U+28D3 "⣓" Braille Pattern Dots-12578 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⣓
U+28D3 "⣓" Braille Pattern Dots-12578 is a cell in the Braille Patterns block that represents a specific tactile dot configuration used in braille writing systems, with raised dots at positions 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8. This pattern is not part of standard contracted braille for most languages but may be used in specialized braille codes, computer braille, or as a formatting marker. Like all braille pattern characters, it serves as a visual or digital representation of a physical braille cell, allowing text to be displayed electronically for users who read braille or for software processing braille data.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28D3 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-12578 |
| 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 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28D3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028D3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28d3 |
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 |