U+2840 "⡀" Braille Pattern Dots-7 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2840 "⡀" Braille Pattern Dots-7 is a specific braille cell pattern within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing the configuration where only dot 7 in the standard six or eight dot braille system is raised. This character is part of a comprehensive encoding scheme that maps the tactile writing system used by visually impaired individuals to digital text, allowing for the representation of braille characters in computing environments. The "⡀" glyph itself appears as a small rectangular cell with a single dot in the lower left corner, corresponding to the dot 7 position in an eight dot braille cell, which is often used in specialized braille notation or computer braille rather than standard literary braille. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that braille text can be electronically stored, transmitted, and displayed consistently across different software and devices.

General Properties

Code Point U+2840
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-7
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 0xA1 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2840
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002840
C/C++/Java Escape \u2840

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