How To Type Roman Numerals Anywhere Converter Cheatsheet

When you see that overline bar above a Roman numeral, multiply just that part of the numeral by 1,000 to understand the number. There’s obviously no V̅ key on your keyboard, so what do you do if you need to type a larger Roman numeral? You can use Microsoft Word on your PC or Mac to overline characters easily. And if you don’t have Word, you can use Google Docs for free. If you’re new to Roman numerals and just want to quickly copy and paste the right numeral into your file (including numerals with overlines), check out our cheat sheet!

First, click the Insert tab and select Field (Mac) or Quick Parts > Field (Windows). Type =2022*Roman into the field. Replace 2022 with the number you want to convert to a Roman numeral. Right-click the field and select Update field. This replaces your code with the correct Roman numeral. If you’re calculating a number that’s 3,900 or greater, you’ll notice that Word does not place the overhead bar over the value. Instead, it uses a longer notation. For example, the Roman numeral value for 5000 would be MMMMM instead of V̅. While one could still look at that number and determine that it’s equal to 5000, it’s not exactly standard.

If you’re calculating a number that’s 3,900 or greater, you’ll notice that Word does not place the overhead bar over the value. Instead, it uses a longer notation. For example, the Roman numeral value for 5000 would be MMMMM instead of V̅. While one could still look at that number and determine that it’s equal to 5000, it’s not exactly standard.

Click the Insert tab and select Equation Type the Roman numeral without the overline into the new Equation field. So, for 8020, type VIIIXX for now. Use your mouse to highlight the part of the Roman numeral that should have an overline. In this case, we want to add the overline over the VIII, as that’s the part that we’re multiplying by 1,000. Click the Accent option on the toolbar. Select the first option under “Overbars and underbars. Your Roman numeral V̅I̅I̅I̅XX is now properly overlined.

On the Home tab, click the drop-down menu next to the numbered list (if creating a simple list) or next to the alternating numbers and letters (if creating an outline). Select any of the Roman numeral formats. Your first Roman numeral will be placed. Type your first item. When you press Enter or Return, Word will instantly start the next line with the subsequent Roman numeral. If you’re typing an outline, press the Tab key after pressing Enter or Return to tab inward and insert a lower-case letter as in traditional outline format.

Click the Insert menu. Click Special characters. Type roman into the search field. Click the character(s) you want to insert.

Click the Insert menu. Click Equation. Type \overline and press the Space bar. Type the part of the Roman numeral that needs the overline—this will usually only be the first one, two, or three characters. Click outside of the equation area to cancel the rest of the overline. Continue typing the rest of your Roman numeral.

Click the Numbered List icon, which is the “1 2 3” next to three horizontal lines in the toolbar. Select the next-to-last option, which contains a traditional outline form using Roman numerals as the main bullet points. This adds the first Roman numeral to the document. Type your first item. When you press Enter or Return, Google Docs will instantly start the next line with the subsequent Roman numeral. If you’re typing an outline, press the Tab key after pressing Enter or Return to tab inward and insert a lower-case letter as in traditional outline format.

The simple formula is =ROMAN(value). Just replace value with the number or cell you want to convert. For example, =ROMAN(499) will produce the result CDXCIX. You can choose to stick to the strict numerical rules by using that formula, or relax the rules for more concise (and non-standard) Roman numeral using an optional numerical flag. [3] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source =ROMAN(499,1) results in LDVLIV. =ROMAN(499,2) results in XDIX. =ROMAN(499,3) results in VDIV. =ROMAN(499,4) results in ID.

To open Character Viewer, click the Edit menu and select Emoji & Symbols. [4] X Research source

If you’d rather type the Roman numerals manually by entering their Unicodes, you can do so using the Option key. You can refer to this list of Roman numeral Unicodes to do so.

Press Windows key + S and type character. Click Character Map in the search results.

Notice that you won’t see any of the special characters with overlines—standard Roman numerals stop at 3,999, and the overlines are not typically used. If you need to write higher Roman numerals, copy them from our cheat sheet, or see our Word and Google Docs methods.

To paste, just right-click the desired area and select Paste or press Ctrl + V on the keyboard. If you’d rather type the Roman numerals manually by entering the Unicode, you can do so using the Alt key. You can refer to this list of Roman numeral Unicodes to do so.

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To copy the resulting Roman numeral on your computer, just highlight the number with your mouse and press Ctrl + C (PC) or Command + C (Mac). To paste, right-click in your document and select Paste. To copy on a phone or tablet, use your finger or stylus to highlight the numeral, then tap Copy. To paste, press and hold the desired location and select Paste.