Re: India seeks Rupee status symbol

From: John H. Jenkins (jenkins@apple.com)
Date: Tue Mar 10 2009 - 11:09:17 CST

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    On Mar 10, 2009, at 8:55 AM, Andrew West wrote:

    > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7923825.stm>
    >
    > Hmm, isn't there already a Rupee sign somewhere ?
    >

    The current rupee symbol looks like "Rs" (₨). I wouldn't blame India
    for wanting a bit more interesting.

    One of the comments on the article complains that the "computer
    character gurus" haven't come up with support for a prescription
    sign. I've added a comment pointing out that ℞ is already found in
    Unicode.

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    John H. Jenkins
    jenkins@apple.com



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