U+2815 "⠕" Braille Pattern Dots-135 Unicode Character

U+2815 "⠕" Braille Pattern Dots-135 is a specific braille cell that features raised dots in positions one, three, and five of the standard six dot braille grid, making it a visually distinct pattern. In the English Unified English Braille system, this cell most commonly represents the letter "o", but like all braille patterns, its meaning can vary depending on the specific braille code being used. The character is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which was designed to encode the tactile writing system used by visually impaired individuals, ensuring digital compatibility. This particular dot configuration is also used in other contexts, such as in Gardner Salinas braille for representing mathematical symbols or in computer braille for special functions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2815
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-135
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 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2815
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002815
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2815

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