₹

Etymology
A hybrid of the Devanagari letter, the first consonant in , and the Latin letter , overstruck with an additional line similar to other currency symbols such as , etc. It was created by Indian designer Udaya Kumar and introduced by the Indian government in 2010.

Symbol

 * 1) The symbol representing the Indian.

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₹”.