U+288B "⢋" Braille Pattern Dots-1248 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+288B "⢋" Braille Pattern Dots-1248 is a specific braille symbol that represents a pattern of raised dots in positions one, two, four, and eight within a standard six or eight dot braille cell. This character is part of the Braille Patterns block in Unicode, which encodes the visual representation of braille dot configurations as used in various braille systems around the world. While it does not inherently carry a specific alphabetic or phonetic meaning, its interpretation depends entirely on the braille code or language context in which it is used, such as literary braille, computer braille, or mathematical notation. The dot numbering follows the traditional braille cell layout, where dots are numbered from top to bottom and left to right, and dots 1248 correspond to the upper left, middle left, upper right, and lower left positions respectively.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⢋ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⢋ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xA2 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x288B |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000288B |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u288b |
Unicode Properties