Did You Notice GMMXLE GOOGLE?

If you visited google.com this morning you were sure to notice something different.

Google is famous for changing their homepage to match the holidays. Google has changed their site to say GMMXLE instead of Google.

Many people are not sure what GMMXLE has to do with the new year. Google knows what they are doing and come up with unique ways to welcome the holidays.

GMMXLE actually means 2011 when it comes to roman numerals.

Yes, Google has everyone doing their homework this morning, but it is sure one fun and creative way to ring in the New Year and welcome 2011.

Reader's Comments

1. 

   thats pretty cool
2. kevin on 31 Dec 2010 10:55 am
3. 

   hahaha. i didn’t figure out that it was roman numeral 2011 until now. hahaha.
4. Pizza pie237 on 31 Dec 2010 11:22 am
5. 

   i knew it had to do with roman numerals. i just couldn’t figure out how they added up to 2011 (until, of course, i added them up…:) ))
6. Pinki on 31 Dec 2010 11:39 am
7. 

   Wow, that’s really amazing!! I knew that it had to do something with the New Year and Roman numerals, but I never thought it actually said 2011..that’s really impressive…:D
8. Forever Me on 31 Dec 2010 11:43 am
9. 

   Not entirely correct – GMMXIe – The G and the e are gratuitous echoes of the GOOGLE name – they have nothing to do with the Roman expression for 2011 which is MMXI I suppose since M= 1000 so MM must be 2000, X=10 soooo 2010 and I = 1 so we have 2011 – sadly the I has been sized to look like an l (ell) and an L might represent 50 – so we seem royally confused this morning. Ah well.
10. nervous on 31 Dec 2010 11:58 am
11. 

    That is so actually im learning about that and i shouldve known it said 2011 im so dumb sometimes
12. Nauli on 31 Dec 2010 12:01 pm
13. 

    awesome
14. tiger on 31 Dec 2010 12:03 pm
15. 

    It does not say MMXL. That would mean 2040. It says MMXI. It’s an i at the end.
16. Joe on 31 Dec 2010 12:18 pm
17. 

    pretty cool. my little brother actually asked me what it means and i was like ahhh i dont know lol. so i just had to google it! =)
18. cinthia on 31 Dec 2010 12:51 pm
19. 

    thats what i thought i just didnt know the g, l, or e. lol i only have learned x’s, i’s and m’s
20. melissa on 31 Dec 2010 12:54 pm
21. 

    They are good, I had to google it!
22. Girl on 31 Dec 2010 1:04 pm
23. 

    Look again. The Roman numerals are IVXLCDM.

    The G and E are not part of the date here, and the apparent lowercase L is really a capital I.

    2011 = MMXI.
24. Syncretic on 31 Dec 2010 1:06 pm
25. 

    HAHA Its awesome! I couldn’t believe it, GOOGLE and GMXXLE same amount of letters, I have a good feeling google couldn’t wait to post this! REMARKABLE!!!!!!!!!!! have a happy new year! haha
26. HOT_DOG_LOVER on 31 Dec 2010 1:09 pm
27. 

    THATS AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE(((::: I cant believe the year is almost over its going by way to fast!!!!!
28. Paigeeee(: on 31 Dec 2010 1:24 pm
29. 

    That’s not an L it’s an i because an L is 50 so that would make it 2040. Whoever posted this article needs to get their facts straight.
30. Miranda on 31 Dec 2010 1:33 pm
31. 

    wow! thats so cool! i only new that now! wow!!!!!!
32. swahini on 31 Dec 2010 1:37 pm
33. 

    good news for GMMXLE…
    AND EVERY DAY TELL ABOUT GIVEN GOOGLE LOGO SPECIALITY OK…. THANKU U….

    SATYANARAYANA
    MSC MICROBIOLOGY
    SUBEDITER
34. SUNNY on 31 Dec 2010 1:37 pm
35. 

    It’s actually NOT GMMXLE. It is an I people, not an L. The I meaning 1 in roman numerals. L is 50. Whole different decade.
36. cspang on 31 Dec 2010 1:39 pm
37. 

    actually GMMXLE doesn’t mean 2011
    G and E are not roman numerals.
    MMXL would mean 2040, but MMX means 2010
    The G, L, and E are not meant to represent anything
    it is a way of saying goodbye to 2010
38. monet on 31 Dec 2010 1:39 pm
39. 

    IT’S GREAT……
40. DATHA on 31 Dec 2010 1:43 pm
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    actually now that I have taken a second look at it, that isn’t even an L
    so it can be 2010 or 2011 depending on how you look at it
42. monet on 31 Dec 2010 1:44 pm
43. 

    hahahahahahahahaha i knew it was roman numreals p.s. if you want to be a lucky winner to kick of the new year send me a email saying this exactly “i want to win” you might win sorry if you dont
44. mememememememememememememememe on 31 Dec 2010 1:46 pm
45. 

    Its not MMXL its MMXI. The I is the 1 in the 11 and XI is 11. MM means 2000 and put together its 2011. MMXL on the other hand is 2040 because X is 10 and L is 50. XL is 40 because X is before L making it ten LESS than 50 plus the 2000 from MM.
46. Me on 31 Dec 2010 1:51 pm
47. 

    Thats cool! i wonder if it will stay gmmxle for end of the year.
48. Katherine on 31 Dec 2010 1:53 pm
49. 

    Nice …Happy new year MMXL
50. Blaze on 31 Dec 2010 2:39 pm
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    @Pizza pie237

    Same :O I wouldn’t have ever figured it out if it wasn’t for this website!
52. Jordon on 31 Dec 2010 3:00 pm
53. 

    G and E are not roman numerals… so GXXLI actually directly translates to “G2011E”… which is kind of lame, imo.
54. JoeMamma on 31 Dec 2010 3:03 pm
55. 

    Has Google really been renamed GMMXLE ? I’ve been told this is simple a scam and that I am a “computer illiterate” for even beginning to believe this.

    Let me know . . .

    Blonde
56. Blonde on 31 Dec 2010 3:15 pm
57. 

    well….the number will be MMXI…. NOT MMXL I GUESS THEY CHEATED A LITTLE BIT REPLACING THE “I” FOR THE “L”
58. elyloco on 31 Dec 2010 3:23 pm
59. 

    I think it’s GMMXIE…
    because MMXI is 2011…
60. Breanna on 31 Dec 2010 3:47 pm
61. 

    WOWW I just realized that…… :}
62. LALA on 31 Dec 2010 11:47 pm
63. 

    why so hard .. what’s the need !!! I am lost. It’s not with in the range of my antenna.
64. Shurid on 01 Jan 2011 11:26 am
65. 

    Hhhmmm I’m not sure that is threal roman numeral thing but it is pretty cool!!
66. Zoozie pop on 04 Jan 2011 8:05 pm