U+28AA "⢪" Braille Pattern Dots-2468 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+28AA "⢪" Braille Pattern Dots-2468 is a tactile writing symbol representing a specific configuration of raised dots in the six dot Braille cell, with dots 2, 4, 6, and 8 activated. Unlike standard six dot Braille, this character is part of the eight dot Braille system, where dot positions are numbered from the top left as dot 1, top right as dot 2, middle left as dot 3, middle right as dot 4, bottom left as dot 5, bottom right as dot 6, lower left as dot 7, and lower right as dot 8. The combination of dots 2, 4, 6, and 8 creates a pattern that can be used in computer Braille text representation, such as for screen readers or digital Braille displays, allowing for more precise encoding of characters and symbols in extended Braille standards.

General Properties

Code Point U+28AA
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-2468
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 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding 0x28AA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000028AA
C/C++/Java Escape \u28aa

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