Phoenician Numerals Converter

In Phoenician numerals
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Convert numbers to Phoenician numerals and back, see how each numeral is built, and copy the Unicode characters.

Phoenician numerals
1 to 100

Phoenician numbers chart from 1 to 999, ten to a row, to read, learn or print.

The six signs
Writing a number 457
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    What are Phoenician numerals?

    The number signs of the Phoenician script, used in inscriptions around the Mediterranean in the first millennium BC. There are six: 𐤖 1, 𐤚 2, 𐤛 3, 𐤗 10, 𐤘 20 and 𐤙 100.

    Which way are they read?

    Right to left, like Phoenician writing, starting with the largest value. 𐤙𐤘𐤘𐤛 is 100 + 20 + 20 + 3 = 143.

    How are hundreds written?

    With a count from 1 to 9 in front of the hundred sign, so 𐤛𐤙 is 3 × 100 = 300. That's why the numerals stop at 999.

    Did the Phoenicians have a zero?

    No. Numbers are made by adding signs together, so no zero is needed.

    How are they different from Roman numerals?

    Both add signs together, but Phoenician numerals are written right to left, never subtract (there's no IV-style shortcut) and have a sign for 20.

    Why do copied numerals show as boxes?

    The app you pasted into needs a font with Phoenician characters, such as Noto Sans Phoenician. This page has one built in.

    Learn the Phoenician number signs for 1, 2, 3, 10, 20 and 100, how numbers are written right to left, and test yourself with a quick quiz.