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

Code Point U+281B
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-1245
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 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0x281B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000281B
C/C++/Java Escape \u281b

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