Write any amount in words for cheques and documents.
The International system groups digits in threes and names each group: thousand, million, billion and trillion. The Indian system keeps the last three digits, then groups the rest in twos: thousand, lakh and crore. A lakh is one hundred thousand, and a crore is ten million. In the Indian system 100000 is one lakh, written 1,00,000. In the International system the same amount is one hundred thousand, written 100,000. Ten million, written 10,000,000, is one crore in Indian grouping, written 1,00,00,000. A crore count can be large as well: 1000000000 reads one hundred crore. This tool writes plain words for these two systems. It does not write ordinals such as first or second, other currencies or other languages, and it does not turn words back into numbers.
Currency mode writes the major unit as Rupees or Dollars, the minor unit as Paise or Cents, and ends the words with Only. Choose INR for rupees or USD for dollars. INR sets the system to Indian and USD sets it to International, and you can change the system afterwards. INR writes the unit first, as in Rupees One Thousand Only, and USD writes it after the number, as in One Thousand Dollars Only. Exactly one is singular: Rupee One Only and One Dollar and One Cent Only. A zero minor unit is left out: 1250 INR reads Rupees One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Only. A zero major unit is left out as well: 0.50 INR reads Fifty Paise Only. The words are in Title Case. Write them from the left edge of the amount line and draw a line through any space left over, so nothing can be added. The form or document you are filling in may have its own rules for the format. This tool does not know those rules, so check them before you write.
The Use and toggle is on by default. With it on, 'and' comes after 'hundred' when tens or units follow it, as in one hundred and one. It also comes before a final part of 1 to 99 when the amount is one thousand or more, as in one thousand and one and one lakh and one. With the toggle off these read one hundred one, one thousand one and one lakh one. The toggle removes every 'and' inside the number. The 'and' before the paise or cents stays either way: with the toggle off, 1234.56 INR reads Rupees One Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Four and Fifty-Six Paise Only. Pick the setting your form or document uses, because the tool does not decide that for you.
The conversion runs in your browser, in this tab. Nothing you type is uploaded, put in the page address or saved. The page counts visits with Google Analytics, using the name of the tool and whether a result appeared or was copied, never the number. Your choices of system, mode, currency and the and toggle are remembered in this browser, but the number is not. The tool handles up to 15 digits before the decimal point and 2 decimal places. A longer amount, or a third decimal place, shows a message in place of the words.
Type 100000 or 1,00,000 and keep the system on Indian. The words are one lakh. Switch to International and the same amount reads one hundred thousand, written 100,000.
A lakh is 100,000 and a million is 1,000,000, so ten lakh make one million. A crore is 10,000,000, which is ten million.
The default includes it, so 101 reads one hundred and one. Turn off Use and for one hundred one. The tool cannot tell which form a bank or office expects, so check the form before you copy the words.
The two decimal places are the minor unit. 12.05 in USD reads Twelve Dollars and Five Cents Only, and 0.01 in INR reads One Paisa Only. A zero minor unit is left out: 1250 in INR reads Rupees One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Only.
Up to 15 digits before the decimal point and 2 after it, so 999,999,999,999,999 is the largest whole amount. A 16-digit number, or a number with 3 decimal places, shows a message and no words.