U+2842 "⡂" Braille Pattern Dots-27 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⡂
U+2842 "⡂" Braille Pattern Dots-27 is a representation within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, specifically encoding a cell with dots at positions 2 and 7 raised. In standard six-dot Braille notation, this pattern corresponds to the letter "c" in many languages, but in the eight-dot computer Braille extension used by Unicode, it gains an additional dot at position 7 to allow for more complex symbols and encoding of full ASCII characters. This character is primarily used in digital environments to represent tactile Braille text for visually impaired readers, ensuring that written language can be accurately conveyed and displayed across software and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2842 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-27 |
| 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 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2842 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002842 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2842 |
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 |