U+2872 "⡲" Braille Pattern Dots-2567 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2872 "⡲" Braille Pattern Dots-2567 is a specific cell within the Unicode Braille Patterns block that represents the tactile dots at positions 2, 5, 6, and 7 in the standard six-dot or eight-dot braille grid. Characterized by its raised dots in the lower left and right areas as well as the upper middle right and upper right positions, this pattern was designated for use in 8-dot braille systems to extend the set of available symbols beyond the classic 6-dot configuration. While its actual semantic meaning depends on the particular braille standard or language being used, the character itself serves as a typographic and digital representation of a physical braille cell.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2872 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-2567 |
| 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 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2872 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002872 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2872 |
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 |