Which currency did India adopt the ₹ symbol for in 2010?

India adopted the ₹ symbol for the Indian rupee in 2010.

The symbol was designed by D. Udaya Kumar and selected through a public competition held by the Indian government. It combines elements of the Devanagari letter र and the Roman capital letter R, with parallel horizontal lines suggesting the Indian tricolour and an equality sign.

The Indian rupee itself has a long history, with the modern decimal system introduced in 1957. One rupee is divided into 100 paise, although low-value paise coins are rarely used in everyday transactions today.

The ₹ symbol is sometimes confused with the symbols used for other rupees, such as ₨ or Rs. Its adoption specifically identifies India’s currency in international digital and printed use.