U+28C2 "⣂" Braille Pattern Dots-278 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⣂
U+28C2 "⣂" Braille Pattern Dots-278 is a specific configuration within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile cell where dots at positions two, seven, and eight are raised. This pattern forms part of the standardized six and eight dot braille encoding system, which is used for representing text, mathematical notation, or musical notation in a tactile format for visually impaired readers. In the eight dot braille system, the presence of dots seven and eight extends the traditional six dot cell to accommodate additional characters or symbols, making this particular combination a less common but valid element in advanced braille applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28C2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-278 |
| 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 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28C2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028C2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28c2 |
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 |