U+28A7 "⢧" Braille Pattern Dots-12368 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+28A7 "⢧" Braille Pattern Dots-12368 is a specific braille symbol representing a cell with raised dots at positions one, two, three, six, and eight in a standard six-dot or eight-dot braille grid. This character belongs to the Braille Patterns Unicode block, which encodes the various combinations of dots used in braille writing systems for tactile reading and writing by individuals who are blind or visually impaired. In braille patterns, each dot position corresponds to a number, and the raised dots in U+28A7 indicate a particular tactile configuration that can represent a letter, contraction, or symbol depending on the specific braille language or code in use. The eight-dot system, of which this character is a part, extends the traditional six-dot braille to allow for more symbols, such as those in computer braille or advanced notation.

General Properties

Code Point U+28A7
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-12368
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 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding 0x28A7
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000028A7
C/C++/Java Escape \u28a7

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