6th Century in Roman Numerals
6th century
VI
sixth
501 (DI) – 600 (DC)
How it's written in English
English writes the ordinal in figures, 6th century, or in words, the sixth century. The Roman form VI is what Spanish, French and Italian use: siglo VI, VIᵉ siècle, VI secolo. Source: en.wikipedia.org
In other languages
| Language | How it's written | Source |
|---|---|---|
| English | 6th century | — |
| Spanish | siglo VI | rae.es |
| Portuguese | século VI | pt.wikipedia.org |
| German | 6. Jahrhundert | duden.de |
| French | VIe siècle | vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca |
| Italian | VI secolo | it.wikipedia.org |
| Indonesian | abad ke-6 | lmsspada.kemdikbud.go.id |
| Polish | VI wiek | zpe.gov.pl |
| Dutch | 6e eeuw | onzetaal.nl |
| Turkish | 6. yüzyıl | tdk.gov.tr |
| Romanian | secolul al VI-lea | dexonline.ro |
| Japanese | 6世紀 | ja.wikipedia.org |
When does the 6th century start and end?
With no year zero, the 1st century ran from 1 to 100, so the 6th runs from 501 to 600. In everyday use, people also call 500–599 the 6th century. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Which century is a year?
550 is in century VI Open
Decades of the 6th century
| Year | Roman numerals |
|---|---|
| 501 | DI |
| 510 | DX |
| 520 | DXX |
| 530 | DXXX |
| 540 | DXL |
| 550 | DL |
| 560 | DLX |
| 570 | DLXX |
| 580 | DLXXX |
| 590 | DXC |
| 600 | DC |
Other centuries
Common questions
What years are in the 6th century?
501 to 600 (DI to DC).
Is 600 in the 6th or the 7th century?
In the 6th: it is the last year of century VI. The 7th century starts in 601 (DCI).
What number is century VI?
6: VI is the 6th century.