U+281B "⠛" Braille Pattern Dots-1245 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+281B "⠛" Braille Pattern Dots-1245 is a specific braille glyph that represents the combination of raised dots at positions 1, 2, 4, and 5 in the standard 2x3 braille cell. This pattern is used in various braille systems around the world; in English Unified English Braille (UEB), it corresponds to the letter 'g', while in many other languages or shorthand systems, it may represent different sounds, syllables, or contractions depending on the specific braille code. Visually, the character appears as a small rectangle with four raised bumps arranged in the top row (dots 1 and 2) and the middle row (dots 4 and 5), leaving the bottom row of the cell empty. As a part of the Unicode Standard, this character ensures that braille text can be consistently encoded and rendered across digital platforms, preserving accessibility for visually impaired readers.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⠛ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⠛ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xA0 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x281B |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000281B |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u281b |
Unicode Properties