U+28E0 "⣠" Braille Pattern Dots-678 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+28E0 "⣠" Braille Pattern Dots-678 is a specific Braille cell encoding that represents the combination of raised dots in positions six, seven, and eight, which, in the standard eight-dot Braille grid, corresponds to the bottom-left dot (dot 6), the bottom-middle dot (dot 7), and the bottom-right dot (dot 8) all being raised simultaneously. This character is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which maps the 256 possible dot combinations of an eight-dot Braille cell to distinct code points, enabling digital representation of Braille text across computing systems. In practical usage, this particular dot pattern does not correspond to a standard letter in six-dot literary Braille but often serves as a component in specialized Braille notations, such as for mathematics, music, or computer code, where eight-dot Braille is employed to represent additional symbols or formatting information beyond the traditional 64 six-dot patterns.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⣠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⣠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xA3 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x28E0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000028E0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u28e0 |
Unicode Properties