Braille pattern dots-123456

The Braille pattern dots-123456 ( ⠿ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with all six dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with both dots in the top three rows raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+283F, and in Braille ASCII with the equal sign.

Character information

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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123456
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10303	U+283F
UTF-8	226 160 191	E2 A0 BF
Numeric character reference	⠿	⠿
Braille ASCII	61	3D

6-dot braille cells

⠀	⠁	⠃	⠉	⠙	⠑	⠋	⠛	⠓	⠊	⠚	⠈	⠘
⠄	⠅	⠇	⠍	⠝	⠕	⠏	⠟	⠗	⠎	⠞	⠌	⠜
⠤	⠥	⠧	⠭	⠽	⠵	⠯	⠿	⠷	⠮	⠾	⠬	⠼
⠠	⠡	⠣	⠩	⠹	⠱	⠫	⠻	⠳	⠪	⠺	⠨	⠸
⠀	⠂	⠆	⠒	⠲	⠢	⠖	⠶	⠦	⠔	⠴	⠐	⠰

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-123456 is used to represent a voiced dental/alveolar fricative or aspirant, such as /ð/, /z/, or /dʰ/ when multiple letters correspond to these values, and is otherwise assigned as needed.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	É, "quoi"
English Braille	"for"
German Braille	% and "es"
Bharati Braille	ḍh / ढ / ঢ / ਢ / ઢ / ಢ / ఢ / ඪ / ଢ / ഢ / ڈھ ‎[2]
Icelandic Braille	@
IPA Braille	ɲ
Slovak Braille	=
Arabic Braille	ظ
Persian Braille	ظ
Irish Braille	É

^[1]

Other braille

Japanese Braille	me / め / メ [1]
Korean Braille	ong / 옹 [1]
Mainland Chinese Braille	wa, -ua [1]
Taiwanese Braille	wen, -un / ㄨㄣ
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	nü- -ǎi
Nemeth Braille	Omission indicator [3]
Gardner Salinas Braille	Quantity symbol [4]
Algerian Braille	و ‎[1]

Braille pattern dots-123456 is also used for the tactile feature on Canadian banknotes.

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-123456 are Braille patterns 1234567, 1234568, and 12345678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information

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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234567		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234568		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12345678
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10367	U+287F	10431	U+28BF	10495	U+28FF
UTF-8	226 161 191	E2 A1 BF	226 162 191	E2 A2 BF	226 163 191	E2 A3 BF
Numeric character reference	⡿	⡿	⢿	⢿	⣿	⣿

	dots 1234567	dots 1234568	dots 12345678
Gardner Salinas Braille[4]	large modifier	‡ (double dagger)	≡ (identity sign)
Luxembourgish Braille[5]		é (minuscule)	É (capital)

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

See also: Braille pattern dots-235678, Braille pattern dots-1235678, and Braille pattern dots-2345678

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 235678, 1235678, 2345678, and 12345678 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-123456, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0123456, 1234567, and 01234567 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Character information

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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-235678		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1235678		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2345678		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12345678
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10486	U+28F6	10487	U+28F7	10494	U+28FE	10495	U+28FF
UTF-8	226 163 182	E2 A3 B6	226 163 183	E2 A3 B7	226 163 190	E2 A3 BE	226 163 191	E2 A3 BF
Numeric character reference	⣶	⣶	⣷	⣷	⣾	⣾	⣿	⣿

Kantenji using braille patterns 235678, 1235678, 2345678, or 12345678

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-123456 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

• - 目

Variants and thematic compounds

• - め/目 + selector 1 = 自
• - め/目 + selector 3 + selector 3 = 睿
• - め/目 + selector 4 = 面
• - selector 1 + め/目 = 真
  • - selector 1 + selector 1 + め/目 = 眞
• - selector 3 + め/目 = 乂
• - selector 4 + め/目 = 牙
• - selector 5 + め/目 = 黽
• - selector 6 + め/目 = 弗
• - 比 + め/目 = 亀
• - 数 + め/目 = 百

