U+28A1 "⢡" Braille Pattern Dots-168 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+28A1 "⢡" Braille Pattern Dots-168 is a specific braille symbol that represents a raised dot pattern in the six dot braille cell, with dots at positions one, six, and eight of the eight dot braille standard. In the eight dot braille system, this character is part of a larger set used to extend the traditional six dot braille alphabet for computer and technical notation, allowing for the representation of additional characters, symbols, or formatting. It appears as a small rectangular block with three filled dot positions, and while it does not have a direct meaning in standard literary braille, it is used in specialized braille encodings such as those for mathematics, music, or computer code.
General Properties
Code Point
U+28A1
Name
Braille Pattern Dots-168
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⢡
HTML Hex Encoding
⢡
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xA2 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding
0x28A1
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000028A1
C/C++/Java Escape
\u28a1
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Braille