14 in Roman numerals
14 in Roman numerals
XIV
14 is written XIV in Roman numerals. That is 2 symbol groups added together, reading left to right from the largest value down.
How it breaks down
| Group | Value | Subtraction | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | 10 | — | 10 |
| IV | 4 | V − I | 14 |
Why the smaller symbol comes first
XIV uses subtractive notation in one place: IV means V minus I, or 4. A smaller symbol placed before a larger one is subtracted from it rather than added, which is why IX is nine and not eleven.
Only six such pairs are valid — IV, IX, XL, XC, CD and CM. That restriction is what makes the notation unambiguous: IIII and IC both look like they should work, but neither is standard, and only one spelling of any number is correct.
The symbols
| Symbol | Value | Used here |
|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | yes — 1× |
| V | 5 | yes — 1× |
| X | 10 | yes — 1× |
| L | 50 | no |
| C | 100 | no |
| D | 500 | no |
| M | 1,000 | no |
The same number, other ways
- In words
- Fourteen
- Roman numeral
- XIV
- Symbol count
- 3 characters
- Binary
- 1110
- Hexadecimal
- E
The numbers either side
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 12 | XII |
| 13 | XIII |
| 14 | XIV ← |
| 15 | XV |
| 16 | XVI |
Common questions
- What is 14 in Roman numerals?
- 14 is XIV.
- What does XIV mean?
- XIV is the Roman numeral for 14 — 10 + 4.
- How do you write 14 in Roman numerals?
- Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: X (10), then IV (4). That gives XIV.
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Sources
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