U+2824 "⠤" Braille Pattern Dots-36 Unicode Character

U+2824 "⠤" Braille Pattern Dots-36 is a specific cell within the Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile dot configuration where only dots 3 and 6 are raised in a standard 2 by 3 Braille cell. This character is used as a component in various Braille systems, often serving as part of a larger sequence to form letters, contractions, or punctuation, depending on the regional standard. In Unified English Braille, it can represent the hyphen or minus sign, functioning as a punctuation marker rather than a standalone letter. Its visual pattern, with two raised dots in the lower row, distinguishes it from other Braille dot combinations within the Unicode standard.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2824
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-36
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 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2824
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002824
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2824

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