U+289B "⢛" Braille Pattern Dots-12458 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+289B "⢛" Braille Pattern Dots-12458 is a specific Braille pattern representing the presence of raised dots at positions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8 within the standard six or eight-dot Braille cell grid. This character belongs to the Braille Patterns Unicode block, which encodes all possible combinations of raised dots for tactile reading systems used by the visually impaired. The dots are numbered in a specific order, with positions 1, 2, 3 in the top row left to right, 4, 5, 6 in the bottom row left to right, and dots 7 and 8 for additional characters in the eight-dot system. When displayed, this pattern creates a unique tactile symbol that can represent a specific letter, contraction, or word in various Braille languages and codes, such as English Braille, where it might stand for a certain consonant combination or punctuation mark. This encoding allows digital text to be accurately converted into tactile forms for assistive technologies like refreshable Braille displays.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⢛ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⢛ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xA2 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x289B |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000289B |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u289b |
Unicode Properties