U+285A "⡚" Braille Pattern Dots-2457 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+285A "⡚" Braille Pattern Dots-2457 is a specific braille cell configuration representing the pattern of raised dots at positions 2, 4, 5, and 7 in a standard six or eight dot braille grid. This character belongs to the Braille Patterns block Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of dots used in braille writing systems for various languages and notation. In many braille standards, such as those used for English and other alphabets, this particular dot pattern corresponds to the letter "S" when used in Grade 1 braille, though its exact meaning can vary depending on the specific braille code or language context.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+285A |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-2457 |
| 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 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x285A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000285A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u285a |
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 |