Collection
40 numeral and counting systems, from ancient traditions to modern computing.
40 traditions
40 converters · Each entry shows its supported range.
Asia
Babylonian sexagesimal
Base 60Africa
Bamum
Base 10Modern
Binary
Base 2Asia
Brahmi
Decimal sign valuesAsia
Chinese counting rods
Base 10Americas
tuchina
Choctaw
Decimal number wordsEurope
Cistercian
Four decimal quadrantsEurope
Cistercian Numerical Gestures
Finger totals · hours 1–10Africa
Coptic epact
Decimal sign-valuesAmericas
dízdiin dóó bi’aan naaki
Diné / Navajo
Decimal number wordsAfrica
Egyptian hieroglyphic
Powers of 10Africa
Ethiopic
Groups of 100Europe
Greek alphabetic
Letter valuesEurope
Greek Attic
Acrophonic · groups of 5Oceania
kanalima-kūmā-ono
Hawaiian
Decimal words · named tensModern
Hexadecimal
Base 16Americas
Inka khipu
Decimal knot positionsAmericas
Kaktovik Iñupiaq
Base 20 · groups of 5Asia
Kharoshthi
Decimal, with groups of 20Oceania
tataua
Mangarevan
Decimal with binary stepsOceania
rima tekau mā ono
Māori
Decimal number wordsAmericas
Maya
Base 20Africa
Medefaidrin
Base 20Europe
Medieval European Finger Counting
Decimal · four finger groupsAfrica
Mende Kikakui
Decimal units & multipliersAmericas
Mexica / Aztec
Groups of 20Africa
N’Ko
Base 10 · right to leftOceania
14 · nose · center
Oksapmin body counting
27 body positionsAsia
Old Persian
Decimal sign valuesAfrica
Osmanya
Base 10Asia
Ottoman Siyaq
Decimal ordersAsia
Phoenician
Decimal talliesEurope
Roman
Additive · subtractiveAfrica
Rumi
Decimal sign-valuesAmericas
Sequoyah’s Cherokee numerals
Distinct signs & additive tensAsia
Sinhala Illakkam
Decimal with multipliersAsia
Suzhou
Base 10Asia
Traditional Tamil
Decimal, named powersAfrica
Vai
Base 10Africa
ẹ̀rin dílọgọ́ta
Yorùbá
Twenties · addition & subtractionNo traditions match those filters.