U+28B6 "⢶" Braille Pattern Dots-23568 Unicode Character

U+28B6 "⢶" Braille Pattern Dots-23568 is a specific tactile symbol used in the Braille system, representing a raised dot configuration with dots located at positions 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 of the standard six-dot or eight-dot Braille cell. This character falls within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes the various combinations of raised and unraised dots that allow visually impaired individuals to read through touch. As an eight-dot Braille pattern, it provides additional character space for specialized applications such as computer Braille or foreign language transcription, extending beyond the traditional six-dot system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+28B6
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-23568
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 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding	0x28B6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000028B6
C/C++/Java Escape	\u28b6

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