This symbol is a mix of the Devanagiri 'Ra' and Roman 'R'. Now Indian Rupee joins the Dollar($), Pound Sterling(£), Euro(€) and Yen(¥). It is fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity. New symbol will differentiate the Indian Rupee from the rupee of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Rupiah of Indonesia.
The symbol is to be adopted within six months in India and 24 months in the world.
Shortlisted rupee symbols :
Final shorlisted symbols are the following.
However, one thing that perplexing me was that the Indian currency which was chosen was not in the original list of shortlisted rupee symbols.
How to Type :
A question in everyone's mind is how and when do we are going to type the new symbol?
While the Government of India can mandate hardware manufacturers to include the symbol in keyboards, it may also be accessed by following option.
- using U+0930 (i.e. Devnagari Letter, RA)
Update:
Download New Indian Rupee Font Here.
























