U20B9

U+20B9 is the Unicode code point for the Indian rupee sign, ₹, the official currency symbol of the Indian rupee (INR). It was added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 with the release of Unicode 6.0 as part of an effort to standardize India’s monetary symbol on digital platforms.

The symbol blends a stylized Devanagari letter र (ra) with a double horizontal bar at the top, echoing the Indian flag’s tricolor and the idea of balance and progress. The design aims to be distinctive and easily recognizable in both Devanagari and Latin script contexts.

In terms of encoding, U+20B9 is represented in UTF-8 by the three-byte sequence E2 82 B9. The symbol is used to denote Indian rupees in pricing, financial documents, and digital interfaces, while the ISO currency code INR remains the formal designation for the currency. Some legacy fonts or systems may render the older rupee sign ₨ (U+20A8) instead of ₹.

Adoption and usage have grown with modern operating systems, fonts, and keyboards, making ₹ a common symbol in Indian financial communications, banking, and electronic payments. Its introduction aimed to improve readability and international recognition of the Indian currency in digital media.