What ⣩ means
The numbers identify positions, not a number to read aloud.
An eight-dot cell has two columns of four positions. From top to bottom, the left column is numbered 1, 2, 3, 7; the right is 4, 5, 6, 8. In ⣩, both top positions, the third position on the right, and both bottom positions are filled. Positions 2, 3, and 5 are empty.
Braille is a system of raised dots read by touch. Different languages and specialist codes assign meanings to dot patterns. To translate this cell into ordinary text, you need the particular eight-dot code and the passage it belongs to. A lone ⣩ in a message does not supply those details.
Louis Braille developed his six-dot system by 1824 after encountering Charles Barbier’s 12-dot night writing, demonstrated at his Paris school in 1821. He published his method in 1829. Eight-dot Braille extends the six-dot cell with two positions at the bottom.
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Questions people ask
2Why is ⣩ inside a picture made of text?
It can be a drawing element. Braille patterns provide small grids of dots that can be arranged into text pictures. There, ⣩ contributes to the image rather than spelling a letter.
Can I read ⣩ by touch on my phone?
No. On an ordinary screen, the dots are only an image. Tactile Braille requires raised dots, such as embossed paper or a Braille display with movable pins.
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How to type or find ⣩
- Search it as
- braille 14678 · dots 14678 · eight-dot braille · braille cell · braille pattern
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
⣩\28E9Codes and encoding1 code points
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