U+280D "⠍" Braille Pattern Dots-134 Unicode Character

U+280D "⠍" Braille Pattern Dots-134 is a specific cell within the Unicode Braille Patterns block that represents a tactile reading symbol composed of raised dots at positions one, three, and four in a standard two column by three row Braille grid. This character is primarily used in braille writing systems around the world to encode the letter "m" in English braille, though its meaning can shift to represent different letters, contractions, or phonetic values depending on the specific braille code in use, such as those for other languages or specialized contexts like mathematics or music notation. As a digital representation, it allows text to be stored, displayed, and translated for tactile readers on compatible devices or refreshable braille displays.

General Properties

Code Point	U+280D
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-134
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 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0x280D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000280D
C/C++/Java Escape	\u280d

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