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The design is based on the [[Devanagari script|Devanagari letter]] "र" ([[Devanagari script#Consonants|ra]]) with a double horizontal line at the top. It also resembles the [[Latin alphabet|Latin]] capital letter "R", especially [[R rotunda]] (Ꝛ). | The design is based on the [[Devanagari script|Devanagari letter]] "र" ([[Devanagari script#Consonants|ra]]) with a double horizontal line at the top. It also resembles the [[Latin alphabet|Latin]] capital letter "R", especially [[R rotunda]] (Ꝛ). | ||
The Unicode character for the Indian rupee sign is | The Unicode character for the Indian rupee sign is {{unichar|20B9|Indian Rupee Sign}}. Other countries that use a rupee, such as [[Sri Lankan rupee|Sri Lanka]], [[Pakistani rupee|Pakistan]] and [[Nepalese rupee|Nepal]], still use the generic {{unichar|20A8|Rupee Sign}} character. | ||
== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
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== Approval == | == Approval == | ||
Ministry of Finance and Department of Economic Affairs of the Government of India had finally approved the sign. The approval was given by Sushil Kumar, Under Secretary of the Government of India.<ref>{{cite book|title = Approval of Indian Rupee symbol|last = approval by Ministry of finance|url = http://finmin.nic.in/reports/SIR.pdf|access-date = 1 August 2015}}</ref> | Ministry of Finance and Department of Economic Affairs of the Government of India had finally approved the sign. The approval was given by Sushil Kumar, Under Secretary of the Government of India in 2010.<ref>{{cite book|title = Approval of Indian Rupee symbol|last = approval by Ministry of finance|url = http://finmin.nic.in/reports/SIR.pdf|access-date = 1 August 2015}}</ref> | ||
== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||
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== Unicode == | == Unicode == | ||
[[File:Indian Rupee symbol.svg|thumb|upright 0.4|Indian rupee symbol in graphic form]] | [[File:Indian Rupee symbol.svg|thumb|upright 0.4|Indian rupee symbol in graphic form]] | ||
On 10 August 2010, the [[Unicode Technical Committee]] accepted the proposed code position | On 10 August 2010, the [[Unicode Technical Committee]] accepted the proposed code position {{unichar|20B9|Indian Rupee sign|html= }}.<ref name="Unicode proposal">{{cite web|url=http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n3862.pdf|title=Proposal to encode the INDIAN RUPEE SIGN in the UCS|author=Michael Everson|author-link=Michael Everson|date=19 July 2010|access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref> The character has been encoded in the Unicode 6.0, and named distinctly from the existing character {{unichar|20A8|Rupee sign|html=}}, which will continue to be available as the [[generic rupee sign]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U20A0.pdf|title=Unicode Currency Chart|website=Unicode.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2010/08/26223436/U20B9Rupee-gets-Unicode-ide.html?atype=tp|title=U+20B9: Rupee gets Unicode identity|website=Livemint.com}}</ref> | ||
[[Ubuntu]] became the first [[operating system]] to support the Indian rupee symbol by default in 2010. Since [[Ubuntu version history#1010|its 10.10 version]] it has supported the symbol out-of-the-box,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/4331|title=The Ubuntu Font, now with added Rupee - blogs.kde.org|website=Blogs.kde.org}}</ref> as it was added to the [[Ubuntu (typeface)|Ubuntu font family]] by a contributor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://font.ubuntu.com/rupee/|title=Ubuntu font|last=Canonical|website=Font.ubuntu.com}}</ref> Since then, it has been included in various [[Linux|GNU/Linux]] distributions. On systems running Ubuntu, most other [[Linux distribution]]s and [[Chrome OS]], the symbol may be typed using {{keypress|Ctrl|Shift|u}}{{nbsp}}{{keypress|2|0|B|9|Space|chain=}} (or simply {{keypress|AltGr|4}} if the 'English (India)' language setting is used). | [[Ubuntu]] became the first [[operating system]] to support the Indian rupee symbol by default in 2010. Since [[Ubuntu version history#1010|its 10.10 version]] it has supported the symbol out-of-the-box,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/4331|title=The Ubuntu Font, now with added Rupee - blogs.kde.org|website=Blogs.kde.org}}</ref> as it was added to the [[Ubuntu (typeface)|Ubuntu font family]] by a contributor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://font.ubuntu.com/rupee/|title=Ubuntu font|last=Canonical|website=Font.ubuntu.com}}</ref> Since then, it has been included in various [[Linux|GNU/Linux]] distributions. On systems running Ubuntu, most other [[Linux distribution]]s and [[Chrome OS]], the symbol may be typed using {{keypress|Ctrl|Shift|u}}{{nbsp}}{{keypress|2|0|B|9|Space|chain=}} (or simply {{keypress|AltGr|4}} if the 'English (India)' language setting is used). | ||