How to Type Russian Ruble Sign?

Russia is the largest country in this world and Ruble is the official currency symbol for Russia. Many people write Ruble symbol as a capital letter P with a horizontal stroke down. However, in this article we will explain how you can write the correct symbol ₽ using keyboard shortcuts.

Alt Code Shortcuts for Ruble Sign

Below is the summary of keyboard shortcuts for typing Ruble sign in Windows and Mac computers.

Symbol Name	Ruble Sign ₽
Windows Shortcut	Alt + 8381
Word Shortcut	20BD + Alt + X
Mac Shortcut	Option + 20BD
HTML Entity Decimal	₽
HTML Entity Hexadecimal	&#20BD;
CSS Value	\20BD;
Decimal	8381
Hexadecimal	20BD
Unicode Point	U+20BD

Type Ruble Sign in Windows Computers

Follow one of the below methods to type the symbol in Windows based computers:

• Press one of the alt keys and type 8381 using numeric pad. This will make the Ruble sign ₽.
• On Word documents, type 20BD then press alt and X keys together to make this symbol.
• If keyboard shortcuts are not working you can use Symbol utility in Office applications. Go to “Insert > Symbols” menu to open the utility. Search under “Currency Symbols” with “Unicode (hex)” as character code.

• In addition, you can also use Character Map app in Windows to find and insert Ruble sign.

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Type Ruble Sign in Mac

Similar to Windows, follow one of the below methods to type Ruble sign in macOS.

• First change the keyboard input source on your Mac to Unicode Hex Input. After that press and hold one of the option keys and type 20BD.
• If keyboard shortcut is not working for you then try using Character Viewer app. Press “Command + Control + Space” to open the app and search for “ruble”. This will filter the sign, check the font variation and double click to insert the required variation on your documents.

Ruble Sign in HTML

You can use either decimal or hexadecimal code in HTML to insert symbols. Use one of the below code to insert the sign in HTML document.

<span>&#8381;</span>
<span>&#x20BD;</span>

We have used the <span> tags, however, you can use the codes with other HTML tags like <p>.

Ruble Sign in CSS

It is also possible to insert the sign on web documents using CSS pseudo elements as shown below. You have to use the hexadecimal code with the content property and the symbol will be inserted before the list element.

li:before {
	content:\20BD;
	font-family:Arial;
}

Ruble Sign Display

As Ruble symbol is like any other text characters, you can customize and apply all text effects. Below are some of the examples with different colors and background.

Note: The cryptocurrency Petro also uses the same Ruble sign with minor change as rounded corner in letter P.