₹
Currency Symbol
U+20B9
Unicode 16.0
INDIAN RUPEE SIGN
Official Unicode character in the Currency Symbols block. Use the copy buttons or follow the platform-specific instructions below to type this character.
How to Type the INDIAN RUPEE SIGN (₹)
Windows Instructions
Hold Alt + type 8377 on NumPad
Num Lock must be turned on. Numbers must be typed on the physical numeric keypad on the right.
macOS (Apple) Instructions
Press Option + 4 (Indian layout)
Standard macOS mnemonic Option key shortcut compatible with US and International Mac keyboards.
Technical Specifications & Encoding Details
| Unicode Codepoint | U+20B9 |
| Decimal Value | 8377 |
| Hexadecimal Value | 0x20B9 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0x82 0xB9 |
| HTML Named Entity | — |
| HTML Decimal Entity | ₹ |
| HTML Hex Entity | ₹ |
| General Category | Currency Symbol (Sc) |
| Unicode Block | Currency Symbols |
| Script | Common |