U+2845 "⡅" Braille Pattern Dots-137 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2845 "⡅" Braille Pattern Dots-137 is a specific representation of a Braille cell within the Unicode standard, where the raised dots occupy positions 1, 3, and 7 of the standard six-dot Braille grid, which are typically the top left, middle left, and bottom right dots. This character is part of the Braille Patterns block in Unicode, designed to encode the tactile writing system used by visually impaired individuals, and it corresponds to a unique configuration that, depending on the Braille code, may represent a particular letter, contraction, or punctuation mark. Visually, it displays as a pattern of raised dots that can be interpreted by a Braille reader or rendered by a screen reader for accessibility.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2845 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-137 |
| 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 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2845 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002845 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2845 |
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 |