U+28CF "⣏" Braille Pattern Dots-123478 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+28CF "⣏" Braille Pattern Dots-123478 is a specific braille cell in the Unicode Standard that represents a configuration of raised dots at positions one, two, three, four, seven, and eight within the standard six dot or extended eight dot braille grid. This character is part of the Braille Patterns block, which encodes all possible combinations of dots in an eight dot braille cell, allowing for the representation of characters in various braille systems and scripts around the world. While in traditional six dot braille the dots are numbered one through six, the extended eight dot format accommodates additional symbols for computer braille or specialized notation, and the specific pattern 123478 might correspond to a particular letter, contraction, or punctuation mark depending on the language and braille table being used.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⣏ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⣏ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xA3 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x28CF |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000028CF |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u28cf |
Unicode Properties