How to Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows

Are you making a report, an account excel sheet or doing anything else and you need Indian Rupee symbol and can't find it in your Windows system? Then this article will guide some easy steps to solve your problem.

Steps

  1. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 1
    1
    Download and install KB2496898 hotfix] according to your operating system.
    • You must be using Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 to use this hotfix.
    • Remember to restart the computer after installing the hotfix.
  2. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 2
    2
    Go to Start → Control Panel → Region and Language.
  3. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 3
    3
    Click on 'Keyboards and Languages' tab.
  4. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 4
    4
    Click on 'Change keyboards...' button under Keyboard and other input languages section.
  5. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 5
    5
    Click on 'Add...' button under Installed services section.
  6. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 6
    6
    Double click on 'English (India)' in Add input language window.
  7. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 7
    7
    Double click on 'Keyboard' under English (India).
  8. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 8
    8
    Click on 'Show more...' option under Keyboard section of English (India). Then click on 'India' option under Keyboard section of English (India).
  9. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 9
    9
    Scroll down to English (India) → Other and expand Other section. Then click on 'Ink correction'. Click on 'OK' button to add this as your input language.
  10. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 10
    10
    Select 'English (India) - India' from the dropdown list under Default input language section.
  11. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 11
    11
    Click 'OK' button in Text Services and Input Languages window, then click 'OK' button in Region and Language window. Now you have finished all set up.
  12. Image titled Install and Use Indian Rupee Symbol in Windows Step 12
    12
    Use Ctrl + Right Alt + 4 to get ₹ symbol.
    • Remember to use "Ctrl" and "Right Alt", not the left Alt key and 4 key, not the number pad 4.

You Might Also Like

Take a Screenshot in Microsoft WindowsThe Easiest Way to Take a Screenshot in Windows | wikiHow
Install FFmpeg on Windows
How to
Install FFmpeg on Windows
Enter BIOS
How to
Enter BIOS
Install Windows from Ubuntu
How to
Install Windows from Ubuntu
Zoom Out on a PC
How to
Zoom Out on a PC
Check Your Windows Product Key
How to
Check Your Windows Product Key
Check if a Hard Drive Is SSD or HDD on Windows
How to
Check if a Hard Drive Is SSD or HDD on Windows
Check Your Windows Version
How to
Check Your Windows Version
Manually Reset Your Wireless Adapter in Windows
How to
Manually Reset Your Wireless Adapter in Windows
Resolve No Sound on Windows Computer
How to
Resolve No Sound on Windows Computer
How to
Zoom in on a PC
Hide the Windows Taskbar
How to
Hide the Windows Taskbar
Open Terminal in Windows
How to
Open Terminal in Windows
Change or Create Desktop Icons for Windows
How to
Change or Create Desktop Icons for Windows

About This Article

wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. To create this article, 9 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed 101,290 times.
How helpful is this?
Co-authors: 9
Updated: July 4, 2017
Views: 101,290
Categories: Windows