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Unicode character information

Bengali rupee sign


Displayed on your computer as: ৳
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Bengali rupee sign
Alternative names: Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x09F3
Codepoint (decimal): 2547
In unicode block: Bengali

Html entities:

৳ or ৳

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system-specific input methods below.

Windows: Hold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 09F3 and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux: Hold down Ctrl and ⇧ Shift and type U09F3. Now press ↵ Enter and release Ctrl and ⇧ Shift.

Other Infos:

General category: Sc (Currency_Symbol): A currency sign.
Bidirectional class: ET (European_Terminator): A terminator in a numeric format context, includes currency signs.
Canonical combining class: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.