U+289C "⢜" Braille Pattern Dots-3458 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+289C "⢜" Braille Pattern Dots-3458 is a specific graphic character within the Braille Patterns block, representing the combination of raised dots in the third, fourth, fifth, and eighth positions of a standard six or eight dot Braille cell. This particular pattern does not correspond to a standard alphabetic letter in traditional six dot Braille, as it uses the extended dot eight position often found in computer Braille or eight dot systems for specialized notation. In such contexts, the character may be used to encode numeric values, technical symbols, or specific contractions, depending on the Braille code table in use. Its visual appearance on screen or in print serves as a tactile reading aid for visually impaired users, while in digital text it acts as a standardized code point for consistent representation across platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+289C
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-3458
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 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0x289C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000289C
C/C++/Java Escape \u289c

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