U+288D "⢍" Braille Pattern Dots-1348 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⢍
U+288D "⢍" Braille Pattern Dots-1348 is a specific pattern within the Braille Patterns block, representing a configuration where dots are raised at positions 1, 3, 4, and 8 of a standard 2x4 braille cell. This character is part of the 8-dot braille system, which extends the classic 6-dot system to allow for more precise representation of text, mathematics, or computer code, particularly in contexts where mapping to ASCII or other extended character sets is needed. Visually, the pattern creates a distinctive grouping of raised dots in the upper left, middle left, and right side of the cell, and it can be used in digital environments to convey tactile braille information or as a symbolic glyph in specialized text processing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+288D |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-1348 |
| 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 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x288D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000288D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u288d |
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 |