U+28EA "⣪" Braille Pattern Dots-24678 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+28EA "⣪" Braille Pattern Dots-24678 is a specific cell within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile dot configuration used in the braille writing system for the visually impaired. This particular pattern features raised dots at positions two, four, six, seven, and eight in the standard 2x4 braille cell matrix, corresponding to the lower and middle regions of the cell. It serves as a component in encoding letters, contractions, or symbols in various braille languages and codes, depending on the specific braille standard in use, and is part of the comprehensive set of 256 possible dot patterns that allow braille to represent text in many languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28EA |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-24678 |
| 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 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28EA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028EA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28ea |
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 |