U+2819 "⠙" Braille Pattern Dots-145 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⠙
U+2819 "⠙" Braille Pattern Dots-145 is a tactile writing symbol used in the Braille system, specifically representing the pattern where dots 1, 4, and 5 are raised in a standard 2x3 Braille cell. This character is part of the Braille Patterns block in Unicode, which encodes all possible dot combinations for use in digital text and assistive technologies. In many Braille alphabets, including Unified English Braille, U+2819 corresponds to the letter "d" in the Latin alphabet, allowing visually impaired users to read and write through refreshable Braille displays and embossed materials. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent cross platform representation of Braille in modern computing and accessibility contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2819 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-145 |
| 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 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2819 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002819 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2819 |
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 |