Roman
Standard subtractive notation, or additive forms such as IIII.
- 1994, standard
- MCMXCIV
- 1994, additive
- MD̶CCCCLXXXXIIII
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Explore how numbers are written across scripts, cultures, and centuries.
Type a number and see it in Devanagari, Eastern Arabic, Roman, Japanese, Greek, Hebrew, Egyptian hieroglyphs and more. Eleven numeral systems, one quiet screen, and a result you can copy into any app.
Systems
Eleven ways to write a number
Numerals supports eleven systems: six that write the familiar decimal digits in another script, and five that build numbers in a different way altogether.
Positional digits
Familiar decimal values, written with different digit characters.
- DevanagariThe digits used for Hindi, Marathi, Nepali and Sanskrit.
- GujaratiThe digits of the Gujarati script.
- PunjabiGurmukhi digits, as written in Punjabi.
- TamilThe digits of the Tamil script.
- Eastern ArabicThe digits used across much of the Arabic-speaking world.
- PersianThe Persian forms of the Eastern Arabic digits.
Historical and traditional notations
Different ways of building a number, not just different digits.
- RomanLetters from I to M, with overlines for thousands and millions. Option: additive fours.
- JapaneseKanji numerals, grouped in ten-thousands. Option: financial characters.
- GreekLetters as numbers, marked with a keraia. Options: lowercase, stigma for six.
- HebrewLetters as numbers, up to 999,999. Options: punctuation marks, final forms.
- Egyptian hieroglyphicA sign for each power of ten, up to 9,999,999. Option: compact fives.
Notation
Choose the style, not just the system
Several systems have switches that change how the number is written, so you can compare the forms quickly and easily.
Japanese
Common kanji numerals, or the formal characters used on banknotes and contracts.
- 3,250,000, common
- 三百二十五万
- 3,250,000, financial
- 参百弐拾五萬
Greek
Uppercase or lowercase letters, with digamma or stigma for six.
- 666, uppercase
- ΧΞϜʹ
- 666, lowercase with stigma
- χξϛʹ
Hebrew
Optional punctuation marks, and final letter forms for 500 to 900.
- 5,786, final forms
- ה׳ ןפו
- 5,786, with marks
- ה׳ תשפ״ו
Egyptian hieroglyphic
Optional compact symbols for groups of five.
- 555, standard
- 𓍦𓎊𓏾
- 555, compact fives
- 𓍫𓎒𓐃
These examples use your device's fonts, so a few characters may look different or invalid in this browser. The app bundles the Hindsight Unicode and Gardiner fonts so Roman, Greek, hieroglyphic, and other results can display reliably.
The app
One screen, made for looking closely
A number field, a system picker, the options for that system, and a large result. Long press the result to copy it or share it. The Numerals app remembers your system and options for next time.
Who it's for
For anyone curious about how numbers look
Students and teachers
Compare place-value digits with additive and alphabetic systems, and notice which traditions write no zero at all.
Language, history and type enthusiasts
Write a year in Hebrew letters or Roman numerals, or check out how ancient Greek writes numbers, then look at the characters up close.
Writers and designers
Get the exact numeral characters you need as real text, ready to share or paste into a document, a layout or a message.
Good to know
What Numerals can do, and what it cannot do
- Digits in, numerals out. You type an ordinary number with 0–9 digits and choose the system to write it in. Numerals doesn't read numerals from photos or convert them back to decimal.
- Some systems have limits. Hebrew numerals go up to 999,999 and hieroglyphs up to 9,999,999. The app tells you when a number is out of range.
- Not every system has a zero. Roman, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese and hieroglyphic notation have no conventional way to write zero on its own.
- A reference, not a course. The Help section explains each system and its notation, briefly. The app is for seeing and using numeral forms, not a full history lesson or a translator.