U+28F2 "⣲" Braille Pattern Dots-25678 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+28F2 "⣲" Braille Pattern Dots-25678 is a specific braille cell pattern defined within the Unicode Standard's Braille Patterns block, which encodes the eight-dot braille system used for tactile reading and writing, primarily by individuals who are blind or visually impaired. This particular character represents the raised dots at positions 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the braille cell, where each dot corresponds to a numbered location in a 2 by 4 grid, and the presence or absence of these dots allows for the representation of a wide range of letters, contractions, numbers, or symbols depending on the specific braille code or language in use. As part of the Unicode standard, this character ensures consistent digital representation and exchange of braille text across different platforms and applications.

General Properties

Code Point U+28F2
Version Added 3.0
Name Braille Pattern Dots-25678
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 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding 0x28F2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000028F2
C/C++/Java Escape \u28f2

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