U+20A8 "₨" Rupee Sign Unicode Character

U+20A8 "₨" Rupee Sign is a currency symbol historically used to represent the rupee, a unit of currency in several South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Mauritius. This sign consists of the capital letter R with a double horizontal stroke through the upper stem, distinguishing it from the single-stroked Rupee Sign U+20B9 "₹" which was later adopted specifically for the Indian rupee in 2010. While the "₨" symbol was widely used in print and digital contexts for decades, its usage has declined in favor of country-specific rupee symbols, such as the Indian Rupee sign, though it remains valid in Unicode for representing the rupee in general historical or regional contexts. The character is encoded in the Currency Symbols block of the Unicode Standard.