Braille pattern dots-6

6-dot braille cells

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

The Braille pattern dots-6 ( ⠠ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the bottom right dot raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the lower-middle right dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2820, and in Braille ASCII with a comma:, .

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-6
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10272	U+2820
UTF-8	226 160 160	E2 A0 A0
Numeric character reference	⠠	⠠
Braille ASCII	44	2C

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-6 is used as a formatting, punctuation, accent sign, or otherwise as needed.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	Antoine number sign
English Braille	Capital letter sign
German Braille	' (apostrophe)
Bharati Braille	Visarga [2]
IPA Braille	subscript sign
Slovak Braille	Capital letter sign
Arabic Braille	ـّ (shaddah)
Thai Braille	low tone consonant modifier

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Other braille

Japanese Braille	handakuten [1]
Korean Braille	s- / ㅅ [1]
Taiwanese Braille	、 (comma)
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	emphasis mark
Nemeth Braille	, (comma), /. (decimal separator) [3]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-6 are Braille patterns 67, 68, and 678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-67		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-68		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-678
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10336	U+2860	10400	U+28A0	10464	U+28E0
UTF-8	226 161 160	E2 A1 A0	226 162 160	E2 A2 A0	226 163 160	E2 A3 A0
Numeric character reference	⡠	⡠	⢠	⢠	⣠	⣠

	dots 67	dots 68	dots 678
Gardner Salinas Braille [4]	end array		~ (logical not)

related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 8, 18, 48, and 148 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-6, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 06, 67, and 067 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-8		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-18		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-48		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-148
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10368	U+2880	10369	U+2881	10376	U+2888	10377	U+2889
UTF-8	226 162 128	E2 A2 80	226 162 129	E2 A2 81	226 162 136	E2 A2 88	226 162 137	E2 A2 89
Numeric character reference	⢀	⢀	⢁	⢁	⢈	⢈	⢉	⢉

Kantenji using braille patterns 8, 18, 48, or 148

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-6 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

