Number to words · British English
Twenty-Eight in Numbers
Twenty-Eight is written 28 in numbers, and 28 in words is “twenty-eight”. Below you will find the spelling, the cheque wording, the place values and the American and Indian forms.
In figures
28
In words
Twenty-eight
Cheque: Twenty-eight pounds only
28 at a glance
- Number
- 28
- In words (British)
- twenty-eight
- Title Case
- Twenty-Eight
- American English
- twenty-eight
- Cheque (UK)
- Twenty-eight pounds only
- Cheque (US)
- Twenty-eight and 00/100 dollars
- Cheque (Bangladesh)
- Taka twenty-eight only
- In Bangla
- ২৮ – আটাশ
- Ordinal
- 28th – twenty-eighth
- Roman numerals
- XXVIII
- Digits
- 2 digits · even number
How to write 28 in words
The number 28 is written “twenty-eight” in British English. The hyphen in twenty-eight is not optional – every compound number from twenty-one to ninety-nine is hyphenated.
28 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 twenty-eight pounds”. At the start of a sentence, in a heading, or on a legal document it takes capitals: Twenty-Eight. Formal documents often give both forms together, for example “twenty-eight (28)”, so that a reader can check one against the other.
2 words · 11 letters
Twenty-Eight in figures
To turn “twenty-eight” back into digits, work group by group. Each group word (billion, million, thousand) marks a block of three digits. The result is 28, or 28 without separators.
How to write 28 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
£28.00
Twenty-eight pounds only
Amount in words · UK cheque
- With pence: add the pence after the pounds – “Twenty-eight pounds and fifty pence only” for £28.50 – or write the pence as a fraction, “Twenty-eight pounds 50/100”.
- US check: “Twenty-eight 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 twenty-eight only”, with the figure written Tk. 28/=.
| Currency | Figures | Amount in words |
|---|---|---|
| Pound sterlingUnited Kingdom | £28.00 | Twenty-eight pounds only |
| US dollarUnited States | $28.00 | Twenty-eight and 00/100 dollars |
| EuroEurozone | €28.00 | Twenty-eight euros only |
| Indian rupeeIndia | ₹28.00 | Rupees twenty-eight only |
| Bangladeshi takaBangladesh | Tk. 28/= | Taka twenty-eight only |
| Pakistani rupeePakistan | Rs. 28/- | Rupees twenty-eight 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.
28 in British and American English
28 is spelled exactly the same way – “twenty-eight” – 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.
28 in Bangla (বাংলায় ২৮)
In Bangla, 28 is written ২৮ using Bengali digits, and in words it is আটাশ. 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
২৮
কথায় · In words
আটাশ
On a cheque or invoice written in Bangla the amount reads আটাশ টাকা মাত্র (“আটাশ taka only”). In English on the same cheque it is Taka twenty-eight only – see How to write a cheque in Bangladesh.
Common mistakes when writing 28
- Missing the hyphen. twenty eight is a very common misspelling. Write twenty-eight.
- Mixing words and figures. In running text keep to one style: twenty-eight or 28, not 28 (twenty-eight) unless it is a legal document.
Other ways to write 28
| With commas (UK/US) | 28 |
|---|---|
| Without separators | 28 |
| Expanded form | 20 + 8 |
| Roman numerals | XXVIII |
| Ordinal | 28th (twenty-eighth) |
Half of 28 is 14 (fourteen). Double 28 is 56 (fifty-six).
Numbers near 28
Questions about 28
What is 28 in words?
28 in words is "twenty-eight". In Title Case, as on a formal document, it is "Twenty-Eight". This is the standard British English spelling.
How do you write twenty-eight in numbers?
Twenty-eight in numbers is 28 (28 without the comma separators).
How do you write 28 on a cheque?
On a UK cheque write "Twenty-eight pounds only" in the amount-in-words box and £28.00 in the figures box. On a US check the wording is "Twenty-eight and 00/100 dollars".
How do you write 28 taka in words?
On a Bangladeshi cheque or invoice write "Taka twenty-eight only" and the figure as Tk. 28/=. Bangladesh counts in lakh and crore, so the words follow the South Asian system.
Is it "twenty eight" or "twenty-eight"?
The correct spelling is "twenty-eight" with a hyphen. Compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine are always hyphenated in British and American English.
Is 28 written differently in American English?
No. 28 is "twenty-eight" in both British and American English, because there is no "and" to add or remove in this number.
What is 28 in Bangla?
28 in Bangla is ২৮, written in words as "আটাশ". On a Bangladeshi cheque in Bangla it reads "আটাশ টাকা মাত্র".
How many digits does 28 have?
28 has 2 digits and is an even number. In expanded form it is 20 + 8.