U+282F "⠯" Braille Pattern Dots-12346 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⠯
U+282F "⠯" Braille Pattern Dots-12346 is a specific Braille cell representing the combination of dots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 within the standard six-dot Braille grid. In many Braille systems, this pattern corresponds to a particular letter, such as the French "ou" or the English contraction for "the" depending on the context and language grade. As a part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, it allows for the digital representation of tactile writing, enabling text to be displayed on screens or processed in software while preserving the precise dot arrangement used by visually impaired readers.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+282F |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-12346 |
| 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 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x282F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000282F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u282f |
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 |