U+2804 "⠄" Braille Pattern Dots-3 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2804 "⠄" Braille Pattern Dots-3 is a tactile writing symbol from the Braille Patterns block that represents a single raised dot in the third position, or dot 3, within a standard 2 by 3 Braille cell. In the six dot system, dot 3 is located in the top row of the right hand column, and this specific pattern is often used as a punctuation indicator or as a component in larger multi cell Braille sequences. In many languages, including English Braille, it sometimes serves as the base for the letter 'k' when combined with other dots, or can denote a shortened form or abbreviation in certain codes. Despite its simplicity as a single dot, it plays an essential structural role in the precision and flexibility of the Braille writing system for tactile reading.

General Properties

Code Point U+2804
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-3
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 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2804
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002804
C/C++/Java Escape \u2804

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