U+20C1 "" Saudi Riyal Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+20C1 "" Saudi Riyal Sign is a currency symbol representing the Saudi riyal, the official monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, and was added to the Unicode Standard as part of version 14.0 in September 2021. It belongs to the Combining Diacritical Marks block but is intended for use as a standalone symbol, appearing as a two line crossbar design placed above numerals or as a distinct character in text. Its inclusion facilitates unambiguous digital representation of the Saudi riyal in electronic documents, financial systems, and global communication, aligning with Saudi government initiatives to standardize the currency symbol and replace alternative representations like "SR" or "﷼".
General Properties
| Code Point | U+20C1 |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Saudi Riyal Sign |
| Block | Currency Symbols |
| General Category | Currency Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Terminator |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⃁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⃁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x83 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x20C1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000020C1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u20c1 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Prefix Numeric |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |