Indian Rupee Sign

A symbol from the Currency Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ₹
Unicode: U+20B9
HTML entity: ₹
Category: Currency Symbols

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About the indian rupee sign symbol

Representing the official currency of India, the ₹ symbol is recognized as the Indian Rupee Sign. It is a distinctive graphic mark derived from a combination of the Devanagari letter "Ra" and the Latin capital letter "R," characterized by two horizontal parallel lines across the top. Listed within the Currency Symbols block, this character is used to denote monetary values in the Indian Rupee and is typically placed before the numerical amount without a space.

This sign appears extensively in financial journalism, banking applications, and retail signage throughout South Asia. It is frequently seen in digital commerce interfaces to indicate pricing and on social media platforms when discussing the Indian economy or personal finance. In typography and layout design, it serves as the standard shorthand for the rupee, replacing older abbreviations like "Rs" or "Re" in both official government documents and everyday business correspondence.

How to type Indian Rupee Sign

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 20B9 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 20B9.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.