U+2812 "⠒" Braille Pattern Dots-25 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2812 "⠒" Braille Pattern Dots-25 is a braille cell configuration that represents a specific tactile pattern used in the braille writing system, where dots are raised at positions two and five of the standard six dot grid. This character is part of the Braille Patterns block in Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of raised and flat dots within a 2 by 3 matrix. As a pattern without an inherent textual meaning, its interpretation depends on the specific braille code in use, such as literary braille, computer braille, or mathematical notation, allowing it to represent different letters, contractions, punctuation, or symbols across various languages and contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2812 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-25 |
| 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 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2812 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002812 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2812 |
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 |