Indian Rupee Sign Symbol
The ₹ Indian Rupee Sign is the standard symbol for the Indian rupee currency.
U+20B9
The ₹ symbol is widely used to represent Indian rupees in everyday writing, pricing, and digital interfaces. This page helps you copy it correctly and find the exact Unicode and encoding details for web and app use.
Indian Rupee Sign Symbol Meaning
The ₹ symbol stands for the Indian rupee, the currency used in India. You’ll most commonly see it in prices, invoices, and banking-related text to clearly indicate the unit of money. In digital content, the symbol is preferred over writing “rupees” in short forms because it saves space and improves readability—especially on mobile screens. From a technical point of view, it’s a single-character symbol with the Unicode name “INDIAN RUPEE SIGN” and the code point U+20B9, so it’s easy to render consistently when the right font and encoding are available.
Common uses
- •Displaying prices and product costs in shopping apps and websites
- •Writing amounts in invoices, receipts, and billing documents
- •Labeling currency in spreadsheets and financial dashboards
- •Annotating amounts in forms and customer support messages
- •Creating UI elements for Indian currency inputs and totals
Examples
₹ Indian Rupee Sign (Copy & Unicode Info)
- ₹Total: ₹2,499
- ₹You saved ₹300 today
- ₹Payable amount: ₹12,50,000
- ₹Membership fee: ₹199/month
- ₹Exchange rate: ₹74.50 per USD
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+20B9 | |
| HTML Entity | ₹ | |
| HTML Code | ₹ | |
| CSS | \20B9 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 8377 | |
| Decimal | 8377 |
How to type Indian Rupee Sign Symbol (₹)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 8377 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 20B9 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 20B9. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 20b9, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ₹ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Indian Rupee Sign symbol mean?
The ₹ symbol stands for the Indian rupee, the currency used in India. You’ll most commonly see it in prices, invoices, and banking-related text to clearly indicate the unit of money. In digital content, the symbol is preferred over writing “rupees” in short forms because it saves space and improves readability—especially on mobile screens. From a technical point of view, it’s a single-character symbol with the Unicode name “INDIAN RUPEE SIGN” and the code point U+20B9, so it’s easy to render consistently when the right font and encoding are available.
What is the Unicode code point for the ₹ symbol?
The Indian Rupee Sign is U+20B9.
How do I use the ₹ symbol in HTML?
Use the HTML entity ₹ to display the ₹ symbol.
What CSS escape can I use to write ₹ in stylesheets?
Use the CSS escape \\20B9.
How do I represent ₹ in JavaScript strings?
Use \\u{20B9} in JavaScript (Unicode escape form).