Amount in Words Converter (Rupees, Dollars & More)
“Rupees One Lakh … Only” for one amount or a whole spreadsheet column.
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Lakh and crore ⇄ million and billion
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About the Amount in Words Converter (Rupees, Dollars & More)
Type an amount and get the line you write on a cheque, an invoice or a voucher: Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand and Fifty Paise Only, in the Indian system of thousand, lakh and crore, or in the international one of thousand, million and billion. Choose from more than 40 currencies — each with its own units and the right number of decimals, so Kuwaiti dinars get three decimal places and fils, yen none — and from the usual styles: currency first, currency last, paise before the number, or the US check style “… and 56/100”. Rupee amounts are also written in Hindi (“रुपये … मात्र”).
For many amounts — a payroll register, a list of invoices or a cheque run — paste the whole column from your spreadsheet: every line gets its words, blank lines stay blank so the result pastes straight back next to the amounts, and you can download it all as CSV. A small converter also turns lakh and crore into million and billion and back. Amounts are handled digit by digit, so even 15-digit amounts with paise are exact. Nothing leaves your browser.
How to use it
- Type the amount —
120000.50,1,20,000.50,₹ 75,000/-,Rs. 500 onlyand Devanagari digits such as१,२०,०००all work. Commas must group the digits the Indian or the international way, so a slip such as1,00,00is pointed out instead of guessed. - Pick the currency and the numbering system (lakh and crore, or million and billion). The style, “Only” and letter case match what your cheque book or invoice template uses.
- Copy the words — or the Hindi line for rupees. Currency words lets you change the unit names, for example to “Centimes” for Swiss francs.
- For a list, switch to Many amounts, paste one amount per line, then Copy words to paste the column back into your spreadsheet, or Download CSV.
Examples
120000.50
Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand and Fifty Paise Only
120000.50 · Paise before the number
Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand and Paise Fifty Only
25500.75
रुपये पच्चीस हज़ार पाँच सौ और पचहत्तर पैसे मात्र
1234.56 · USD · check style, hyphens on, “Only” off
One Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Four and 56/100 US Dollars
12.345 · KWD
Kuwaiti Dinars Twelve and Three Hundred Forty Five Fils Only
1 lakh crore
1,000,000,000,000 = 1 trillion = 1,00,000 crore
Common uses
- Writing the amount in words on a cheque, demand draft or deposit slip.
- Filling the “amount in words” line on invoices, receipts, vouchers and salary slips.
- Adding words for a whole column of amounts in Excel or Google Sheets without a macro.
- Writing amounts in dirhams, riyals, dinars or dollars for export documents and Gulf invoices.
Indian and international numbering
Both systems name numbers the same way up to 99,999. Above that, the Indian system counts in lakh (1,00,000 = 10⁵) and crore (1,00,00,000 = 10⁷) and groups digits in twos after the first thousand; the international system counts in million (10⁶), billion (10⁹) and trillion (10¹²) and groups in threes.
- 10 lakh = 1 million; 1 crore = 10 million
- 100 crore = 1 billion; 1 lakh crore = 1 trillion
Above 99 crore, crores are counted like any other number: 1,00,000 crore is “one lakh crore”, as in budget figures.
Currencies, units and decimals
The number of decimals follows ISO 4217, the international list of currency codes: two for most currencies, three for the Kuwaiti and Bahraini dinars and the Omani rial — so 12.345 dinars is twelve dinars and 345 fils — and none for the Japanese yen and the Korean won. An amount typed with more decimals is rounded half up, and the page says so. The names of the units and subunits (paise, fils, halalas, baisa, cents, pence …) follow Wikipedia’s list of circulating currencies; plurals follow common English use, and you can change any of the four words.
Writing the amount on a cheque
Under the Cheque Truncation System, RBI says that “cheques with alteration / modification are not accepted under CTS” and that “no changes / corrections can be carried out on the cheques (other than for date validation purposes, if required)” — to change the payee or the amount, use a fresh cheque leaf. RBI also asks for permanent ink, but has not prescribed an ink colour (RBI FAQs on Cheque Clearing).
Common practice is to start the words at the very beginning of the line, end with Only so nothing can be added, and strike out the unused space. “and Fifty Paise Only” and “and Paise Fifty Only” are both in use; follow your bank’s or your office’s style.
Many amounts at once
Paste a column of amounts — one per line, straight from Excel, Google Sheets or a text file. If a line has several tab-separated columns, the last one is read as the amount. Each line gets its own words in the same order; blank or unreadable lines give an empty line, so the result lines up when you paste it back next to the amounts. Up to 2,000 lines at a time.
Limitations
- Up to 15 digits before the decimal point (999 trillion, or 99,999 crore crore).
- English and Hindi only; Hindi is offered for rupee amounts, written with crores (no arab or kharab).
- Negative amounts are not written; write a credit note’s amount without the minus sign.
- Currency names and plurals vary between countries and documents — check them against your template and change them under Currency words if needed.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I write ₹1,20,000.50 in words?
Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand and Fifty Paise Only. Without paise, ₹1,20,000 is Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand Only.
How do I get the amount in words for a whole column in Excel?
Copy the column of amounts, choose Many amounts, paste it into the box and press Copy words. Then click the first cell next to your amounts and paste — each amount gets its words on the same row, because blank lines stay blank.
How many lakhs are in a million, and crores in a billion?
10 lakh make a million and 100 crore make a billion. A crore is 10 million, and a lakh crore is a trillion.
How do I write dirhams, riyals or dinars in words?
Choose the currency: AED 1,050.25 becomes “UAE Dirhams One Thousand Fifty and Twenty Five Fils Only”, SAR uses halalas, and Kuwaiti and Bahraini dinars and Omani rials have three decimals — 12.345 KWD is “Kuwaiti Dinars Twelve and Three Hundred Forty Five Fils Only”.
Should I write “and” after “hundred”?
British English does (“One Hundred and Five”); American English does not. On Indian cheques “and” is usually used only before the paise. Tick British “and” if your form needs it.
What if I make a mistake while writing a cheque?
Do not correct it. RBI’s FAQs on cheque clearing say cheques with alterations are not accepted under the Cheque Truncation System, apart from date validation, so cancel the leaf and write a fresh cheque.