U+2827 "⠧" Braille Pattern Dots-1236 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2827 "⠧" Braille Pattern Dots-1236 is a specific cell within the six-dot braille system, representing the combination of dots at positions 1, 2, 3, and 6. In standard literary braille, this configuration corresponds to the letter "v" in the English alphabet, though its meaning can shift in specialized braille codes such as those for mathematics, music, or other languages. As part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which systematically encodes all 64 possible dot combinations, this character is displayed visually as a raised pattern within a two-by-three matrix, where filled dots indicate the raised points. This encoding allows for seamless digital representation and exchange of braille text across platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2827 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-1236 |
| 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 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2827 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002827 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2827 |
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 |