U+2896 "⢖" Braille Pattern Dots-2358 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2896 "⢖" Braille Pattern Dots-2358 is a specific braille cell that represents a combination of raised dots, with dots at positions 2, 3, 5, and 8 activated within an eight-dot braille system. This particular pattern is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all possible dot configurations for both six-dot and eight-dot braille cells. The raised dots are numbered in a standard grid, where dot 2 is in the top center, dot 3 is in the top right, dot 5 is in the middle center, and dot 8 is in the bottom right. While its meaning can vary depending on the specific braille language or context, such as in mathematics, music, or computer notation, it is primarily used to represent tactile information for visually impaired readers. The character itself appears as a small rectangular arrangement of black dots, with the unraised dots shown as hollow outlines, allowing users to visually interpret the pattern.

General Properties

Code Point U+2896
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-2358
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 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2896
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002896
C/C++/Java Escape \u2896

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