26 in Roman Numerals

26 in Roman numerals at a glance

Roman numeral

XXVI

Lowercase

xxvi

Letters

4

Parts

X · X · V · I

Subtractive pairs

None

In words

twenty-six

Latin name

viginti sex

How XXVI is built

Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, from the largest place to the smallest. Converting each digit of 26 separately and joining the pieces gives XXVI:

Reading it back, left to right:

• X = 10 → running total 10
• X = 10 → running total 20
• V = 5 → running total 25
• I = 1 → running total 26

The rules XXVI follows

• Largest to smallest. XXVI uses the symbols X, V and I (4 characters in all), and the values never increase from left to right except inside a subtractive pair.
• No subtraction needed. None of the digits of 26 is a 4 or a 9, so XXVI is purely additive: just add the symbol values.
• Repetition. XX repeats X two times. I, X, C and M may repeat up to three times in a row; V, L and D never repeat.

Where you will see XXVI

• The U.S. Constitution. Amendments are often cited in Roman numerals: Amendment XXVI lowered the voting age to 18 (ratified in 1971).
• The modern Summer Games. They are officially numbered by Olympiad; the Games of the XXVI Olympiad belong to 1996: Atlanta.
• Championship games. Pro football numbers its championship game with Roman numerals, starting from game I in January 1967. Game XXVI was played in early 1992.
• Volumes and sequels. Book volumes, conference editions, film sequels and anniversary events often carry a Roman numeral; edition XXVI would be the 26th.

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