How to Type the Indian Rupee Symbol ₹ on Any Keyboard (Windows, Mac, Phone)

How do you type the Indian rupee symbol ₹ on a keyboard? When the symbol was introduced in 2010, there was no key for it, and you needed special fonts and custom keyboard layouts. Today ₹ is a standard Unicode character (U+20B9) built into Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone. Here are the easiest ways to type the Indian rupee symbol on any device in 2026.

Quick answer: On Windows with the English (India) keyboard, press Ctrl + Alt + 4 (or AltGr + 4). In Microsoft Word, type 20B9 and press Alt + X. On a phone, long-press the $ key on your keyboard and choose ₹. Or simply copy it from here: ₹

How to type the rupee symbol on Windows

Ctrl + Alt + 4 (English India keyboard)

1. Open Settings → Time & language → Language & region.
2. Add English (India) if it isn’t listed, and make sure its keyboard is US or English (India).
3. Switch to it with Windows + Space, then press Ctrl + Alt + 4 or AltGr + 4 to type ₹.

Microsoft Word and Outlook: Alt + X

Type 20B9 and press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ₹. This works in Word, Outlook and WordPad on any keyboard layout.

Emoji and symbols panel

Press Windows + . (full stop), open the Symbols tab, choose currency symbols and click ₹. The same panel has other symbols too, for example here’s how to type the degree symbol (°).

How to type the rupee symbol on a Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “rupee” and double-click ₹. You can add it to Favourites for quick access, or create a text replacement in System Settings → Keyboard → Text Replacements, for example “rs.” becoming ₹.

How to type ₹ on Android and iPhone

• Gboard (Android): tap ?123; ₹ appears among the currency symbols, or long-press the currency key to pick it. With English (India) set, it’s usually the default currency.
• iPhone and iPad: tap 123, then long-press $ and slide to ₹.
• Samsung Keyboard: open the symbols page and long-press the currency symbol.

Rupee symbol in HTML and code

• HTML entity: ₹ or ₹
• CSS content: "\20B9"
• JavaScript: "\u20B9"
• Excel: =UNICHAR(8377), or format cells as currency with the ₹ symbol.

Modern fonts like Arial, Calibri, Segoe UI and Roboto include the ₹ glyph, so it displays correctly almost everywhere. The same tricks help with other characters, like the em dash shortcut in Word and on Mac.

How we typed the rupee symbol in 2010

When the new Indian rupee symbol was announced in July 2010, it hadn’t yet been added to Unicode. We used special fonts that replaced the grave accent key with the rupee sign, like the popular free Indian rupee font, and Foradian’s Rupee Keyboard installer, which added a keyboard layout for it. Unicode added ₹ as U+20B9 later in 2010, and Windows, Mac and phones gradually added support, so these workarounds are no longer needed.

Rupee symbol or “Rs”?

Both are correct. The ₹ symbol is now standard on price tags, apps and bank statements, while “Rs” or “INR” is still common in plain text, emails and international documents where the symbol might not display. When in doubt, especially for official documents, write “INR 1,000” or “Rs 1,000”.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode for the rupee symbol?

The Indian rupee sign ₹ is Unicode U+20B9 (decimal 8377). You can see its details on Compart’s Unicode reference.

What is the Alt code for the rupee symbol?

Classic Alt codes don’t reliably work for ₹. Use Ctrl + Alt + 4 with the English (India) keyboard, or 20B9 then Alt + X in Word.

Why does the rupee symbol show as a box?

The font in use doesn’t include the ₹ character. Switch to a modern font like Arial, Calibri or Segoe UI.