U+280B "⠋" Braille Pattern Dots-124 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⠋
U+280B "⠋" Braille Pattern Dots-124 is a specific cell within the Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile dot configuration where dots at positions one, two, and four are raised in the standard six-dot braille grid. This character is used in various braille code systems, often corresponding to the letter "f" in English braille, though its meaning can shift depending on the specific braille language or context, such as representing a different character in international braille conventions. As a graphic symbol, it appears as a raised pattern on a two by three matrix, allowing visually impaired readers to interpret it through touch or for display in digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+280B |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-124 |
| 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 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x280B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000280B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u280b |
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 |