Indian Rupee Sign ₹

The Indian Rupee Sign character (₹) is a standard HTML entity defined in the HTML specification. In HTML source code, it can be written using the named entity reference ₹, the decimal numeric character reference ₹, or the hexadecimal numeric reference ₹. The character is assigned Unicode code point U+20B9 in the Universal Character Set.

The Indian rupee sign (₹) is the currency symbol for the Indian rupee (INR), adopted in 2010. Designed by D. Udaya Kumar, it combines the Devanagari letter 'Ra' with the Latin letter 'R' and two horizontal lines representing equality. India is one of the world's largest economies, making this symbol widely used in international commerce.

Currency symbol entities are essential for e-commerce platforms, financial dashboards, and any web content that displays monetary values across different markets. Using the correct HTML entity or Unicode code point ensures that currency symbols render consistently regardless of the visitor's operating system, installed fonts, or browser configuration. For international websites, properly encoded currency entities enable accurate localization of prices and financial data.

When deciding how to encode the Indian Rupee Sign character in your HTML documents, the named entity ₹ is generally the most readable choice for developers reviewing or maintaining source code. The decimal form ₹ and hexadecimal form ₹ are equally valid alternatives that work in contexts where named entities may not be supported, or when generating HTML output programmatically from server-side code. All three representations produce identical visual output in every modern web browser.

Use the Indian rupee sign in pricing for the Indian market, fintech applications, and international e-commerce platforms serving Indian customers. Since the symbol was introduced relatively recently, using the HTML numeric reference ensures compatibility with systems that may not support the named form.