U+28FC "⣼" Braille Pattern Dots-345678 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⣼
U+28FC "⣼" Braille Pattern Dots-345678 is a specific glyph within the Braille Patterns block, representing a configuration where all six standard dots in a braille cell are raised except for dot 1 and dot 2, as dots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are filled. This character is part of the eight-dot braille system, which extends the traditional six-dot braille to include additional dots at the bottom of the cell, allowing for a greater range of symbols in computer and assistive technology contexts. It is used in digital text to encode braille representations for various languages and specialized notations, such as mathematics or music, and appears as a tactile pattern for visually impaired users when rendered on braille displays or embossers.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+28FC |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Braille Pattern Dots-345678 |
| 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 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x28FC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000028FC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u28fc |
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 |