U+2876 "⡶" Braille Pattern Dots-23567 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2876 "⡶" Braille Pattern Dots-23567 is a specific braille cell that represents a combination of raised dots in positions two, three, five, six, and seven within the standard six or eight dot braille grid. This pattern is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all possible dot configurations used in braille writing systems worldwide. The character itself does not have a fixed linguistic meaning, as its interpretation depends entirely on the specific braille code being used, such as English, French, or mathematical braille. In some braille systems, dots two, three, six, and seven may form a contraction or punctuation mark, while dot five often indicates a shift to a different character set or an emphasis. The "⡶" symbol is typically displayed as a raised dot pattern within a bounding box, allowing it to be combined with other braille characters for tactile reading by visually impaired users.

General Properties

Code Point U+2876
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-23567
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 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2876
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002876
C/C++/Java Escape \u2876

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