U+2897 "⢗" Braille Pattern Dots-12358 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2897 "⢗" Braille Pattern Dots-12358 is a specific dot configuration within the Braille Patterns block, representing a raised combination of dots 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8 in the standard six or eight dot braille cell. Unlike traditional six dot braille which uses columns of three dots, this eight dot pattern extends the cell vertically, often employed in specialized braille systems for computer notation, mathematics, or foreign languages to represent unique characters, graphemes, or formatting commands. As a graphic symbol, it has no inherent linguistic meaning on its own but serves as a functional component within adaptive technology or braille translation software, enabling precise digital representation of tactile braille outputs.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2897 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-12358 |
| 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 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2897 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002897 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2897 |
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 |