U+28CA "⣊" Braille Pattern Dots-2478 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⣊
U+28CA "⣊" Braille Pattern Dots-2478 is a representation from the Braille Patterns block that encodes a specific configuration of raised dots used in tactile writing systems for the visually impaired. In this particular pattern, dots at positions 2, 4, 7, and 8 are raised, corresponding to the eight-dot braille cell standard, which is an extension of the traditional six-dot system for specialized applications such as computer notation or music. This character allows digital text and software to display or process braille data, bridging tactile communication with electronic formats.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28CA |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-2478 |
| 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 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28CA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28ca |
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 |