U+28DB "⣛" Braille Pattern Dots-124578 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+28DB "⣛" Braille Pattern Dots-124578 is a specific symbol within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile cell used in the Braille writing system for the visually impaired. This particular pattern has raised dots at positions 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 in the standard six or eight dot Braille matrix, where dots are numbered from top to bottom and left to right. In eight dot Braille, this arrangement can signify a character or a text attribute extension, while in traditional six dot Braille the inclusion of dots 7 and 8 indicates it is part of an extended or computer code. Its visual form displays a rectangular grid with filled circles corresponding to the active dots, appearing as a dense cluster of raised points. This character helps facilitate accurate digital representation and encoding of Braille text across platforms and devices.

General Properties

Code Point U+28DB
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-124578
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 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0x28DB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000028DB
C/C++/Java Escape \u28db

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