Indian Rupee

₹ · Currency Symbol · Code: INR · Unicode: U+20B9

Technical Information

Unicode Code
U+20B9
HTML Code
₹
CSS Code
\20B9
Decimal Code
8377

How to Use

HTML:
₹
CSS:
\20B9
JavaScript:
String.fromCodePoint(0x20B9)

Variants & Usage

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Usage Map


Primary Currency
Used additionally

Description

The official currency of India. The ₹ symbol was adopted in 2010 and combines the letter र (ra) from Devanagari with two horizontal lines symbolizing the Indian flag.

History

The Indian rupee dates back to ancient times. The modern ₹ symbol was designed by Udaya Kumar and selected after a national competition in 2010. The symbol combines the Latin letter R with the Devanagari letter र.