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 60
Converter
Africa

Bamum

Base 10
Converter
Modern

Binary

Base 2
Converter
Asia

Brahmi

Decimal sign values
Converter
Asia

Chinese counting rods

Base 10
Converter
Americas

Choctaw

Decimal number words
Converter
Europe

Cistercian

Four decimal quadrants
Converter
Europe

Cistercian Numerical Gestures

Finger totals · hours 1–10
Converter
Africa

Coptic epact

Decimal sign-values
Converter
Americas

Diné / Navajo

Decimal number words
Converter
Africa

Egyptian hieroglyphic

Powers of 10
Converter
Africa

Ethiopic

Groups of 100
Converter
Europe

Greek alphabetic

Letter values
Converter
Europe

Greek Attic

Acrophonic · groups of 5
Converter
Oceania

Hawaiian

Decimal words · named tens
Converter
Modern

Hexadecimal

Base 16
Converter
Americas

Inka khipu

Decimal knot positions
Converter
Americas

Kaktovik Iñupiaq

Base 20 · groups of 5
Converter
Asia

Kharoshthi

Decimal, with groups of 20
Converter
Oceania

Mangarevan

Decimal with binary steps
Converter
Oceania

Māori

Decimal number words
Converter
Americas

Maya

Base 20
Converter
Africa

Medefaidrin

Base 20
Converter
Europe

Medieval European Finger Counting

Decimal · four finger groups
Converter
Africa

Mende Kikakui

Decimal units & multipliers
Converter
Americas

Mexica / Aztec

Groups of 20
Converter
Africa

N’Ko

Base 10 · right to left
Converter
Oceania

Oksapmin body counting

27 body positions
Converter
Asia

Old Persian

Decimal sign values
Converter
Africa

Osmanya

Base 10
Converter
Asia

Ottoman Siyaq

Decimal orders
Converter
Asia

Phoenician

Decimal tallies
Converter
Europe

Roman

Additive · subtractive
Converter
Africa

Rumi

Decimal sign-values
Converter
Americas

Sequoyah’s Cherokee numerals

Distinct signs & additive tens
Converter
Asia

Sinhala Illakkam

Decimal with multipliers
Converter
Asia

Suzhou

Base 10
Converter
Asia

Traditional Tamil

Decimal, named powers
Converter
Africa

Vai

Base 10
Converter
Africa

Yorùbá

Twenties · addition & subtraction
Converter