U+28C0 "⣀" Braille Pattern Dots-78 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⣀
U+28C0 "⣀" Braille Pattern Dots-78 is a specific cell within the Braille Patterns block, representing the raised dots at positions 7 and 8 in the standard 2x3 braille grid, which corresponds to the lower two dots in an 8-dot braille system. This character is used in 8-dot braille to denote a particular pattern for encoding text, mathematics, or computer data, extending traditional 6-dot braille to support a wider range of symbols and languages. As part of the Unicode standard, it ensures consistent digital representation and rendering across different platforms and applications for accessibility and text processing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28C0 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-78 |
| 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 0xA3 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28C0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028C0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28c0 |
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 |