2012 in Roman Numerals
2012 in Roman numerals is MMXII. It is built from three parts: 2000 + 10 + 2 = MM + X + II. Read it from left to right and add the values to get 2012. Below, 2012 appears in a date, on a copyright line and as a two-digit year.
2012 in Roman numerals is MMXII.
2012 in Roman numerals: the breakdown
| Place value | Numeral | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MM | 2000 |
| 10 | X | 10 |
| 2 | II | 2 |
| Total | MMXII | 2012 |
How to read MMXII
- MM is 1000 + 1000, which is 2000.
- X is 10.
- II is 1 + 1, which is 2.
- Add 2000 + 10 + 2 to get 2012.
Roman numeral 2012 in a date
| Order | 1 January 2012 | 31 December 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| MM.DD.YYYY | I.I.MMXII | XII.XXXI.MMXII |
| DD.MM.YYYY | I.I.MMXII | XXXI.XII.MMXII |
| YYYY.MM.DD | MMXII.I.I | MMXII.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 2012 filled in.
2012 on a copyright line
© MMXII
Film and television end credits commonly show the copyright year in Roman numerals, so 2012 appears as © MMXII.
2012 as a two-digit year
As a style choice, some people write only the last two digits of a year: ’12 gives XII for 2012. The full year, MMXII, is the standard form.
Facts about 2012
- 2012 is a leap year: it is divisible by 4 and is not a century year.
- 2012 has 366 days.
- 1 January 2012 falls on a Sunday.
- 2012 is in the 2010s.
- 2012 is in the 21st century.
Years around 2012
Convert another year
2012 = 2000 + 10 + 2 = MM + X + II
What number is MMXII?
MMXII is the year 2012. Reading it from left to right, MM is 2000, X is 10 and II is 2, which adds up to 2012.
Questions and answers
What is 2012 in Roman numerals?
2012 in Roman numerals is MMXII. It is made of three parts: 2000 + 10 + 2 = MM + X + II. Read MMXII from left to right, add the parts, and you get 2012. Use the converter on this page to check any other number from 1 to 3,999.
How do you write 2012 in Roman numerals?
Split 2012 into its place values, write each one in Roman numerals, and join them from largest to smallest. For 2012 that is 2000 + 10 + 2, which is MM + X + II, so the answer is MMXII. Check that no letter repeats more than three times in a row.
What number is MMXII?
MMXII is 2012. Read it in place-value parts from left to right: MM is 2000, X is 10, II is 2. Add the parts to get 2012. Letters after a larger or equal letter are added, and a smaller letter before a larger one is subtracted. You can also type MMXII into the converter to read the number back.
How do you write 2012 on a date in Roman numerals?
Convert the month, the day and the year separately and join them with dots. For 1 January 2012 in US order that is I.I.MMXII, and for 31 December 2012 it is XII.XXXI.MMXII. The date converter lets you choose the order, the separator and a two-digit year.