{"id":14019,"date":"2010-07-15T23:09:09","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T17:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=14019"},"modified":"2021-01-03T16:11:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T10:41:28","slug":"new-indian-rupee-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/07\/new-indian-rupee-symbol\/","title":{"rendered":"New Indian Rupee Symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News reports indicate the Government of India officially selected a new Indian rupee symbol. Now like the US dollar, UK pound, Japanese Yen, Euro; the Indian rupee can also boast of its very own symbol instead of being written as Rs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59086 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/rupee-font-symbol-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Indian rupee font symbol\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/rupee-font-symbol-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/rupee-font-symbol-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/rupee-font-symbol-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/rupee-font-symbol-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/rupee-font-symbol.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new symbol is a blend of the Devanagari \u2018\u0930\u2019 and the Roman capital \u2018R\u2019 without the stem. The parallel lines at the top (with white space between them) make an allusion to the tricolor Indian flag and they also depict an equality sign which symbolizes the nation&#8217;s desire to reduce economic disparity.<\/p>\n<p>In an open contest held by the Finance Ministry, 5 symbols were short listed and the winner was the Indian rupee symbol created by IIT alumnus D Udaya Kumar. This will avoid confusion with similar rupee currency of Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. and give an international identity to the Indian rupee.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/RJ_BKJy_8ow&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/RJ_BKJy_8ow&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?hd=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>How will we type the new Indian rupee symbol on a computer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/07\/download-free-indian-rupee-font\/\">Download India Rupee font<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update: <\/strong>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/download-rupee-font-installer-free\/\">download Rupee font installer<\/a> free here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/08\/add-india-rupee-font-symbol-in-blog-posts\/\">How to Add India Rupee Font Symbol in Blog Posts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News reports indicate the Government of India officially selected a new Indian rupee symbol. 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