Year · 21st century
2017 in Roman numerals
2017 is written MMXVII
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 MMXVII is built
Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, largest first.
- MMthousands · 2MM is 2 × M (1,000), written out 2 times.
- Xtens · 1X is 10.
- VIIones · 7V (5) plus II (2) makes 7.
2,000 + 10 + 7 = 2,017
No subtraction is needed here: every letter is the same size or smaller than the one before it, so you simply add them up.
Mistakes to avoid
- There's no letter for zero. The zero is simply left out, which is why 2017 has 3 parts, not 4.
2017 for a tattoo or engraving
- Shortened to two digits ('17), it's XVII. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
- MMXVII has 6 letters. 100 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
- 2017 was not a leap year (365 days), and 1 January 2017 was a Sunday.
See MMXVII in tattoo lettering
MMXVII 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 2017
Within the 2010s, every year starts MMX (2,010).
Every year from 2013 to 2021 starts MMX (2,010); only the ending changes.
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 2013 | MMXIII |
| 2014 | MMXIV |
| 2015 | MMXV |
| 2016 | MMXVI |
| 2017 | MMXVII |
| 2018 | MMXVIII |
| 2019 | MMXIX |
| 2020 | MMXX |
| 2021 | MMXXI |