Though the government says that it will be ahead of the Rupee symbol becomes commercially offered, for computer users downloading this brand new character is now just a few clicks away.

Mangalore based internet Business Company Foradian Technologies have come up with the font called Rupee Foradian available for download on its website for free.

The company formed a vector image of the new Rupee sign and mapped the grave accent symbol the key just above the strip button on the keyboard with it. This keystroke was chosen because most users and programmers don’t use it.

The Rupee font can be downloaded from Foradian blog- http://blog.foradian.com/.

We distinguish that font making is not a rocket science. Anyone with a good awareness in computers can do it. There are many free tools offered too. If a small party like Foradian can do like this, just think what the Indian Govt and Media functioning jointly can attain to get the rupee symbol into all PCs and Keyboards. It is likely and can be done in days, said Foradian in a statement.

The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its consent to the sign which combines the Roman letter ‘R’ with the Devnagri ‘Ra’. The goal is to approve it nationally within the next six months.