Year · 21st century
2018 in Roman numerals
2018 is written MMXVIII
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 MMXVIII 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.
- VIIIones · 8V (5) plus III (3) makes 8.
2,000 + 10 + 8 = 2,018
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 2018 has 3 parts, not 4.
2018 for a tattoo or engraving
- Shortened to two digits ('18), it's XVIII. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
- MMXVIII has 7 letters. 54 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
- 2018 was not a leap year (365 days), and 1 January 2018 was a Monday.
See MMXVIII in tattoo lettering
MMXVIII 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 2018
Within the 2010s, every year starts MMX (2,010).
Every year from 2014 to 2022 starts MMX (2,010); only the ending changes.
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 2014 | MMXIV |
| 2015 | MMXV |
| 2016 | MMXVI |
| 2017 | MMXVII |
| 2018 | MMXVIII |
| 2019 | MMXIX |
| 2020 | MMXX |
| 2021 | MMXXI |
| 2022 | MMXXII |