Symbol Encoded in Unicode Standard and National Standard ISCII

Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Finance

15-July-2011 18:27 IST

Symbol Encoded in Unicode Standard and National Standard ISCII

In order to promote the new symbol of Rupee i.e. the same has been encoded in Unicode Standard and National Standard ISCII. The new symbol has also been placed on the keyboard and by pressing “Alt Gr” + “4” keys together it can be typed. Detailed information is hosted on TDIL Centre (http://tdil-dc.in/) for the benefit of the users at large.