U+28AD "⢭" Braille Pattern Dots-13468 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+28AD "⢭" Braille Pattern Dots-13468 is a specific cell within the standardized Braille Patterns block that represents a tactile configuration of six or eight dots arranged in a two by four grid, in this case with dots at positions 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8 raised and all other dots flat. This pattern is not assigned a predefined literary meaning on its own, as Braille encoding is context dependent, and it may correspond to a particular letter, contraction, symbol, or numeric value depending on the specific Braille system or language in use, such as English, mathematics, or computer Braille. The character is encoded primarily for digital representation and interchange, allowing text to be rendered or translated into physical Braille for tactile reading. It serves as a building block within the larger Unicode standard, ensuring that the full range of dot combinations used in Braille around the world can be reliably stored, transmitted, and reproduced across different devices and software.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⢭ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⢭ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xA2 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x28AD |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000028AD |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u28ad |
Unicode Properties