Year · 20th century
1916 in Roman numerals
1916 is written MCMXVI
Type any other number or numeral below to convert it.
Above 3,999? Type the barred part in brackets, e.g. (IV)CC = 4,200.
How MCMXVI is built
Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, largest first.
- Mthousands · 1M is 1,000.
- CMhundreds · 9C before M means 1,000 − 100 = 900. This saves writing DCCCC.
- Xtens · 1X is 10.
- VIones · 6V (5) plus I (1) makes 6.
1,000 + 900 + 10 + 6 = 1,916
The pair CM uses subtraction: a smaller letter before a larger one is taken away from it. Only six pairs work this way: IV, IX, XL, XC, CD and CM. More on subtraction
Mistakes to avoid
- Not MDCCCCXVI (9 letters). That adds everything up without subtraction. The Romans sometimes wrote numbers this way, and clocks still show 4 as IIII, but today MCMXVI (6 letters) is the standard.
1916 for a tattoo or engraving
- Shortened to two digits ('16), it's XVI. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
- MCMXVI has 6 letters. 100 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
- 1916 was a leap year, with 366 days, and 1 January 1916 was a Saturday.
See MCMXVI in tattoo lettering
MCMXVI in ten open-source fonts, on your skin tone, ready to download or print as a stencil.
PNG downloads are 3000 px with a transparent background. SVG downloads keep the lettering as outlines, so they look the same in any app. All fonts are open source (SIL Open Font Licence) and free to use for tattoos and products. See the font credits.
Years around 1916
Within the 1910s, every year starts MCMX (1,910).
Every year from 1912 to 1920 starts MCMX (1,910); only the ending changes.
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 1912 | MCMXII |
| 1913 | MCMXIII |
| 1914 | MCMXIV |
| 1915 | MCMXV |
| 1916 | MCMXVI |
| 1917 | MCMXVII |
| 1918 | MCMXVIII |
| 1919 | MCMXIX |
| 1920 | MCMXX |