U+28EB "⣫" Braille Pattern Dots-124678 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+28EB "⣫" Braille Pattern Dots-124678 is a specific cell within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing a tactile configuration of six raised dots arranged in a two by three grid, with this pattern activating dots 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 according to standard Braille numbering. While it does not correspond to a standard letter or contraction in traditional literary Braille, which typically uses only the six-dot cell, it is part of the eight-dot Braille system used for computer notation, mathematical codes, or to represent specific characters in languages requiring extended Braille. The character itself is intended for digital text display and encoding, allowing Braille to be represented and processed in electronic documents and software, often serving as a placeholder for a particular bit pattern in eight-dot Braille mapping.

General Properties

Code Point U+28EB
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-124678
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 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding 0x28EB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000028EB
C/C++/Java Escape \u28eb

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