Compounds of 目

• - 日 + め/目 = 冒
  • - し/巿 + め/目 = 帽
  • - へ/⺩ + 日 + め/目 = 瑁
• - め/目 + 宿 = 見
  • - 宿 + め/目 = 寛
  • - へ/⺩ + め/目 = 現
  • - 龸 + め/目 = 覚
    • - 龸 + 龸 + め/目 = 覺
    • - て/扌 + 龸 + め/目 = 撹
  • - ま/石 + め/目 = 親
    • - ね/示 + ま/石 + め/目 = 襯
  • - け/犬 + め/目 = 観
    • - け/犬 + け/犬 + め/目 = 觀
    • - 心 + け/犬 + め/目 = 欟
  • - め/目 + り/分 = 窺
  • - め/目 + 仁/亻 = 覗
  • - ね/示 + め/目 = 視
  • - め/目 + す/発 = 覧
    • - て/扌 + め/目 + す/発 = 攬
    • - 心 + め/目 + す/発 = 欖
    • - い/糹/#2 + め/目 + す/発 = 纜
    • - め/目 + め/目 + す/発 = 覽
  • - な/亻 + め/目 + 宿 = 俔
  • - ま/石 + め/目 + 宿 = 硯
  • - ち/竹 + め/目 + 宿 = 筧
  • - む/車 + め/目 + 宿 = 蜆
  • - 龸 + め/目 + 宿 = 覓
  • - れ/口 + め/目 + 宿 = 覘
  • - 仁/亻 + め/目 + 宿 = 覡
  • - ゆ/彳 + め/目 + 宿 = 覦
  • - と/戸 + め/目 + 宿 = 覩
  • - や/疒 + め/目 + 宿 = 覬
  • - き/木 + め/目 + 宿 = 覲
  • - め/目 + め/目 + 宿 = 靦
  • - め/目 + 宿 + む/車 = 覯
  • - め/目 + め/目 + 宿 = 靦
• - ふ/女 + め/目 = 媚
• - ろ/十 + め/目 = 直
  • - な/亻 + め/目 = 値
  • - ほ/方 + め/目 = 殖
  • - す/発 + め/目 = 置
  • - め/目 + き/木 = 植
  • - つ/土 + ろ/十 + め/目 = 埴
  • - る/忄 + ろ/十 + め/目 = 悳
  • - め/目 + ろ/十 + め/目 = 矗
  • - の/禾 + ろ/十 + め/目 = 稙
• - ひ/辶 + め/目 = 遁
• - き/木 + め/目 = 相
  • - ち/竹 + め/目 = 箱
  • - よ/广 + き/木 + め/目 = 廂
  • - に/氵 + き/木 + め/目 = 湘
• - よ/广 + め/目 = 盾
  • - ゆ/彳 + め/目 = 循
  • - き/木 + よ/广 + め/目 = 楯
• - そ/馬 + め/目 = 省
• - う/宀/#3 + め/目 = 督
• - め/目 + ゑ/訁 = 叡
• - め/目 + る/忄 = 懸
• - め/目 + て/扌 = 攫
• - め/目 + ほ/方 = 盲
• - め/目 + せ/食 = 眉
  • - や/疒 + め/目 + せ/食 = 嵋
• - め/目 + か/金 = 看
• - め/目 + ゐ/幺 = 県
  • - め/目 + め/目 + ゐ/幺 = 縣
• - め/目 + ん/止 = 眠
• - め/目 + う/宀/#3 = 眺
• - め/目 + や/疒 = 眼
• - め/目 + そ/馬 = 着
• - め/目 + に/氵 = 睡
• - め/目 + む/車 = 睦
• - め/目 + こ/子 = 睨
• - め/目 + 氷/氵 = 瞥
• - め/目 + 龸 = 瞬
• - め/目 + ろ/十 = 瞭
• - め/目 + ま/石 = 瞳
• - め/目 + 日 = 瞼
• - め/目 + は/辶 = 瞽
• - め/目 + と/戸 = 算
• - 日 + 宿 + め/目 = 冐
• - う/宀/#3 + め/目 + う/宀/#3 = 鼎
• - め/目 + 宿 + く/艹 = 瞿
  • - め/目 + い/糹/#2 + ゑ/訁 = 矍
    • - か/金 + め/目 + め/目 = 钁
• - て/扌 + 宿 + め/目 = 攪
• - に/氵 + 宿 + め/目 = 泪
• - め/目 + 宿 + も/門 = 盻
• - め/目 + 宿 + う/宀/#3 = 眄
• - め/目 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 眇
• - め/目 + 宿 + 龸 = 眈
• - め/目 + き/木 + selector 4 = 眛
• - め/目 + と/戸 + 仁/亻 = 眤
• - め/目 + 宿 + 比 = 眥
• - め/目 + 比 + selector 4 = 眦
• - め/目 + 龸 + ゐ/幺 = 眩
• - め/目 + 宿 + け/犬 = 眷
• - め/目 + selector 5 + む/車 = 眸
• - め/目 + ゆ/彳 + 宿 = 睇
• - め/目 + 宿 + つ/土 = 睚
• - め/目 + し/巿 + せ/食 = 睛
• - め/目 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 睥
• - め/目 + 宿 + ま/石 = 睫
• - め/目 + と/戸 + 日 = 睹
• - め/目 + 宿 + へ/⺩ = 瞎
• - め/目 + 龸 + 日 = 瞑
• - め/目 + 宿 + め/目 = 瞞
• - め/目 + 宿 + め/目 = 瞞
• - め/目 + 龸 + つ/土 = 瞠
• - め/目 + み/耳 + 氷/氵 = 瞰
• - め/目 + を/貝 + き/木 = 瞶
• - め/目 + 龸 + selector 1 = 瞹
• - め/目 + 宿 + 日 = 瞻
• - め/目 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 矇
• - め/目 + と/戸 + み/耳 = 矚
• - 心 + 龸 + め/目 = 苜
• - め/目 + つ/土 + を/貝 = 覿
• - め/目 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 雎

