What ⣐ means
The numbers identify positions, not a count of raised dots. An eight-dot cell has two columns and four rows. Viewed from the reading side, the left column runs 1, 2, 3, 7 from top to bottom; the right runs 4, 5, 6, 8. In ⣐, only positions 5, 7 and 8 are raised.
Braille is a system of raised dots read by touch. Its familiar six-dot cell has three rows; eight-dot Braille adds a fourth row and is used, among other things, for computer text. On an ordinary screen, this character is a visual representation of those dots.
What letter does ⣐ stand for?
There is no single letter assigned to it across Braille codes. A Braille code is the set of rules that gives dot patterns their readings for a language or purpose. Unicode preserves the pattern itself, so identifying ⣐ does not automatically translate it. To decode a passage, establish its Braille code and read the surrounding cells.
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Worth knowing
- Louis Braille developed his six-dot writing system from Charles Barbier’s earlier raised-dot work and published it in 1829. The eight-dot cell used by ⣐ is a later extension.
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How to type or find ⣐
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- Braille dots 5 7 8 · eight-dot Braille · Braille symbol meaning · Braille translation
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
⣐\28D0Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.