Indian Rupee Sign ₹
₹ (U+20B9) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Indian Rupee Sign is part of the Symbols family (block: Currency Symbols). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The INDian Rupee Sign, U+20B9, is the currency symbol for the Indian rupee. It appears in pricing and money figures. The symbol helps show value clearly in ledgers and receipts. It belongs to the Currency Symbols block and uses the Common script. This sign is used in everyday finance and commerce. It helps readers recognize amounts quickly at a glance. The name in English is Indian Rupee Sign. The codepoint is 20B9. In use, it marks price and balance details. Formatting can vary by locale, so people may place or style the symbol differently. The symbol is part of how people read and compare numbers in budgets, shopping, and banking. It works with digits to show value and includes emotion of currency. Users type it on keyboards or copy it into forms when needed. It stays useful as a clear indicator of monetary units in many contexts. Strong usage helps people understand money across documents and reports.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+20B9 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+20B9 - General Category:
Sc - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ET - Block:
Currency Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 82 B9 - UTF-16:
20B9 - UTF-32:
000020B9 - HTML dec:
₹ - HTML hex:
₹ - JS escape:
\u20B9 - Python \N{}:
\N{INDIAN RUPEE SIGN} - Python \u:
\u20B9 - Python \U:
\U000020B9 - URL-encoded:
%E2%82%B9 - CSS escape:
\20B9
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+20B9 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ₹ (hex) or ₹ (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.