U+28D0 "⣐" Braille Pattern Dots-578 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+28D0 "⣐" Braille Pattern Dots-578 is a specific braille cell representation that corresponds to the tactile system developed by Louis Braille for reading and writing by individuals who are blind or visually impaired. This character is defined within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all possible dot configurations of a 2x3 braille cell, and its name "Dots-578" indicates that the raised dots are at positions 5, 7, and 8 in the standard braille dot numbering system. As a digital text symbol, it allows for the accurate electronic display and interchange of braille content, facilitating accessibility in computing environments such as screen readers and braille embossers.

General Properties

Code Point U+28D0
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-578
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 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0x28D0
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000028D0
C/C++/Java Escape \u28d0

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