ROMAN Function in Excel: Numbers to Roman Numerals

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

MathLevel: BeginnerAvailable in: Excel 2007+

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

ROMAN turns 1–3999 into Roman numerals — chapter numbers, annual-report years.

Syntax

=ROMAN(number, [form])
Argument What it means
form 0 classic; higher values give shorter forms.

Examples

Example 1

=ROMAN(2019)

MMXIX.

ARABIC

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