U+2802 "⠂" Braille Pattern Dots-2 Unicode Character

U+2802 "⠂" Braille Pattern Dots-2 is a single-dot braille cell representing only dot number two in the standard six-dot braille grid, positioned at the top left of the right column. It functions as a fundamental building block in braille encoding, where it can stand alone to represent a specific letter or contracted word in various braille systems, such as the letter "e" in Unified English Braille or a punctuation mark in other contexts. As part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, this character allows for digital representation and processing of braille text, ensuring accessibility for visually impaired users across electronic documents, screen readers, and assistive technologies.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2802
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-2
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 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2802
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002802
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2802

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