Number to words · British English
Forty-Three in Numbers
Forty-Three is written 43 in numbers, and 43 in words is “forty-three”. Below you will find the spelling, the cheque wording, the place values and the American and Indian forms.
In figures
43
In words
Forty-three
Cheque: Forty-three pounds only
43 at a glance
- Number
- 43
- In words (British)
- forty-three
- Title Case
- Forty-Three
- American English
- forty-three
- Cheque (UK)
- Forty-three pounds only
- Cheque (US)
- Forty-three and 00/100 dollars
- Cheque (Bangladesh)
- Taka forty-three only
- In Bangla
- ৪৩ – তেতাল্লিশ
- Ordinal
- 43rd – forty-third
- Roman numerals
- XLIII
- Digits
- 2 digits · odd number
How to write 43 in words
The number 43 is written “forty-three” in British English. The hyphen in forty-three is not optional – every compound number from twenty-one to ninety-nine is hyphenated.
43 is one of the basic number words that every larger number is built from, so it has to be learned rather than constructed – but remember the hyphen between the tens and the units.
In running text the number is normally lowercase: “the fee is forty-three pounds”. At the start of a sentence, in a heading, or on a legal document it takes capitals: Forty-Three. Formal documents often give both forms together, for example “forty-three (43)”, so that a reader can check one against the other.
2 words · 10 letters
Forty-Three in figures
To turn “forty-three” back into digits, work group by group. Each group word (billion, million, thousand) marks a block of three digits. The result is 43, or 43 without separators.
How to write 43 on a cheque
Banks read the amount in words as the legal amount, so it must be exact. Write the pounds in words, add the word pounds, and finish with only so that nothing can be added afterwards.
Pay
£43.00
Forty-three pounds only
Amount in words · UK cheque
- With pence: add the pence after the pounds – “Forty-three pounds and fifty pence only” for £43.50 – or write the pence as a fraction, “Forty-three pounds 50/100”.
- US check: “Forty-three and 00/100 dollars”. American cheques drop the “and” after the hundreds and put it before the cents.
- Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: the currency word comes first and the amount is counted in lakh and crore – “Taka forty-three only”, with the figure written Tk. 43/=.
| Currency | Figures | Amount in words |
|---|---|---|
| Pound sterlingUnited Kingdom | £43.00 | Forty-three pounds only |
| US dollarUnited States | $43.00 | Forty-three and 00/100 dollars |
| EuroEurozone | €43.00 | Forty-three euros only |
| Indian rupeeIndia | ₹43.00 | Rupees forty-three only |
| Bangladeshi takaBangladesh | Tk. 43/= | Taka forty-three only |
| Pakistani rupeePakistan | Rs. 43/- | Rupees forty-three only |
Read the full guide to writing a UK cheque or the guide to writing a cheque in Bangladesh for the layout, the date, and what to do if the words and figures disagree.
43 in British and American English
43 is spelled exactly the same way – “forty-three” – in British and American English. The two varieties only differ when a number contains hundreds followed by tens or units, where British English adds “and”. Read more in our guide to British vs American English numbers.
43 in Bangla (বাংলায় ৪৩)
In Bangla, 43 is written ৪৩ using Bengali digits, and in words it is তেতাল্লিশ. Bangla has its own word for every number from one to ninety-nine, and above that it counts in হাজার (thousand), লাখ (lakh) and কোটি (crore), the same grouping used across Bangladesh and India.
সংখ্যায় · In figures
৪৩
কথায় · In words
তেতাল্লিশ
On a cheque or invoice written in Bangla the amount reads তেতাল্লিশ টাকা মাত্র (“তেতাল্লিশ taka only”). In English on the same cheque it is Taka forty-three only – see How to write a cheque in Bangladesh.
Common mistakes when writing 43
- Missing the hyphen. forty three is a very common misspelling. Write forty-three.
- Mixing words and figures. In running text keep to one style: forty-three or 43, not 43 (forty-three) unless it is a legal document.
Other ways to write 43
| With commas (UK/US) | 43 |
|---|---|
| Without separators | 43 |
| Expanded form | 40 + 3 |
| Roman numerals | XLIII |
| Ordinal | 43rd (forty-third) |
Double 43 is 86 (eighty-six).
Numbers near 43
Questions about 43
What is 43 in words?
43 in words is "forty-three". In Title Case, as on a formal document, it is "Forty-Three". This is the standard British English spelling.
How do you write forty-three in numbers?
Forty-three in numbers is 43 (43 without the comma separators).
How do you write 43 on a cheque?
On a UK cheque write "Forty-three pounds only" in the amount-in-words box and £43.00 in the figures box. On a US check the wording is "Forty-three and 00/100 dollars".
How do you write 43 taka in words?
On a Bangladeshi cheque or invoice write "Taka forty-three only" and the figure as Tk. 43/=. Bangladesh counts in lakh and crore, so the words follow the South Asian system.
Is it "forty three" or "forty-three"?
The correct spelling is "forty-three" with a hyphen. Compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine are always hyphenated in British and American English.
Is 43 written differently in American English?
No. 43 is "forty-three" in both British and American English, because there is no "and" to add or remove in this number.
What is 43 in Bangla?
43 in Bangla is ৪৩, written in words as "তেতাল্লিশ". On a Bangladeshi cheque in Bangla it reads "তেতাল্লিশ টাকা মাত্র".
How many digits does 43 have?
43 has 2 digits and is an odd number. In expanded form it is 40 + 3.