U+283C "⠼" Braille Pattern Dots-3456 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+283C "⠼" Braille Pattern Dots-3456 is a specific symbol within the Braille Patterns block, representing the arrangement of six dots where the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth dot positions are raised. In standardized braille notation, this pattern does not correspond to a simple letter or number in most languages but instead functions as a braille format prefix known as the numeric indicator. When placed before a sequence of braille letters that primarily use the top four dot positions, it signals that those characters should be interpreted as digits rather than letters, effectively allowing the same cell patterns to represent both alphabetical and numerical values depending on context. This use is essential for reading and writing numbers in braille, demonstrating how the Unicode standard preserves the functional roles of braille patterns beyond literal alphabetical representation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⠼ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⠼ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xA0 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x283C |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000283C |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u283c |
Unicode Properties