U+28D4 "⣔" Braille Pattern Dots-3578 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⣔
U+28D4 "⣔" Braille Pattern Dots-3578 is a specific glyph from the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile cell with raised dots at positions 3, 5, 7, and 8 in the standard 2 by 4 dot matrix used for Braille writing. This pattern is part of the comprehensive encoding intended for braille transcription and digital representation, where each combination of dots corresponds to a particular letter, contraction, or punctuation mark depending on the braille code in use, such as Grade 1 or Grade 2 English Braille. In the context of Unified English Braille, the dot configuration of U+28D4 might be used for a specific character or word sign, though its exact meaning varies by language and braille standard.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28D4 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-3578 |
| 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 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28D4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028D4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28d4 |
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 |