How to type ₹
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 20b9.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ₹.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 20B9 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “indian rupee sign” and double-click ₹.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ₹ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ₹ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ₹ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ₹ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 20b9, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 20B9, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “indian rupee sign”.
Codes for ₹
| Unicode | U+20B9 |
|---|---|
| Official name | INDIAN RUPEE SIGN |
| Block | Currency Symbols |
| Added in | Unicode 6.0 |
| HTML decimal | ₹ |
| HTML hex | ₹ |
| CSS | content: "\20B9"; |
| JavaScript | "\u20B9" |
| Python | "\u20B9" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 82 B9 |