Symbol of Indian rupee - a graphic symbol of the national currency Indian approved by the Government 15 July 2010 year. It is a cross at the top of the letter र (pa,ra,ṛa or rha) Devanagari, a form of Indian writing used in several official and local languages of India.
Within two years, the Indian authorities are planning to include the main character in the standard collection, in particular, in the standard Unicode. Prior to that, as a symbol of the Indian rupee will be used in parallel reduction Re (plural. Rs), as well as signs of several types of Indian letter.
The modern symbol of the Indian rupee edit
15 July 2010 on the basis of competition for the best design of the signof the Indian rupeeCombined cabinet has approved India as a symbol of the national currency graphemes . [1] This symbol represents a cross at the top of the letter र (RA,ra,ṛaorrha) Devanagari, a form of Indian writing used in several official and local languages of India: in Sanskrit e, Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, [ [Marwari]], Konkani, Bhojpuri, Nepali, nevarskom language, and sometimes in the Kashmiri and [[Romanes | Romani] ]. A characteristic feature of Devanagari letter is the top (base), the horizontal bar to which are attached "hanging" down the letters. This symbol is similar in spelling to the Latin letterR without vertical lines. The author of the sign is Uday Kumar, a student of the Indian Polytechnic Institute in Mumbai, has received as a reward of 250 rupees (about $ 5,5 thousand). [2]
Currently, the new symbol of the Indian rupee is available in the font «Rupakara» (Rupakara), created by Michael Everson.
Symbol Rs (Rp) edit
Until July 15, 2010 as a symbol of the Indian rupee to use the abbreviatedRs, which took its own Unicode (U +20 A8) and a few features.
First of all, depending on the chosen font the symbol is displayed or how Rs, or as Rp. The first was a symbol ofthe Indian rupee,a symbol ofMauritius,Nepaland otherRs, the second -the Pakistani rupee. In the font Arial Unicode MS, Lucida Sans, and some other symbol appears in the form Rs, where the upper part of the letterRcrossed horizontal stroke.
Examples of output symbol ₨ in different fonts:
| Font | ₨ | Font | ₨ | Font | ₨ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arial Unicode MS | ₨ | Lucida Sans | ₨ | Lucida Sans Unicode | ₨ |
| Microsoft Sans Serif | ₨ | Palatino Linotype | ₨ | Tahoma | ₨ |
Another feature is thatRs - the reduction only for the plural (fromrupees):Rs.2 (two rupees),Rs.5 (five rupees), etc. The reduction for the singular (rupee) -Re. (Re.1), <ref> Press Release Reserve Bank of India on the issue of commemorative coins of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 75 rupees </ ref> does not have its own Unicode.
== Other Options == symbol of the Indian rupee In addition to reducingRs in different varieties of Indian writing used by other reductions. Here they are in some form in which are represented in the spreadsheets Excel <ref> default settings of monetary format cells in Microsoft Excel (version 14.0.4536.1000) </ ref> and Lotus. <ref> default settings of monetary format cells in Lotus Symphony 3 (Beta 3, Release 3.0.0) </ ref>
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Currencies denoted by the symbols Rs and Rp edit
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As noted above, the reductionRs (Rp) is a symbol of several currencies, with the generic name of "rupee".
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| INR
| ₨ (Rs) <ref name="rs"> In Unicode character named "Sign Rupee» (Rupee Sign) and depicted as aRs. However, depending on the font used (including the default browser or on a particular site), it can be displayed as aRs (R+ s), and asRp (R+ p)</ ref>
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| Rupiah
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| IDR
| ₨ (Rp) [3]
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| Rupee
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| MUR
| ₨ (Rs) [3]
| रु
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| Rupee
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| NPR
| ₨ (Rs) [3]
| Re. (Plural. Rs.), रु, रू
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| Rupee
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| PKR
| ₨ (Rs) [3]
| Rs.
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| Rupee
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| SCR
| ₨ (Rs) [3]
| SR, R
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| Rupee
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| LKR
| ₨ (Rs) [3]
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