Indian Rupee Symbol (₹) - INR Copy, Alt Code & Unicode
Instant copy for the Indian Rupee symbol (₹). ISO 4217 code INR, Windows Alt code (Alt + 8377 (or Ctrl+Alt+4 on Indian keyboards)), Unicode U+20B9, official sources, and formatting rules.
Indian Rupee
INROfficial Currency of India
Technical & Typography Specifications
INRU+20B9Grammar & Formatting Standards
Symbol Placement: Prefix (Before Amount)
Standard representation: ₹100.00. Standard practice places the symbol flush with the numerical digits without spaces.
History & Etymology
Official currency of India. Designed by D. Udaya Kumar in 2010, blending the Devanagari letter "र" (ra) and the Latin capital "R" with the Indian tricolour stripes.
Adopted officially on 15 July 2010, replacing "Rs." and "₨" to provide India's rapidly growing economy with a distinctive international symbol.
Head-to-Head Symbol Comparisons
All Comparisons →Practical Formatting Guides
All Guides →Symbol Placement Rules
Learn whether ₹ goes before or after numbers in English and international contexts.
Excel & Sheets Formatting
How to format cells with INR (₹) without corrupting numeric calculations.
Keyboard Typing Cheat Sheet
Universal shortcuts to type ₹ on Windows (Alt + 8377 (or Ctrl+Alt+4 on Indian keyboards)), Mac, and Linux.