U+2881 "⢁" Braille Pattern Dots-18 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2881 "⢁" Braille Pattern Dots-18 is a specific Braille dot configuration found within the Braille Patterns block, representing the presence of a single raised dot at position one and another at position eight within an eight-dot Braille cell. Unlike standard six-dot Braille, which is often used for literary texts, eight-dot Braille extends the encoding to support computer notation, music, and mathematical symbols, and this particular pattern corresponds to the binary value 10000001, where the dots are counted from the top down in two columns. Its usage varies by context, but it commonly appears in specialized Braille systems and digital representations for coding or accessibility purposes, serving as a visual or tactile signifier for advanced Braille applications beyond simple letter-based writing.

General Properties

Code Point U+2881
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-18
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 0xA2 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2881
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002881
C/C++/Java Escape \u2881

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