₨

Rupee Sign

Unicode
U+20A8
Category
Currency
HTML Entity
₨
CSS
\20A8
The Rupee sign (₨) is a currency symbol representing the monetary unit of several countries, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Mauritius. While historically used for the Indian rupee as well, India adopted its own distinct symbol (₹) in 2010. You will commonly encounter this character in financial documents, regional pricing interfaces, and economic discussions regarding South Asian markets.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+8360 or Win+. then search 'rupee'
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search 'rupee'
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U then 20a8
HTML
₨ or ₨

In Programming

The ₨ symbol is primarily used as a string literal within internationalization (i18n) and localization libraries to correctly format currency values for specific locales.

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Tags

LKR Mauritian rupee NPR Nepali rupee PKR Pakistani rupee symbol South Asian currency Sri Lankan rupee currency finance generic rupee money nepal pakistan rupee rupee sign history

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