Roman Numeral Date Converter

Convert any date into Roman numerals for tattoos, inscriptions and cornerstones

Convert a calendar date into Roman numerals in day-month-year, month-day-year and slash formats — the styles used for tattoos, wedding dates and building inscriptions. Copy any format in one tap. Runs 100% in your browser. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

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How do you write a date in Roman numerals?

Convert each part — day, month and year — to Roman numerals separately, then join them. For 15 June 2024 the day 15 is XV, the month 6 is VI, and the year 2024 is MMXXIV, giving XV · VI · MMXXIV.

The Roman Numeral Date Converter turns any calendar date into the Roman numeral formats used for tattoos, wedding invitations, cornerstones and film copyright lines. Pick a date and copy the exact styling you want in one tap.

How dates become Roman numerals

Each part of the date is converted on its own and then joined with separators. Take 15 June 2024:

  • Day 15XV
  • Month 6VI
  • Year 2024MMXXIV

Joined, that is XV · VI · MMXXIV. The tool also offers the US month-day-year order and a slash format so you can match whatever style your engraver or tattoo artist prefers.

The numerals behind the year

Roman numerals use seven letters combined by addition and subtraction:

SymbolValue
I1
V5
X10
L50
C100
D500
M1000

So 2024 is MM (2000) + XX (20) + IV (4) = MMXXIV, and 1999 is MCMXCIX.

A tip before you commit it to skin

Roman numeral tattoos are permanent, so double-check the numerals here against a second source before booking. The tool breaks out each part — day, month and year — separately so you can verify every group of letters on its own.