U+28EC "⣬" Braille Pattern Dots-34678 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+28EC "⣬" Braille Pattern Dots-34678 is a specific glyph within the Braille Patterns block, representing a cell where dots in positions 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 are raised according to the standard eight-dot braille system. This character is used in combination with other braille patterns to encode text, mathematical notation, or computer data in braille formats, particularly in contexts requiring eight-dot braille such as certain languages or technical transcriptions. It visually appears as two columns of raised dots, with the right column fully filled and the left column having the bottom two dots raised, allowing for tactile or visual reading by individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28EC |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-34678 |
| 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 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28EC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28ec |
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 |