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Roman Numeral Tattoo Generator

To turn a date into a Roman numeral tattoo, convert the month, day and year separately and join them with dots or bars: 14 June 2020 becomes VI.XIV.MMXX. This generator does the conversion, checks the date is real, and previews the result in eight tattoo fonts you can download.

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Turn a birthday, anniversary or any year into Roman numerals, choose how the date is ordered and separated, and preview it in tattoo lettering.

How do you use the roman numeral tattoo?

  1. Enter the date or number

    Pick a date from the calendar, or switch to a single number or year.

  2. Choose order and separator

    Month-day-year, day-month-year or year-month-day, separated by dots, bars, dashes or spaces.

  3. Preview in tattoo lettering

    Compare the numerals in serif, old English, typewriter and script fonts, then download a PNG.

Reading Roman numerals in thirty seconds

Seven letters do all the work: I is 1, V is 5, X is 10, L is 50, C is 100, D is 500 and M is 1,000. Values add up from left to right, except where a smaller numeral sits before a larger one — then it is subtracted, which is how IV means 4 and CM means 900. Standard numerals stop at 3,999, which covers every date you are likely to ink.

Dates people most often get as Roman numeral tattoos

Birthdays of children, wedding and anniversary dates, the day someone was lost, and years that changed something. Because the date order is invisible in numerals, decide whether you want month-first or day-first before you book — and write the plain date down for your artist next to the numerals so you can both check it.

Want the numerals inside a bigger design — under a rose, inside a clock or along a banner? Generate the image with the AI tattoo generator, then add the exact numerals from here, because image models still get letters wrong. For other lettering, try the tattoo font generator, or set the date beside a name with the name tattoo generator.

Frequently asked questions

How do you write a date in Roman numerals for a tattoo?

Convert the month, day and year separately and join them with a separator — for example 14 June 2020 is VI.XIV.MMXX in month-day-year order. Pick the order you naturally read dates in, because the numerals don't tell anyone which part is which.

What is 2000 in Roman numerals?

2000 is MM. Years in the 2000s start with MM and add the rest: 2024 is MMXXIV, 2025 is MMXXV and 2026 is MMXXVI. Years in the 1900s start with MCM, so 1994 is MCMXCIV and 1999 is MCMXCIX.

Is IIII or IV correct?

IV is the standard form for four, and the one this generator uses. IIII appears on some clock faces as a design convention, but on a tattoo it reads as a mistake to most people, so stick with IV unless you mean the clock reference.

Which separator looks best?

Dots and middle dots are the most common and the easiest to read; bars and dashes look more graphic. Whatever you pick, use it consistently and leave a little space so the numerals don't merge when the ink settles.

Where do Roman numeral tattoos look good?

They suit long, narrow placements: the inner forearm, along the collarbone, down the spine or ribs, and around the wrist or finger for shorter dates. A full date is long, so a horizontal line along the forearm or collarbone gives it room.

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