U+288E "⢎" Braille Pattern Dots-2348 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+288E "⢎" Braille Pattern Dots-2348 is a specific braille cell that represents a raised dot configuration in positions two, three, four, and eight of the standard six-dot or eight-dot braille grid. In the context of six-dot braille, this pattern corresponds to the dots in the top right, middle right, and bottom right columns, along with an additional dot in the extended eighth position used in eight-dot braille systems. This character is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all 256 possible dot combinations for eight-dot braille, allowing for precise representation of braille text in digital formats. Its typical use includes rendering braille for languages that employ eight-dot systems, such as computer braille or certain specialized notations, where each dot pattern maps to a specific letter, number, or symbol.

General Properties

Code Point U+288E
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-2348
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 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding 0x288E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000288E
C/C++/Java Escape \u288e

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