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| The Arabic numerals are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Fibonacci introduced the Arabic system into Western culture to replace Roman numerals ( I, II, III, IV, etc.) which were difficult to manage in calculations. |
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| Modern Arabic (Western) |
| Early Arabic (Western) |
| Arabic Letters (used as numerals) |
| Modern Arabic (Eastern) |
| Early Arabic (Eastern) |
| Early Devanagari (Indian) |
| Later Devanagari (Indian) |
| References: http://islam.org/mosque/ihame/Ref6.htm picture credit: http://islam.org/mosque/ihame/Ref6.htm |
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