	1	—	117
I	1	—	118

No subtraction needed

CXVIII 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 — 3×
V	5	yes — 1×
X	10	yes — 1×
L	50	no
C	100	yes — 1×
D	500	no
M	1,000	no

The same number, other ways

In words: One hundred eighteen
Roman numeral: CXVIII
Symbol count: 6 characters
Binary: 1110110
Hexadecimal: 76

The numbers either side

Number	Roman numeral
116	CXVI
117	CXVII
118	CXVIII ←
119	CXIX
120	CXX

Common questions

What is 118 in Roman numerals?: 118 is CXVIII.
What does CXVIII mean?: CXVIII is the Roman numeral for 118 — 100 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1.
How do you write 118 in Roman numerals?: Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: C (100), then X (10), then V (5), then I (1), then I (1), then I (1). That gives CXVIII.

Sources

Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked