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Write an amount in words

Write a money amount in words the way invoices, contracts and bank forms require it, in 23 languages and more than 60 currencies, in your browser.

Read as

Read as 1,234.56

In words

One thousand two hundred thirty-four and 56/100 dollars

Other formats

Dollars and cents in words

One thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars and fifty-six cents

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How to use Amount in words

  1. 1

    Choose language and currency

    Pick the language of the document, then its currency: rubles, rupees, reais, riyals, yuan and many more.

  2. 2

    Enter the amount

    Type the total as it appears on the invoice, with its own separators, for example 1 234,56 or 1,234.56.

  3. 3

    Pick the document style

    Select payment order, contract, invoice, receipt or cheque wording, and whether the minor unit is written in words or figures.

  4. 4

    Copy it into the document

    Copy the amount in words; the other styles for the same language are listed underneath, each with its own copy button.

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Free and unlimited: amounts up to 21 digits in most languages (16 in Chinese, Japanese and Korean), rounded half up to 0, 2 or 3 decimals depending on the currency.

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About Amount in words

Invoices, receipts, loan agreements and bank forms often ask for the total twice, in figures and in words, because a written amount is much harder to alter than 1,000 turned into 7,000. In many countries the words win if the two disagree, so they have to be right down to the last kopeck, paisa or halala.

This page opens straight in Money mode. Choose the language and the currency, and the amount is written in the style that country's documents use. Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh and Uzbek give the main unit in words and the minor unit in figures, the way payment orders and contracts print them, or in words if you prefer, plus the contract form "1 200 (одна тысяча двести) рублей 50 копеек". Mexican invoices end with 00/100 M.N.; Indonesian receipts follow the "Rp2.950.000,00 (dua juta … rupiah)" pattern; Arabic tafqeet is wrapped in فقط … لا غير with the noun in the right number and gender; Chinese capitals start with 人民币 and end with 整; Japanese receipts use 金…円也; Korean contracts write 일금 … 원정 with the figures in brackets.

More than 60 currencies are built in, from the rupee, naira and shilling in English to the riyal, dinar, dirham and pound in Arabic, with three-decimal dinars handled as fils.

The tool writes the amount only. It does not calculate VAT, convert between currencies or check a bank's own form rules, so keep your bank's instructions at hand for anything unusual.

Privacy

Amounts are converted by this page on your device and never uploaded, which matters when the figure is a salary, a price or a loan. The chosen language, currency and money format are kept in local storage so the page opens the same way next time; the amounts are not stored.

Amount in words: frequently asked questions

Should the cents or kopecks be written in words or in figures?
It depends on the document. Russian payment orders write rubles in words and kopecks in figures, Mexican invoices and US checks put the cents as a fraction over 100, while French cheques and Brazilian contracts usually spell them out. The format picker offers the styles each language uses, and any of them can be copied.
Do the words or the figures count if they differ?
In most legal systems the words win. The US Uniform Commercial Code (§ 3-114) says words prevail over numbers, India's Negotiable Instruments Act (section 18) gives the amount in words, France's monetary and financial code (article L131-10) does the same for cheques, and so does Turkey's Commercial Code (article 676) for bills of exchange. That is why the words must be right.
What does 00/100 M.N. mean on a Mexican invoice?
M.N. stands for moneda nacional, the Mexican peso, as opposed to dollars or another foreign currency. The fraction gives the centavos over one hundred, so 00/100 means no centavos and 56/100 means fifty-six. Mexican invoices and cheques usually write the whole line in capitals, which is the default for Spanish (Mexico).
Why does a Russian contract show the figure before the words?
Contracts in Russia and neighbouring countries often write the amount as figures followed by the words in brackets and the currency last, as in 1 234 (одна тысяча двести тридцать четыре) рубля 56 копеек. The currency word then agrees with the number, which is why it moves outside the brackets. Pick the Contract format to get exactly that layout.
Can I use it for VAT or for several currencies at once?
It writes one amount in one currency at a time. Work out the VAT with a calculator first, then convert each total you need, for example the net amount, the VAT and the gross amount separately. For amounts in two currencies, switch the currency picker and copy each line; the selected language and format stay as they were.

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