ARABIC Function in Excel: Roman Numerals to Numbers

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

MathLevel: BeginnerAvailable in: Excel 2013+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

ARABIC reads Roman numerals so you can sort “Part IX” correctly after “Part VIII”.

Syntax

=ARABIC(text)
Argument What it means
text Roman numeral text.

Examples

Example 1

=ARABIC(TRIM(MID(A2, 6, 10)))

Sort key for titles like “Part XIV”.

ROMAN

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