U+28D2 "⣒" Braille Pattern Dots-2578 Unicode Character

U+28D2 "⣒" Braille Pattern Dots-2578 is a specific Braille cell that represents a combination of raised dots in positions 2, 5, 7, and 8 within a standard 2 by 4 grid of possible embossed points. This pattern is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all 256 possible dot configurations for six-dot Braille, as well as extended eight-dot patterns like this one. While the visual appearance of the character is that of a rectangular cell with four filled dots, its interpretation as a meaningful symbol depends entirely on the specific Braille language or system being used, as each arrangement of dots corresponds to a different letter, number, or contraction in various Braille codes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+28D2
Version Added	3.0
Name	Braille Pattern Dots-2578
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 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding	0x28D2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000028D2
C/C++/Java Escape	\u28d2

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