Thanks friends for explaining "Rx". I am confident, this "Rx" like Rupee symbol will not pass Indian Parliament :-')
How about I draw Rupee sign(s) if you guys back me up? Tulasi From: Christopher Miller <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:36:11 -0400 Subject: Re: Indian Rupee Sign to be chosen today To: Tulasi <[email protected]> Cc: Christopher Miller <[email protected]>, unicode Unicode Discussion <[email protected]> On 2010-06-27, at 6:09 PM, Tulasi wrote: > All looks close to sort of handwritten "Rx" > But what does "Rx" means? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_prescription Christopher Miller Montreal QC Canada From: Leo Broukhis <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:45:43 -0700 Subject: Re: Indian Rupee Sign to be chosen today To: Tulasi <[email protected]> Cc: unicode Unicode Discussion <[email protected]> On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Tulasi <[email protected]> wrote: > Were there any from this group took part in the competition? > >> http://www.pluggd.in/indian-rupee-symbol-297/ >> I don't know if this is a joke or not, but none of those five is any good. > > Exactly! > >> Just so they don't choose one of the ones that look dangerously like "Rx" >> signs. > > All looks close to sort of handwritten "Rx" > But what does "Rx" means? http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/211e/index.htm PRESCRIPTION TAKE recipe cross ratio Another question nobody had asked so far in this thread is what will happen to U+20A8 RUPEE SIGN A country cannot reasonably expect that every modification of its currency symbol will be accommodated by a new BMP character, can it? Leo From: Michael Everson <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:17:24 +0100 Subject: Re: Indian Rupee Sign to be chosen today To: unicode Unicode Discussion <[email protected]> Report of deferral: http://www.ptinews.com/news/740593_Cabinet-defers-decision-on-rupee-symbol Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/
