U+28CC "⣌" Braille Pattern Dots-3478 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+28CC "⣌" Braille Pattern Dots-3478 is a specific braille cell that corresponds to the combination of dots at positions 3, 4, 7, and 8 within the standard six-dot or eight-dot braille grid, with dots 1-3 on the left column and dots 4-6 on the right column in six-dot notation, while in eight-dot extensions, dots 7 and 8 appear below. This pattern is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which maps each possible dot configuration to a distinct code point, allowing for representation of braille text in digital formats. In languages using braille writing systems, this dot combination may represent a specific letter, contraction, or punctuation mark depending on the grade and language context, such as in English braille where eight-dot patterns are often used for computer braille or for indicating formatting.

General Properties

Code Point U+28CC
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-3478
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 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0x28CC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000028CC
C/C++/Java Escape \u28cc

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