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Re: rupee currency symbol (₹)

dummy@example.com (tux_99) — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:25:15 +0000

You can create an /etc/X11/Xmodmap (if you want it for all users) or ~/.Xmodmap (just for your own user) file with the keymappings you need.

To check which keymap corresponds to a key on your keyboard run xev in a terminal.

A mapping looks like this (this adds the '©' symbol on the 'c' key on my keyboard using the right Windows key as modifier):

keysym Super_R = Mode_switch
keysym    c = c C copyright

Re: rupee currency symbol (₹)

dummy@example.com (ralph.ronnquist) — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:13:52 +0000

Afaict, the Indian keyboard layout (setxkbmap in) seems to have a generic Rupee key code ( U2089 = ₹ ) bound to Right-Alt + Shift + 4.

Re: rupee currency symbol (₹)

dummy@example.com (fsmithred) — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:15:48 +0000

I think only Gnome, KDE and Mate include a keyboard layout setting for English(India) with rupee. I couldn't find it in xfce or lxqt. Other option is to customize as described above or similar.

Re: rupee currency symbol (₹)

dummy@example.com (RedGreen925) — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:09:01 +0000

The Compose key held down then the = key hit letting the Compose go then a shift key held for a capital R give me the ₹ character. I use this script to enable the Compose key as the useless to me Caps lock key in LXQT in its autostart option in the settings, KDE when I used to use it had the option to enable directly in its settings. Perhaps you may want to check in your settings on xfce to see if an option exists for it or run the command in the script as normal user in a Terminal then try the combination for its display.

zeus@9600k:~$ cat bin/compose_key.sh 
#!/bin/bash
# enable compose key on login when using LXQT

setxkbmap -option "compose:caps"

rupee currency symbol (₹)

dummy@example.com (vrgovinda) — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:13:34 +0000

Hi all/

I got into a problem here.

I have a 104 key keyboard with a L-shaped Enter key US layout.
Off late, the rupee currency symbol (on 4) hasn't been working. It used to work in the past.

OS: Excalibur
DE: Xfce
Input source: English (India, with rupee)

I will be grateful if the rupee currency symbol (₹) can be made to work again using Alt + 4

regards,
vrgovinda