Compounds of 自

• - れ/口 + め/目 = 嗅
• - め/目 + 心 = 息
  • - 火 + め/目 + 心 = 熄
• - め/目 + け/犬 = 臭
  • - も/門 + め/目 + け/犬 = 闃
• - め/目 + た/⽥ = 鼻
  • - れ/口 + め/目 + た/⽥ = 嚊
  • - ふ/女 + め/目 + た/⽥ = 嬶
  • - か/金 + め/目 + た/⽥ = 鼾

Compounds of 睿

• - に/氵 + 龸 + め/目 = 濬

Compounds of 面

• - に/氵 + め/目 + selector 4 = 湎
• - い/糹/#2 + め/目 + selector 4 = 緬
• - よ/广 + め/目 + selector 4 = 靨
• - す/発 + め/目 + selector 4 = 麺
• - め/目 + も/門 + selector 2 = 靤

Compounds of 真 and 眞

• - る/忄 + め/目 = 慎
  • - る/忄 + る/忄 + め/目 = 愼
• - か/金 + め/目 = 鎮
  • - か/金 + か/金 + め/目 = 鎭
• - め/目 + お/頁 = 顛
  • - や/疒 + selector 1 + め/目 = 癲
• - れ/口 + selector 1 + め/目 = 嗔
• - つ/土 + selector 1 + め/目 = 填
• - 心 + selector 1 + め/目 = 槙
• - め/目 + selector 1 + め/目 = 瞋
• - め/目 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鷆
• - め/目 + 龸 + せ/食 = 鷏

