U+28DC "⣜" Braille Pattern Dots-34578 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+28DC "⣜" Braille Pattern Dots-34578 is a specific cell within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile dot configuration where dots 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are raised in an 8-dot Braille system. This pattern does not correspond to a standard literary Braille letter in traditional 6-dot Braille, as it uses dots from both the lower and upper cell rows, including dot 7 and dot 8 from the extended 8-dot grid. Instead, it is part of a specialized set of Braille symbols that can encode mathematical, computer, or technical notation, allowing for a wider range of characters in digital contexts. Its graphical appearance as a dense cluster of raised dots makes it useful for representing binary data or as a placeholder in screen-based Braille displays.

General Properties

Code Point U+28DC
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-34578
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 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0x28DC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000028DC
C/C++/Java Escape \u28dc

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