Year · 21st century
2019 in Roman numerals
2019 is written MMXIX
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 MMXIX 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.
- IXones · 9I before X means 10 − 1 = 9. This saves writing VIIII.
2,000 + 10 + 9 = 2,019
The pair IX 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 MMXVIIII (8 letters). That adds everything up without subtraction. The Romans sometimes wrote numbers this way, and clocks still show 4 as IIII, but today MMXIX (5 letters) is the standard.
- There's no letter for zero. The zero is simply left out, which is why 2019 has 3 parts, not 4.
2019 for a tattoo or engraving
- Shortened to two digits ('19), it's XIX. Many date tattoos use this shorter form.
- MMXIX has 5 letters. 146 of the 201 years from 1900 to 2100 are longer.
- 2019 was not a leap year (365 days), and 1 January 2019 was a Tuesday.
See MMXIX in tattoo lettering
MMXIX 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 2019
Within the 2010s, every year starts MMX (2,010).
Every year from 2015 to 2023 starts MMX (2,010); only the ending changes.
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 2015 | MMXV |
| 2016 | MMXVI |
| 2017 | MMXVII |
| 2018 | MMXVIII |
| 2019 | MMXIX |
| 2020 | MMXX |
| 2021 | MMXXI |
| 2022 | MMXXII |
| 2023 | MMXXIII |