U+2855 "⡕" Braille Pattern Dots-1357 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2855 "⡕" Braille Pattern Dots-1357 is a specific tactile writing symbol used in the Braille system, representing the presence of raised dots at positions 1, 3, 5, and 7 within a standard six or eight dot Braille cell. This combination of dots forms a distinct pattern that can denote a particular letter, contraction, or punctuation mark depending on the Braille language or code being used, such as Unified English Braille or grade 1 versus grade 2 Braille. In visual representations, this character appears as a rectangular glyph with four filled circles arranged in the top left, middle left, top right, and middle right positions of the cell, corresponding to the labeled dot numbers. As part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, it provides a digital text representation for these embossed dots, ensuring consistent display across different devices and software.

General Properties

Code Point U+2855
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-1357
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 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2855
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002855
C/C++/Java Escape \u2855

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