How To Type the Rupee Symbol

If you deal with international finance or write for an Indian company or website, knowing how to type the Rupee symbol is useful. Ever since the symbol was introduced back in 2010 it has been used across the world where the currency is mentioned. Typing the Rupee symbol isn’t as simple as it could be when using a Latin keyboard layout and neither are other currencies. This tutorial is going to address that.

Depending on your region, your keyboard and operating system will be set up for $, £, € or something else. Most western keyboards will work with $, £ and € while others will have their own local currency configured as default. You can change that default though, or manually type the currency symbol you’re looking for.

To change the default language in Windows:

Right click the Windows Start button and select Settings.
Select Time & Language and then Region & Language.
Select the language settings you require.
Select Options and Add a keyboard.
Select the keyboard language.

To change the default keyboard on a Mac:

Select the Apple icon and System Preferences.
Select Keyboard and Input Settings.
Select the Plus sign in the bottom left, add the keyboard you want and select Add.
Select it on the right pane on the previous window, select Add for the layout.
Select the keyboard in the left pane to set it as default.

How to type the Rupee symbol

If you’re in the west, the Rupee symbol will likely be installed on your device but not identified on the keyboard. If you’re running a recent version of Windows 10 or Mac OS, it will work with Alt codes or the Unicode standard and will likely be set up type Rupee.

The Alt code you want is Left Alt + 8377 to type ₹. You must use Left Alt and must use the number pad on the right of the keyboard. Using the numbers above the letters will not work.

You can use Unicode too, Hold down Left Alt, hit X and type 20B9.

You can also use the Windows Character Map if you prefer. Type ‘charmap’ into the Windows Search box and find the Rupee symbol in there. You can search by Unicode to make it faster.

Alt codes for world currencies

If you’re looking for other codes for currency symbols, here they are. The first column is the Alt code, the second is the Unicode, third the symbol and fourth is the description.

0036 0024 $ US Dollar Symbol
0128 20AC € Euro Symbol
0131 0192 ƒ Dutch Florin
0162 00A2 ¢ Cent Sign
0163 00A3 £ British Pound
0164 00A4 ¤ General Currency
0165 00A5 ¥ Japanese Yen
13136 3350 ㍐ Square Yuan
1423 058F ֏ Armenian Dram Sign
1547 060B ؋ Afghani Sign
2546 09F2 ৲ Bengali Rupee Mark
2547 09F3 ৳ Bengali Rupee Sign
2801 0AF1 ૱ Gujarati Rupee Sign
3065 0BF9 ௹ Tamil Rupee Sign
3647 0E3F ฿ Thai Baht
50896 C6D0 원 Korean Won
6107 17DB ៛ Khmer Symbol Riel
65020 FDFC ﷼ Saudi Arabiya Rial
65129 FE69 ﹩ Small Dollar Symbol
65284 FF04 ＄ Full Width Dollar Sign
65504 FFE0 ￠ Full Width Cent
65505 FFE1 ￡ Full Width Pound Sign
8352 20A0 ₠ Old Euro Currency
8353 20A1 ₡ Colon Symbol
8354 20A2 ₢ Cruzeiro Symbol
8355 20A3 ₣ French Franc
8356 20A4 ₤ Lira Symbol
8357 20A5 ₥ Mill Sign
8358 20A6 ₦ Nigerian Naira
8359 20A7 ₧ Spanish Peseta
8360 20A8 ₨ Old Indian Rupee
8361 20A9 ₩ South Korean Won
8362 20AA ₪ Israeli New Sheqel
8363 20AB ₫ Vietnamese Dong
8364 20AC € Euro Symbol
8365 20AD ₭ Laos Kip
8366 20AE ₮ Mongolian Tugrik
8367 20AF ₯ Greece Drachma
8368 20B0 ₰ German Penny Sign
8369 20B1 ₱ Philippine Peso
8370 20B2 ₲ Paraguayan Guarani
8371 20B3 ₳ Argentine Austral
8372 20B4 ₴ Ukrainian Hryvnia
8373 20B5 ₵ Ghana Cedi
8374 20B6 ₶ Old Livre Tournois Sign
8375 20B7 ₷ Esperanto Spesmilo
8376 20B8 ₸ Tenge Sign
8377 20B9 ₹ Indian Rupee Symbol
8378 20BA ₺ Turkish Lira
8379 20BB ₻ Nordic Mark
8380 20BC ₼ Azerbaijan Manat
8381 20BD ₽ Russian Ruble
8382 20BE ₾ Georgia Lari
8383 20BF ₿ Bitcoin Symbol
Ctrl + E € Euro Symbol

Alt codes have a couple of advantages over Unicode. They are easier to use as long as your keyboard has a number pad and they can work online with a minor modification. If you’re publishing on the web, you may find this a distinct advantage.

Where you would type Left Alt + 0036 for the $ in Word or other text editor. In HTML it would be $. You can use this HTML format for any currency listed above and your website should render it correctly.