How to Type a Rupee Symbol on Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to type an Indian rupee (₹) symbol with your Android’s keyboard. The steps may vary slightly by phone or tablet.

Steps

1
Open an app that uses the keyboard. This can be any app that allows you to type, such as a messaging app, web browser, or the Google search app.
2
Tap the typing area. This opens the keyboard.
3
Open the keyboard menu. Depending on your Android, you might see a gear icon on the bottom row of keys.
- If you don’t see it, it might be hidden in one of the keys—try long-pressing one of the bottom keys (usually one of the keys left of the space bar) to see if a gear icon pops up.
4
Tap Languages. It should be one of the options in the menu.
5
Tap Add keyboard. A list of keyboard languages will appear.
6
Select one of the Indian keyboards. Once selected, you’ll be able to switch to this keyboard any time you want to type a rupee symbol.
- If you speak English, you can select the English keyboard in the Indian dialect if available.
7
Return to the keyboard. Go back to the app in which you were typing, then re-open the keyboard by tapping the typing area.
8
Tap the globe key. It’s near the bottom-left corner of the keyboard. A list of languages will appear.
9
Tap the Indian language keyboard. This switches to the Indian keyboard. The language might be unfamiliar to you, but the layout, including the bottom keys, is pretty much the same.
10
Tap the bottom-left key. This should open the number/symbol keyboard.
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Tap the rupee ₹ key. The rupee symbol will appear in the typing area.