Rupee Foradian Keyboard - How to type the rupee symbol with resepect to Unicode standards

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The Unicode Technical Committee has approved a code position for our new Indian Rupee Symbol. Which means we can start using our rupee symbol all around the world in computers, mobile phones and internet without deviating from Unicode standards. Very soon you will be able to type the symbol in your favorite internet applications like twitter, facebook and gmail.

The new code position was proposed by the world famous typographer Michael Everson. The new code position of rupee symbol will be implemented to the ISO standards and all new fonts will come with support for our rupee symbol

But there is a small problem. You wont be able to type the rupee symbol with your existing keyboard with ease.

No more worries. We have a solution for you

We foradians who first helped you type the rupee symbol on your computers with our legendary Rupee Foradian font has now come up with a quick and easy solution which will make you type the rupee symbol with out changing the keyboard, while sticking to the Unicode standard.

Here is how it can be done

Log on to blog.foradian.com

Download the Rupee Keyboard zip file to your computer

Extract the contents of the zip file

First you have to install the new fonts

Double click the Font Installer Exe File and follow the instructions

This will install four new fonts to your computer

with support for new rupee symbol in Unicode recommended code position

Then double click the Keyboard Install. Exe file

This will install a new keyboard layout in your computer

To enable the keyboard layout selector right click on the task bar and select language bar from the toolbars menu

Now you can click on the small keyboard icon and enable the Rupee Foradian Keyboard Layout

Double check the keyboard layout is active

Now you can use the grave accent key on the keyboard to type the rupee symbol by selecting the Rupee Foradian Standard fonts

You can set Rupee Foradian Standard as the default font in browser and start using the rupee symbol in any applications like gmail, twitter or facebook.

Hope you liked our solution. Boom Boom Foradian

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• rupee
• India
• foradian
• rupee symbol
• keyboard
• font
• type

[pleasantleethedragon]

Not really. What do I do for Ubuntu?

[foradian]

@pleasantleethedragon

Download the Rupee Foradian Standard fonts

Type the following command in terminal window

xmodmap -e "keycode 49 = U20b9 grave"

Now you can use the grave accent key to get the Rupee Symbol.

[pleasantleethedragon]

@foradian Nahi hua. :(. It got installed but it shows up like this: ₹. What to do?

[foradian]

@pleasantleethedragon

Hey.. I can see it. I have uploaded another video which shows your comment.

I guess you might be seeing a square. Dont worry. It is our rupee symbol waiting for ISO approval.

[alvinlimXDD]

Are you indian

you talk like a indian

kali kali

[87slimthug]

FUCKED UP accent engineer...

[TheCivilEngineer22]

Boom boom foradian!

[adib75755]

im not able to install  keyboard istall.exe

[somethingsonny]

I am only getting this:  `

[somethingsonny]

Hwy how should i type it? I mean what should i type in my Keyboard? ~

[jchirp]

you're so fuckin' annoying!! i wish it was a girl or somebody else explaining this.

[rensdragonlord]

hey,i did everything you said but im using mac and i couldn't type it please help

[gskumar1948]

This is very useful. But I found that it worked with firefox and MO word. But it shows boxs in IE8 and chrome.

[gskumar1948]

This is very useful. But I found that it workd with firefox and MO word. But it shows boxs in IE8 and chrome.