U+28C8 "⣈" Braille Pattern Dots-478 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+28C8 "⣈" Braille Pattern Dots-478 is a specific braille cell within the Unicode Braille Patterns block, representing the tactile dot configuration with dots at positions 4, 7, and 8. This particular pattern corresponds to a unique arrangement often used in braille scripts to denote a letter, contraction, or punctuation mark depending on the specific braille standard and language. As part of the 8-dot braille system, which extends the traditional 6-dot system to support more characters including computer notation and specialized transcription, the "⣈" character serves as a visual or digital representation of a physical braille cell for text processing, screen readers, and accessibility systems.
General Properties
Code Point
U+28C8
Name
Braille Pattern Dots-478
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⣈
HTML Hex Encoding
⣈
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xA3 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0x28C8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000028C8
C/C++/Java Escape
\u28c8
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Braille