Number to words converter

How to use this tool

1. Type the number or money amount. Decimals become cents or a decimal part.
2. Pick a currency, or "No currency" for a plain number.
3. Choose how to write the cents, US or UK wording, and the letter case.
4. Copy the words into your cheque, invoice or contract.

How it works

The converter splits the number into groups of three digits, writes each group in words and adds thousand, million, billion or trillion. Tens and units are joined with a hyphen, as in twenty-one. With a currency selected the whole part gets the currency name and the decimals become cents, pence or the local subunit.

1,234.56 USD = One thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars and fifty-six cents
Cheque style: One thousand two hundred thirty-four and 56/100 dollars

Good to know

American English leaves out the word "and" inside a number, so 120 is "one hundred twenty". British English says "one hundred and twenty". The UK option adds the "and" after hundreds. Both are understood everywhere, so choose the style your bank or contract uses.

The cheque style writes the cents as a fraction over 100, which is the usual form on US cheques. Always make the words and the figures agree. For Indian rupees in lakh and crore, use the separate amount-in-words tool for India. Numbers up to 999 billion are supported.