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Translingual
Etymology
A hybrid of the Devanagari letter र (“ra”), the first consonant in रुपया (rupyā, “rupee”), and the Latin letter R, overstruck with an additional line similar to other currency symbols such as ¥ (“yen”), ₱ (“peso”) etc. It was created by Indian designer Udaya Kumar and introduced by the Indian government in 2010.
Usage notes
When used as a currency symbol, ₹ precedes the number it qualifies in English, despite being pronounced second. For example, “₹5” is read as “five rupees”, not “rupees five” unlike the usage in languages such as Hindi: “5₹”.
See also
Currency signs
- ؋ – afghani
- ฿ – baht
- ₿ – bitcoin
- ¢ – cent
- ₡ – colón
- ₵ – cedi
– cifrão- Ð – dogecoin
- $ – dollar sign
- ₫ – dong
- ֏ – dram
- Ξ – ether
- € – euro
- ƒ – florin/guilder/gulden
- ₲ – guarani
- ₴ – hryvnia
- ₭ – kip
- ₾ – lari
- ₺ – Turkish lira
- ₼ – manat
- ₥ – mill
- ₦ – naira
- ₱ – Philippine peso
- £ or ₤ – pound/lira
- ﷼ – rial/riyal
- ៛ – riel
- ރ – rufiyaa
- ₽ – ruble
- ₨ – rupee
- ௹ – rupee
- ₹ – Indian rupee
- ૱ – rupee (in Gujarat)
- ₪ – new shekel
- ⃀ – som
- ৲ or ৳ – taka
- ₸ – tenge
- ₮ – tugrik, tether
- ₩ – won
- ¥ – yen/yuan
Formerly used currency signs
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