Hidden in π

Is my name in π?

Is Ratan in π?

It is. Ratan is waiting at decimal place 294,583.

Ratan on the keypad

  1. R7
  2. A2
  3. T8
  4. A2
  5. N6

Letter by letter, Ratan becomes 72826 (5 digits).

The spot

Decimal place 294,583. You'd read about 294,583 digits of π before you reached it.

Next door in π

  • 4,447 digits back to Lagos
  • 9,851 digits back to visions
  • spindle, 396 digits on
  • frescoes, 1,026 digits on

spindle is the nearest famous face, 396 digits to the right.

Chalk talk

Your name lives 294,583 digits into π. Cosy neighbourhood!

Line up 15,504 pencils and the last one points at your name (one digit per cm).

How early is Ratan?

Number 1,043 of 2,007: Ratan beats 48% of the 2,007 names on this list to its spot.

Names close to Ratan

Ratan made our hand-picked list of popular Indian names.

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Your number is in π.*

We looked. All 100 billion digits. Twice, for luck.

A phone number, a birthday like 14/03/1999, a word, or up to four words like i love you. We won't tell anyone what you type. * Probably. 99.995% of ten-digit numbers. The other 0.005% are being difficult.

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