U+2846 "⡆" Braille Pattern Dots-237 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2846 "⡆" Braille Pattern Dots-237 is a tactile writing symbol from the Braille Patterns block, encoding the specific configuration of raised dots in positions 2, 3, and 7 of a standard 2x4 Braille cell. This pattern represents a cell where the top-middle dot, the bottom-left dot, and the bottom-right dot from the cell's regular ordering are raised, leaving all other dot positions flat. In the context of Braille, it is used as part of a larger system for representing letters, contractions, or notation in various languages and specialized fields such as mathematics or music; its specific meaning depends entirely on the Braille standard (e.g., Grade 1, Grade 2, or computer Braille) and the language in which it appears.

General Properties

Code Point U+2846
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-237
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 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2846
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002846
C/C++/Java Escape \u2846

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