Mayan Numerals Converter

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Classic uses pure base-20 throughout. Long Count uses the Mayan calendar modified system where the third position counts 18 twenties (360 days) rather than 400.
Any whole number from 0 to 3,199,999.
Mayan numeral
··· | - - - | ·· -

Positional glyph using dots (·), bars ( - ), and shell (0)

Decimal value1,507
Number of positional tiers3
Place-value breakdown3 × 400 = 1,200 | 15 × 20 = 300 | 7 × 1 = 7
Positional tiers used3

1,507 in decimal = "··· | - - - | ·· - " in Mayan.

  • 1,507 in decimal requires 3 positional tiers in the Mayan system.
  • The top tier holds 3: 3 dots (3).
  • Mayan zero (the shell) was one of the earliest uses of a positional zero in human history, predating European adoption by centuries.

Next stepTry switching to Long Count calendar mode to see how the Mayan calendar system modified the base-20 structure for counting days.

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