₹
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
India
Bhutan
Nepal
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.