U+28AE "⢮" Braille Pattern Dots-23468 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+28AE "⢮" Braille Pattern Dots-23468 is part of the Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile cell where dots 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 are raised. This specific configuration corresponds to a particular letter, contraction, or punctuation mark in various braille standards, depending on the grade and language used. For example, in English Unified English Braille, it represents the letter "y" when used in conjunction with other signs, while in some systems it may denote a word-level contraction. The character is encoded for digital text processing, screen display, and braille translation, ensuring that written braille can be represented in plain text across platforms and applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28AE |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-23468 |
| 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 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28AE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028AE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28ae |
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 |