Braille Pattern Dots-35678

It is one cell, not a translation by itself. This Braille pattern uses dots 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8; the language or notation code determines whether it marks a letter, punctuation, a number, or something else.

Valentin Haüy developed raised-print texts for touch in Paris in 1786. Charles Barbier proposed raised-dot writing in 1815; the Paris institute tried it in 1821. Louis Braille adapted dot writing into a six-dot cell, publishing a system for words and music in 1829. Eight-dot cells add two positions.