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26 in Roman numerals

26 in Roman numerals
XXVI

26 is written XXVI in Roman numerals. That is 4 symbol groups added together, reading left to right from the largest value down.

How it breaks down

XXVI = 10 + 10 + 5 + 1 = 26
Group Value Subtraction Running total
X 10 10
X 10 20
V 5 25
I 1 26

No subtraction needed

XXVI 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 no

The same number, other ways

In words
Twenty-six
Roman numeral
XXVI
Symbol count
4 characters
Binary
11010
Hexadecimal
1A

The numbers either side

Number Roman numeral
24 XXIV
25 XXV
26 XXVI ←
27 XXVII
28 XXVIII

Common questions

What is 26 in Roman numerals?
26 is XXVI.
What does XXVI mean?
XXVI is the Roman numeral for 26 — 10 + 10 + 5 + 1.
How do you write 26 in Roman numerals?
Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: X (10), then X (10), then V (5), then I (1). That gives XXVI.

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Sources

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