U+282C "⠬" Braille Pattern Dots-346 Unicode Character

U+282C "⠬" Braille Pattern Dots-346 is a specific braille cell that represents a pattern with raised dots in positions three, four, and six of the standard six-dot braille grid. In Unified English Braille and many other braille systems, this pattern typically corresponds to the letter "c" when used in literary contexts, though its meaning can vary based on the specific braille code or language, such as representing a contraction or a distinct character in mathematics or music notation. The character is part of the Braille Patterns block in Unicode, which encodes all 64 possible combinations of dots to facilitate digital representation and exchange of braille text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+282C
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-346
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 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0x282C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000282C
C/C++/Java Escape	\u282c

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