U+2891 "⢑" Braille Pattern Dots-158 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2891 "⢑" Braille Pattern Dots-158 is a specific glyph within the Braille Patterns block, used to represent a tactile braille cell where dots 1, 5, and 8 are raised. This character is part of a standardized system for encoding braille dot configurations in digital text, allowing for the representation of braille symbols beyond traditional six-dot cells, as the eight-dot pattern extends possibilities for computer braille and musical notation. In this pattern, the dots are positioned in a rectangular grid of four rows and two columns, with dot 1 in the top left, dot 5 in the third row left, and dot 8 in the bottom right, creating a distinct arrangement that can correspond to specific letters, contractions, or codes depending on the braille standard in use.

General Properties

Code Point U+2891
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-158
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 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2891
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002891
C/C++/Java Escape \u2891

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