Irish car license plates since 1987 use European size in black characters on a white background. On the left side of the Irish number plate, the Euroband with the code IRL is displayed. The configuration of Irish license plates is two or three numbers that identify the year and the semester. Below are one or two letters that identify the region, and a series of up to 6 numbers in series. At the top, the name of the region in Gaelic is displayed.