U+2844 "⡄" Braille Pattern Dots-37 Unicode Character

U+2844 "⡄" Braille Pattern Dots-37 is a specific braille cell representation in the Unicode standard, where the pattern consists of dots in positions 3 and 7 of the traditional six-dot braille grid. This character belongs to the Braille Patterns block, which encodes all 256 possible dot configurations used in braille writing systems across various languages. The dots-37 configuration corresponds to the raised dots in the third column of the first row and the third column of the second row, counting from the top left. In standard English braille, this pattern often represents the letter "g" or is used as part of contracted braille forms, though its exact meaning can vary depending on the language or braille coding system in use.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2844
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-37
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 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2844
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002844
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2844

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