U+28F5 "⣵" Braille Pattern Dots-135678 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⣵
U+28F5 "⣵" Braille Pattern Dots-135678 is a specific Braille cell that represents a combination of raised dots in positions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 within the standard six or eight dot Braille grid, where dots are numbered from top to bottom in two columns. This pattern is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all possible dot configurations for compatibility between digital text and tactile Braille systems. The character is used in various Braille codes around the world to represent letters, contractions, or punctuation depending on the language and grade of Braille, and its visual appearance consists of six filled circular bumps arranged in the designated positions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28F5 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-135678 |
| 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 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28F5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028F5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28f5 |
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 |