U+2894 "⢔" Braille Pattern Dots-358 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2894 "⢔" Braille Pattern Dots-358 is a Braille pattern representing the raised dots at positions three, five, and eight within a standard six or eight dot Braille cell, forming a specific tactile symbol used in various Braille codes and applications. This character is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all possible combinations of raised and flat dots for both six dot and eight dot Braille systems. In practice, U+2894 may be employed in digital text to represent a particular letter, contraction, or punctuation mark depending on the Braille standard being used, such as literary Braille, computer Braille, or music Braille, allowing for accurate rendering and interchange of Braille content across different platforms and devices.

General Properties

Code Point U+2894
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-358
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 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2894
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002894
C/C++/Java Escape \u2894

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