2014 in Roman Numerals
2014 is MMXIV in Roman numerals. The numeral uses the subtractive rule, a smaller glyph placed before a larger one, which keeps MMXIV shorter than simply repeating symbols would.
How MMXIV is formed
M + M + X + IV = 1000 + 1000 + 10 + 4 = 2014.
Where MMXIV is used
A year numeral turns up in different places from a bare number. These are the four that send people looking for MMXIV.
- Date tattoos and engravings. A year-only piece is just MMXIV, and a full date stacks the day and month above it. MMXIV is 5 characters long, which matters more than people expect: it sets how wide the bottom line of a stacked date will sit.
- Copyright lines in credits. Film and television end credits have long set the copyright year in Roman numerals, so a production from 2014 carries MMXIV on its end card. If you are reading a numeral off a title sequence rather than writing one, this is usually the one you have found.
- Cornerstones and dedications. Buildings, monuments and foundation stones carry their year in numerals, which is why MMXIV turns up carved rather than typed. Every year between 2000 and 2099 opens with MM, so on a datestone it is the letters after MM that tell you which year you are actually looking at.
- Anniversaries. In 2026, a date from 2014 is 12 years old, so MMXIV is the numeral for a 12th anniversary this year. Wedding and birth years are the two most common reasons to want MMXIV written correctly.
Convert another year or number
2014 is written MMXIV in Roman numerals.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the year 2014 in Roman numerals?
The year 2014 is written MMXIV. Reading left to right that is M (1000) + M (1000) + X (10) + IV (4), added together to reach 2014.
Why does MMXIV start with MM?
MM is the numeral for 2000, and every year from 2000 to 2099 opens with it. The letters after it, XIV, carry the remaining 14.
How is the year 2014 different from the number 2014?
They share the numeral MMXIV, but the year page focuses on dates, tattoos and dedications, while the number covers counting, chapters and general use. Same letters, different context.
Where will I see MMXIV written down?
MMXIV turns up on film and television copyright lines, foundation stones, memorials and date tattoos. If you are reading MMXIV off a title sequence or a building, you have found the year 2014.
Years people look up next
The decade anchors either side of 2014, its immediate neighbours, and the quarter and half century marks that anniversaries land on.