U+280E "⠎" Braille Pattern Dots-234 Unicode Character

U+280E "⠎" Braille Pattern Dots-234 is a Braille cell that features raised dots in positions two, three, and four, corresponding to the middle and bottom left and the middle right columns of the standard six dot grid. This specific pattern does not have a fixed meaning on its own, as Braille is a tactile writing system where each pattern represents a letter, contraction, or punctuation mark depending on the language and grade being used. For example, in English Grade 1 Braille, it often represents the letter "s", while in other contexts it may serve as part of a larger contraction or symbol. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and processing of Braille text across various platforms and applications.

General Properties

Code Point	U+280E
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-234
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 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0x280E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000280E
C/C++/Java Escape	\u280e

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