U+288F "⢏" Braille Pattern Dots-12348 Unicode Character

U+288F "⢏" Braille Pattern Dots-12348 is a specific braille cell within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile writing system used primarily by people who are blind or visually impaired. This particular pattern, defined by the raised dots at positions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 within an eight-dot braille cell, does not have a fixed alphabetic or contracted meaning on its own, as braille interpretation depends entirely on the language and standard being used. Instead, it serves as a graphic symbol in digital text, allowing programmers and users to encode braille characters for display in software, braille transcription, or assistive technology.

General Properties

Code Point	U+288F
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-12348
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 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding	0x288F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000288F
C/C++/Java Escape	\u288f

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