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title: "14 in Roman numerals is XIV"
description: "14 in Roman numerals is XIV, written as 10 + 4. How it breaks down, how to write it, and the numbers either side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/14/
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# 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

*XIV = 10 + 4 = 14*

| 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

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