2014 in Roman Numerals
2014 in Roman numerals is MMXIV. It is built from three parts: 2000 + 10 + 4 = MM + X + IV. Read it from left to right and add the values to get 2014. Below, 2014 appears in a date, on a copyright line and as a two-digit year.
2014 in Roman numerals is MMXIV.
2014 in Roman numerals: the breakdown
| Place value | Numeral | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MM | 2000 |
| 10 | X | 10 |
| 4 | IV | 4 |
| Total | MMXIV | 2014 |
Why MMXIV and not MMXIIII?
MMXIV uses the subtractive pair IV. Written by adding only, 2014 would be MMXIIII, but a letter may repeat only three times in a row, and MMXIIII repeats I four times.
How to read MMXIV
- MM is 1000 + 1000, which is 2000.
- X is 10.
- IV is 5 minus 1, which is 4.
- Add 2000 + 10 + 4 to get 2014.
Roman numeral 2014 in a date
| Order | 1 January 2014 | 31 December 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| MM.DD.YYYY | I.I.MMXIV | XII.XXXI.MMXIV |
| DD.MM.YYYY | I.I.MMXIV | XXXI.XII.MMXIV |
| YYYY.MM.DD | MMXIV.I.I | MMXIV.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 2014 filled in.
2014 on a copyright line
© MMXIV
Film and television end credits commonly show the copyright year in Roman numerals, so 2014 appears as © MMXIV.
2014 as a two-digit year
As a style choice, some people write only the last two digits of a year: ’14 gives XIV for 2014. The full year, MMXIV, is the standard form.
Facts about 2014
- 2014 is not a leap year: it is not divisible by 4.
- 2014 has 365 days.
- 1 January 2014 falls on a Wednesday.
- 2014 is in the 2010s.
- 2014 is in the 21st century.
Years around 2014
Convert another year
2014 = 2000 + 10 + 4 = MM + X + IV
What number is MMXIV?
MMXIV is the year 2014. Reading it from left to right, MM is 2000, X is 10 and IV is 4, which adds up to 2014.
Questions and answers
What is 2014 in Roman numerals?
2014 in Roman numerals is MMXIV. It is made of three parts: 2000 + 10 + 4 = MM + X + IV. Read MMXIV from left to right, add the parts, and you get 2014. Use the converter on this page to check any other number from 1 to 3,999.
How do you write 2014 in Roman numerals?
Split 2014 into its place values, write each one in Roman numerals, and join them from largest to smallest. For 2014 that is 2000 + 10 + 4, which is MM + X + IV, so the answer is MMXIV. Check that no letter repeats more than three times in a row.
What number is MMXIV?
MMXIV is 2014. Read it in place-value parts from left to right: MM is 2000, X is 10, IV is 4. Add the parts to get 2014. Letters after a larger or equal letter are added, and a smaller letter before a larger one is subtracted. You can also type MMXIV into the converter to read the number back.
Why is 2014 written MMXIV and not MMXIIII?
MMXIV is the standard form. MMXIIII breaks a rule: a letter may repeat only three times in a row, and MMXIIII repeats I four times. Writing MMXIV keeps every letter within those limits and makes 2014 easy to read at a glance.
How do you write 2014 on a date in Roman numerals?
Convert the month, the day and the year separately and join them with dots. For 1 January 2014 in US order that is I.I.MMXIV, and for 31 December 2014 it is XII.XXXI.MMXIV. The date converter lets you choose the order, the separator and a two-digit year.