Compounds of 乂

• - 心 + め/目 = 艾
• - め/目 + ぬ/力 = 刈
  • - く/艹 + め/目 + ぬ/力 = 苅
• - め/目 + ね/示 = 刹
• - め/目 + し/巿 = 希
  • - れ/口 + め/目 + し/巿 = 唏
  • - 日 + め/目 + し/巿 = 晞
  • - ん/止 + め/目 + し/巿 = 欷
  • - の/禾 + め/目 + し/巿 = 稀
  • - せ/食 + め/目 + し/巿 = 鯑
• - め/目 + の/禾 = 殺
• - め/目 + ⺼ = 肴
  • - に/氵 + め/目 + ⺼ = 淆
• - 囗 + め/目 + の/禾 = 弑
• - め/目 + 龸 + ち/竹 = 爻
  • - め/目 + selector 5 + そ/馬 = 爼
  • - な/亻 + 宿 + め/目 = 爽

Compounds of 牙

• - り/分 + め/目 = 穿
• - く/艹 + め/目 = 芽
• - え/訁 + め/目 = 訝
• - め/目 + さ/阝 = 邪
• - め/目 + い/糹/#2 = 雅
• - れ/口 + selector 4 + め/目 = 呀
• - 氷/氵 + 宿 + め/目 = 冴
• - め/目 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 谺
• - め/目 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鴉

Compounds of 黽

• - い/糹/#2 + め/目 = 縄
  • - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + め/目 = 繩
• - む/車 + め/目 = 蝿
• - む/車 + 宿 + め/目 = 蠅
• - の/禾 + 宿 + め/目 = 龝

Compounds of 弗

• - 氷/氵 + め/目 = 沸
• - め/目 + を/貝 = 費
• - 仁/亻 + め/目 = 仏
  • - 仁/亻 + 仁/亻 + め/目 = 佛
• - て/扌 + め/目 = 払
  • - て/扌 + て/扌 + め/目 = 拂
• - と/戸 + selector 6 + め/目 = 髴
• - ゆ/彳 + 宿 + め/目 = 彿
• - る/忄 + 宿 + め/目 = 怫
• - け/犬 + 宿 + め/目 = 狒

Compounds of 亀

• - の/禾 + 比 + め/目 = 穐
• - 比 + 比 + め/目 = 龜
  • - も/門 + 比 + め/目 = 鬮
• - ほ/方 + 比 + め/目 = 鼇
• - 氷/氵 + 比 + め/目 = 鼈

Compounds of 百

• - な/亻 + 数 + め/目 = 佰
• - ゆ/彳 + 数 + め/目 = 弼
• - 心 + 数 + め/目 = 栢
• - か/金 + 数 + め/目 = 瓸
• - ま/石 + 数 + め/目 = 竡
• - の/禾 + 数 + め/目 = 粨
• - そ/馬 + 数 + め/目 = 貊
• - さ/阝 + 数 + め/目 = 陌

Other compounds

• - ゐ/幺 + め/目 = 綿
• - 心 + 宿 + め/目 = 棉
• - ゐ/幺 + 宿 + め/目 = 緜
• - か/金 + 宿 + め/目 = 錦
• - 囗 + め/目 = 爾
  • - に/氵 + に/氵 + め/目 = 滿
    • - に/氵 + め/目 = 満
      • - る/忄 + に/氵 + め/目 = 懣
  • - め/目 + へ/⺩ = 璽
  • - ゆ/彳 + 囗 + め/目 = 彌
    • - 氷/氵 + 囗 + め/目 = 瀰
  • - に/氵 + 囗 + め/目 = 濔
  • - ね/示 + 囗 + め/目 = 禰
• - み/耳 + 宿 + め/目 = 蹣
• - れ/口 + 宿 + め/目 = 嚏
• - れ/口 + う/宀/#3 + め/目 = 嚔
• - そ/馬 + 宿 + め/目 = 牝
• - ひ/辶 + 囗 + め/目 = 迩

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4. "Index of Topics in Braille Section". Oregon State University Science Access Project Braille topics. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
5. UNESCO (2013). World Braille Usage. Washington, DC: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-8444-9564-4. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
6. "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
7. "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
8. "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
9. "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.