U+28C9 "⣉" Braille Pattern Dots-1478 Unicode Character

U+28C9 "⣉" Braille Pattern Dots-1478 is a specific braille cell that represents a combination of the raised dots at positions 1, 4, 7, and 8 within the standard six or eight dot braille grid. This character is part of the Unicode block for braille patterns, which encodes all possible dot combinations used in braille writing systems worldwide. When rendered, it appears as a rectangular cell with four distinct raised points, enabling tactile reading for visually impaired users, though its exact meaning depends on the braille system or language context where it is used, as braille patterns map to different letters, contractions, or symbols in various regions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+28C9
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-1478
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 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding	0x28C9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000028C9
C/C++/Java Escape	\u28c9

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