2008 in Roman Numerals
2008 in Roman numerals is MMVIII. It is built from two parts: 2000 + 8 = MM + VIII. Read it from left to right and add the values to get 2008. Below, 2008 appears in a date, on a copyright line and as a two-digit year.
2008 in Roman numerals is MMVIII.
2008 in Roman numerals: the breakdown
| Place value | Numeral | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MM | 2000 |
| 8 | VIII | 8 |
| Total | MMVIII | 2008 |
How to read MMVIII
- MM is 1000 + 1000, which is 2000.
- VIII is 5 + 1 + 1 + 1, which is 8.
- Add 2000 + 8 to get 2008.
Roman numeral 2008 in a date
| Order | 1 January 2008 | 31 December 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| MM.DD.YYYY | I.I.MMVIII | XII.XXXI.MMVIII |
| DD.MM.YYYY | I.I.MMVIII | XXXI.XII.MMVIII |
| YYYY.MM.DD | MMVIII.I.I | MMVIII.XII.XXXI |
For 1 January the first two orders match, because the day and the month are both I. For any other day, order or separator, use the Roman numeral date converter with 2008 filled in.
2008 on a copyright line
© MMVIII
Film and television end credits commonly show the copyright year in Roman numerals, so 2008 appears as © MMVIII.
2008 as a two-digit year
As a style choice, some people write only the last two digits of a year: ’08 gives VIII for 2008. The full year, MMVIII, is the standard form.
Facts about 2008
- 2008 is a leap year: it is divisible by 4 and is not a century year.
- 2008 has 366 days.
- 1 January 2008 falls on a Tuesday.
- 2008 is in the 2000s.
- 2008 is in the 21st century.
Years around 2008
Convert another year
2008 = 2000 + 8 = MM + VIII
What number is MMVIII?
MMVIII is the year 2008. Reading it from left to right, MM is 2000 and VIII is 8, which adds up to 2008.
Questions and answers
What is 2008 in Roman numerals?
2008 in Roman numerals is MMVIII. It is made of two parts: 2000 + 8 = MM + VIII. Read MMVIII from left to right, add the parts, and you get 2008. Use the converter on this page to check any other number from 1 to 3,999.
How do you write 2008 in Roman numerals?
Split 2008 into its place values, write each one in Roman numerals, and join them from largest to smallest. For 2008 that is 2000 + 8, which is MM + VIII, so the answer is MMVIII. Check that no letter repeats more than three times in a row.
What number is MMVIII?
MMVIII is 2008. Read it in place-value parts from left to right: MM is 2000, VIII is 8. Add the parts to get 2008. Letters after a larger or equal letter are added, and a smaller letter before a larger one is subtracted. You can also type MMVIII into the converter to read the number back.
How do you write 2008 on a date in Roman numerals?
Convert the month, the day and the year separately and join them with dots. For 1 January 2008 in US order that is I.I.MMVIII, and for 31 December 2008 it is XII.XXXI.MMVIII. The date converter lets you choose the order, the separator and a two-digit year.