U+2863 "⡣" Braille Pattern Dots-1267 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2863 "⡣" Braille Pattern Dots-1267 is a specific cell in the braille code, which represents a tactile writing system used by people who are blind or visually impaired. This particular pattern includes dots in positions 1, 2, 6, and 7 of the standard six-dot braille cell, where dots are numbered top to bottom in two columns. In Unified English Braille, this combination of dots does not correspond to a single standard letter but is used for various contractions, punctuation, or special symbols, and it may also appear within different braille codes such as those for mathematics or music. The character is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all 256 possible dot combinations to facilitate digital representation and processing of braille text.

General Properties

Code Point U+2863
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-1267
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 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2863
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002863
C/C++/Java Escape \u2863

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