U+2823 "⠣" Braille Pattern Dots-126 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⠣
U+2823 "⠣" Braille Pattern Dots-126 is a tactile symbol used in the Braille writing system, representing a specific cell where the dots at positions one, two, and six (counting from the top left and top right columns) are raised. This pattern corresponds to a particular letter or contraction depending on the Braille language variant, such as the letter "g" in English Braille or serving as a punctuation or abbreviation mark in other systems like Unified English Braille. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard as part of the Braille Patterns block, enabling digital representation and display of Braille characters for accessibility and communication purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2823 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-126 |
| 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 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2823 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002823 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2823 |
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 |