U+2828 "⠨" Braille Pattern Dots-46 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2828 "⠨" Braille Pattern Dots-46 is a specific braille cell configuration that represents the raised dots located at positions four and six in a standard six dot braille grid. In literary braille systems, this pattern often serves as a formatting or indicator symbol, such as a capital sign or an emphasis marker, rather than representing a single letter of the alphabet. Its usage varies across different braille languages and codes, but it remains a fundamental component of braille encoding for conveying structural and semantic information in tactile reading. This character is part of the Unicode Braille Patterns block, which encodes all possible combinations of raised dots to support global braille communication.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2828
Name
Braille Pattern Dots-46
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⠨
HTML Hex Encoding
⠨
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xA0 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2828
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002828
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2828
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Braille