What ⡾ means
It marks a dot pattern; the Braille code supplies its reading. Unicode preserves the pattern; language, code and context decide whether it means a letter, syllable, abbreviation or word.
Braille is writing read by touch. Louis Braille adapted a twelve-dot military night-writing code he encountered in 1821, then published his system in 1829. Later Braille forms use six or eight dots.
Online, image tools map pixel groups to Unicode Braille art. Changed spacing or line wrapping can break it.
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Questions people ask
2Is Unicode Braille readable?
No. A Braille code and context give the reading.
Why does my Braille art look like boxes?
Missing glyphs may appear as boxes; spacing changes or wrapping can distort the picture.
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How to type or find ⡾
- Search it as
- Braille art · Unicode Braille · Braille pixels
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⡾CSS
\287ECodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⡾
HTML hex
⡾
CSS content
content: "\287E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%A1%BE
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.