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₹ U+20B9, ₹
INDIAN RUPEE SIGN
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[U+20BA]

Translingual

Etymology

A hybrid of the Devanagari letter र (“ra”) (the first consonant in रुपया (rupyā, “rupee”)) and the Latin letter R, overstruck with an additional line similar to other currency symbols such as ¥ (“yen”), ₱ (“peso”) etc. It was created by Indian designer Udaya Kumar and introduced by the Indian government in 2010.

Symbol

₹

  1. A currency sign representing the Indian rupee.

See also

Currency signs

  • ₾ – lari
  • ₴ – hryvnia
  • ₭ – kip
  • ₺ – Turkish lira
  • ₼ – manat
  • ₥ – mill
  • ₦ – naira
  • ₱ – Philippine peso
  • £ – pound
  • ﷼‎ – rial or riyal
  • ៛ – riel
  • ރ – rufiyaa
  • ₽ – ruble
  • ₨ – rupee
  • ௹ – rupee
  • ₹ – Indian rupee
  • ৲ or ৳ – taka
  • ૱ – rupee (in Gujarat)
  • ₪ – new shekel
  • ₸ – tenge
  • ₮ – tugrik
  • ₩ – won
  • ¥ – yen or yuan

Formerly used currency signs

  • ₳ – austral
  • ₠ – ECU (European Currency Unit)
  • ₢ – cruzeiro
  • ₯ – drachma
  • ₣ – French franc
  • ₤ – Italian lira
  • ₶ – livre tournois
  • ℳ – mark
  • ₧ – peseta
  • ₰ – pfennig
  • ₷ – spesmilo
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