U+2801 "⠁" Braille Pattern Dots-1 Unicode Character

U+2801 "⠁" Braille Pattern Dots-1 is a specific cell within the Unicode Braille Patterns block that represents the activation of only the top-left dot (dot 1) in a standard six dot Braille matrix. This character serves as a fundamental building block for tactile writing and reading systems used primarily by individuals who are blind or visually impaired, where each unique dot combination, including this single dot, corresponds to a letter, number, punctuation mark, or abbreviation in various Braille codes. While alone it might not form a complete symbol in most languages, "⠁" is directly equivalent to the letter "a" in uncontracted English Braille and is essential for constructing more complex words and sentences.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2801
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-1
Block	Braille Patterns
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⠁
HTML Hex Encoding	⠁
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xA0 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2801
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002801
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2801

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Braille
Script Extensions	Braille
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Pattern Syntax	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other