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Indian rupee sign
U+20B9 · Currency Symbols
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Meaning and uses
The Indian rupee sign, adopted in 2010. Its design combines the Devanagari letter ra with the Latin capital R.
Unicode details
₹ is the Unicode character named INDIAN RUPEE SIGN, code point U+20B9, in the Currency Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, and Unicode classes it as a currency symbol (general category Sc).
It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.
| Unicode name | INDIAN RUPEE SIGN |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+20B9 |
| Block | Currency Symbols |
| Added | Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 82 B9 |
| UTF-16 | 20B9 |
| HTML | ₹ |
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How to type ₹
- On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
- In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 20B9 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ₹.
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “indian rupee sign”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 20b9, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
₹. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\20B9".