• - N/A - used only as a selector

Selector

• - な/亻 + selector 6 = 体
  • - な/亻 + な/亻 + selector 6 = 體
• - 仁/亻 + selector 6 = 像
• - も/門 + selector 6 = 凶
  • - も/門 + selector 6 + selector 6 = 凵
  • - 宿 + も/門 + selector 6 = 兇
  • - も/門 + も/門 + selector 6 = 匈
    • - に/氵 + も/門 + selector 6 = 洶
  • - 心 + も/門 + selector 6 = 椶
• - く/艹 + selector 6 = 卉
• - と/戸 + selector 6 = 尸
• - 日 + selector 6 = 曰
  • - に/氵 + 日 + selector 6 = 沓
• - き/木 + selector 6 = 本
  • - ち/竹 + き/木 + selector 6 = 笨
  • - み/耳 + き/木 + selector 6 = 躰
  • - 日 + き/木 + selector 6 = 皋
• - け/犬 + selector 6 = 猫
• - 囗 + selector 6 = 角
  • - れ/口 + 囗 + selector 6 = 嘴
  • - つ/土 + 囗 + selector 6 = 埆
  • - き/木 + 囗 + selector 6 = 桷
  • - 心 + 囗 + selector 6 = 槲
• - そ/馬 + selector 6 = 象
  • - そ/馬 + selector 6 + selector 6 = 豸
    • - そ/馬 + selector 6 + く/艹 = 貘
  • - 心 + そ/馬 + selector 6 = 橡
• - せ/食 + selector 6 = 酋
  • - 心 + せ/食 + selector 6 = 楢
  • - ひ/辶 + せ/食 + selector 6 = 遒
  • - せ/食 + せ/食 + selector 6 = 鰌
• - か/金 + selector 6 = 鉢
• - 心 + selector 6 = 黍
• - selector 6 + そ/馬 = 丑
  • - け/犬 + selector 6 + そ/馬 = 狃
  • - か/金 + selector 6 + そ/馬 = 鈕
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + そ/馬 = 豕
• - selector 6 + に/氵 = 丞
  • - て/扌 + selector 6 + に/氵 = 拯
• - selector 6 + さ/阝 = 乍
  • - る/忄 + selector 6 + さ/阝 = 怎
• - selector 6 + て/扌 = 亭
  • - に/氵 + selector 6 + て/扌 = 渟
• - selector 6 + 囗 = 亶
• - selector 6 + り/分 = 僉
  • - ん/止 + selector 6 + り/分 = 歛
  • - ち/竹 + selector 6 + り/分 = 簽
• - selector 6 + 宿 = 兌
• - selector 6 + こ/子 = 公
  • - 心 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 枩
  • - か/金 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 瓮
  • - ふ/女 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 舩
  • - む/車 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 蚣
  • - お/頁 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 頌
• - selector 6 + 龸 = 几
  • - れ/口 + selector 6 + 龸 = 咒
• - selector 6 + み/耳 = 呂
  • - き/木 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 梠
  • - も/門 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 閭
    • - 心 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 櫚
  • - ち/竹 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 筥
  • - い/糹/#2 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 絽
• - selector 6 + け/犬 = 失
  • - な/亻 + selector 6 + け/犬 = 佚
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + け/犬 = 夸
  • - し/巿 + selector 6 + け/犬 = 帙
  • - み/耳 + selector 6 + け/犬 = 跌
  • - む/車 + selector 6 + け/犬 = 軼
• - selector 6 + 心 = 奄
  • - に/氵 + selector 6 + 心 = 淹
  • - く/艹 + selector 6 + 心 = 菴
  • - も/門 + selector 6 + 心 = 閹
• - selector 6 + る/忄 = 婁
• - selector 6 + ⺼ = 孟
• - selector 6 + う/宀/#3 = 宛
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + う/宀/#3 = 彑
• - selector 6 + は/辶 = 尚
  • - 氷/氵 + selector 6 + は/辶 = 敞
    • - よ/广 + selector 6 + は/辶 = 廠
  • - 心 + selector 6 + は/辶 = 棠
  • - に/氵 + selector 6 + は/辶 = 淌
  • - ね/示 + selector 6 + は/辶 = 裳
• - selector 6 + 仁/亻 = 尤
  • - ⺼ + selector 6 + 仁/亻 = 肬
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + 仁/亻 = 无
• - selector 6 + つ/土 = 尭
  • - に/氵 + selector 6 + つ/土 = 澆
  • - く/艹 + selector 6 + つ/土 = 蕘
• - selector 6 + い/糹/#2 = 尹
  • - ち/竹 + selector 6 + い/糹/#2 = 笋
• - selector 6 + と/戸 = 廾
• - selector 6 + め/目 = 弗
• - と/戸 + selector 6 + め/目 = 髴
• - selector 6 + ゆ/彳 = 弯
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + ゆ/彳 = 彎
• - selector 6 + ひ/辶 = 戍
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + ひ/辶 = 柬
• - selector 6 + し/巿 = 曳
  • - い/糹/#2 + selector 6 + し/巿 = 絏
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + し/巿 = 曵
• - selector 6 + 氷/氵 = 曷
• - selector 6 + ん/止 = 焉
  • - ふ/女 + selector 6 + ん/止 = 嫣
• - selector 6 + か/金 = 瓦
  • - の/禾 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甃
  • - も/門 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甌
  • - う/宀/#3 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甍
  • - そ/馬 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甑
  • - ま/石 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甓
  • - ひ/辶 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甕
• - selector 6 + ほ/方 = 甫
  • - ⺼ + selector 6 + ほ/方 = 脯
  • - ひ/辶 + selector 6 + ほ/方 = 逋
  • - せ/食 + selector 6 + ほ/方 = 鯆
• - selector 6 + よ/广 = 疋
• - selector 6 + む/車 = 矣
  • - な/亻 + selector 6 + む/車 = 俟
  • - ん/止 + selector 6 + む/車 = 欸
  • - ま/石 + selector 6 + む/車 = 竢
• - selector 6 + な/亻 = 竟
• - selector 6 + の/禾 = 而
  • - の/禾 + selector 6 + の/禾 = 粫
• - selector 6 + ら/月 = 胡
  • - 心 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 楜
  • - む/車 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 蝴
  • - せ/食 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 餬
• - selector 6 + ぬ/力 = 臼
  • - け/犬 + selector 6 + ぬ/力 = 舂
• - selector 6 + も/門 = 芻
  • - く/艹 + selector 6 + も/門 = 蒭
• - selector 6 + く/艹 = 莫
  • - の/禾 + selector 6 + く/艹 = 糢
  • - む/車 + selector 6 + く/艹 = 蟆
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + く/艹 = 屮
• - selector 6 + え/訁 = 袁
• - selector 6 + ま/石 = 辟
  • - ふ/女 + selector 6 + ま/石 = 嬖
  • - く/艹 + selector 6 + ま/石 = 薜
  • - 心 + selector 6 + ま/石 = 蘗
  • - み/耳 + selector 6 + ま/石 = 躄
• - selector 6 + ち/竹 = 采
• - selector 6 + selector 6 + ち/竹 = 釆
• - selector 6 + れ/口 = 鬲
• - selector 6 + selector 6 + す/発 = 乕
• - selector 6 + selector 6 + や/疒 = 鬯
• - selector 6 + selector 4 + ね/示 = 劒
• - む/車 + selector 6 + ろ/十 = 蝨

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Notes

1. "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..
2. "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Retrieved 25 April 2013.
3. "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
4. "Index of Topics in Braille Section". Oregon State University Science Access Project Braille topics. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
5. "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.