Braille pattern dots-12

The Braille pattern dots-12 ( ⠃ ) is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with the top two left dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2803, and in Braille ASCII with "B".

Character information

Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10243	U+2803
UTF-8	226 160 131	E2 A0 83
Numeric character reference	⠃	⠃
Braille ASCII	66	42

6-dot braille cells

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

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-12 is used to represent a voiced bilabial plosive, ie /b/, and is otherwise assigned as needed. It is also used for the number 2.[1]

Table of unified braille values

Italian Braille	B
French Braille	B
English Braille	B
English Contraction	but
German Braille	B
Bharati Braille	ब / ਬ / બ / ব / ବ / బ / ಬ / ബ / බ / ب ‎[2]
Icelandic Braille	B
IPA Braille	/b/
Russian Braille	Б
Slovak Braille	B
Arabic Braille	ب
Persian Braille	ب
Irish Braille	B
Thai Braille	ั
Luxembourgish Braille	b (minuscule)

[1]

Other braille

Japanese Braille	i / い / イ [1]
Korean Braille	-b / -ㅂ [1]
Mainland Chinese Braille	b [1]
Taiwanese Braille	ch-, ㄔ
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	h- -ì/-ù/-ǜ/tone 4
Nemeth Braille	not an independent symbol [3]
Gardner Salinas Braille	"b" [4]
Algerian Braille	ب ‎[1]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-12 are Braille patterns 127, 128, and 1278, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information

Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-127		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-128		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1278
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10307	U+2843	10371	U+2883	10435	U+28C3
UTF-8	226 161 131	E2 A1 83	226 162 131	E2 A2 83	226 163 131	E2 A3 83
Numeric character reference	⡃	⡃	⢃	⢃	⣃	⣃

	dots 127	dots 128	dots 1278
Gardner Salinas Braille [4]	B (capital)	β (beta)
Luxembourgish Braille [5]	B (capital)

related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 23, 123, 234, and 1234 are the 8-dot braille patterns related to Braille pattern dots-12, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 012, 127, and 0127 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Character information

Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10246	U+2806	10247	U+2807	10254	U+280E	10255	U+280F
UTF-8	226 160 134	E2 A0 86	226 160 135	E2 A0 87	226 160 142	E2 A0 8E	226 160 143	E2 A0 8F
Numeric character reference	⠆	⠆	⠇	⠇	⠎	⠎	⠏	⠏

Kantenji using braille patterns 23, 123, 234, or 1234

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-12 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

• - 糸

Variants and thematic compounds

• - い/糹/#2 + selector 2 = 丼
• - selector 2 + い/糹/#2 = 韋
• - selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 離
  • - selector 4 + selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 隹
• - selector 5 + い/糹/#2 = 井
• - selector 6 + い/糹/#2 = 尹
• - 数 + #2 = 二
• - 囗 + い/糹/#2 = 弐
• - ん/止 + い/糹/#2 = 正
• - せ/食 + い/糹/#2 = 生

Compounds of 糸

• - い/糹/#2 + さ/阝 = 糾
• - い/糹/#2 + き/木 = 紀
• - い/糹/#2 + も/門 = 約
  • - く/艹 + い/糹/#2 + も/門 = 葯
• - い/糹/#2 + か/金 = 紆
• - い/糹/#2 + ふ/女 = 純
• - い/糹/#2 + ろ/十 = 紘
• - い/糹/#2 + ん/止 = 紙
• - い/糹/#2 + ゐ/幺 = 級
• - い/糹/#2 + り/分 = 紛
• - い/糹/#2 + ほ/方 = 紡
• - い/糹/#2 + た/⽥ = 細
  • - い/糹/#2 + た/⽥ + selector 4 = 紬
  • - い/糹/#2 + た/⽥ + ゐ/幺 = 縲
• - い/糹/#2 + し/巿 = 紳
• - い/糹/#2 + ぬ/力 = 紹
• - い/糹/#2 + す/発 = 終
• - い/糹/#2 + そ/馬 = 組
• - い/糹/#2 + は/辶 = 絆
• - い/糹/#2 + け/犬 = 経
• - い/糹/#2 + ち/竹 = 絞
• - い/糹/#2 + れ/口 = 絡
• - い/糹/#2 + と/戸 = 絣
• - い/糹/#2 + 囗 = 給
• - い/糹/#2 + 龸 = 統
  • - い/糹/#2 + 龸 + ち/竹 = 纐
  • - い/糹/#2 + 龸 + ゐ/幺 = 絃
• - い/糹/#2 + え/訁 = 絵
• - い/糹/#2 + ら/月 = 絹
  • - す/発 + い/糹/#2 + ら/月 = 羂
• - い/糹/#2 + の/禾 = 継
  • - い/糹/#2 + の/禾 + た/⽥ = 繙
  • - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + の/禾 = 繼
• - い/糹/#2 + つ/土 = 続
  • - い/糹/#2 + つ/土 + れ/口 = 纈
  • - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + つ/土 = 續
• - い/糹/#2 + ゆ/彳 = 綱
• - い/糹/#2 + こ/子 = 総
  • - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + こ/子 = 總
• - い/糹/#2 + 氷/氵 = 線
• - い/糹/#2 + ま/石 = 締
• - い/糹/#2 + へ/⺩ = 編
• - い/糹/#2 + 仁/亻 = 緩
• - い/糹/#2 + ひ/辶 = 練
• - い/糹/#2 + め/目 = 縄
• - い/糹/#2 + ⺼ = 縊
• - い/糹/#2 + て/扌 = 縛
• - い/糹/#2 + よ/广 = 縦
  • - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + よ/广 = 縱
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 = 縮
• - い/糹/#2 + る/忄 = 縷
• - い/糹/#2 + を/貝 = 績
  • - い/糹/#2 + を/貝 + け/犬 = 纉
• - い/糹/#2 + や/疒 = 繃
• - い/糹/#2 + み/耳 = 繊
  • - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + み/耳 = 纖
• - い/糹/#2 + 日 = 織
• - い/糹/#2 + せ/食 = 繕
• - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 = 繰
• - い/糹/#2 + む/車 = 繭
• - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 = 絲
• - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + け/犬 = 經
• - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + め/目 = 繩
• - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + え/訁 = 繪
• - い/糹/#2 + selector 6 + し/巿 = 絏
• - い/糹/#2 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 絽
• - い/糹/#2 + selector 4 + な/亻 = 紿
• - い/糹/#2 + selector 4 + の/禾 = 緞
• - い/糹/#2 + 龸 + selector 3 = 紊
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + を/貝 = 糺
• - い/糹/#2 + 比 + し/巿 = 紂
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + 比 = 紕
• - い/糹/#2 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 紗
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + え/訁 = 紜
• - い/糹/#2 + き/木 + を/貝 = 紮
• - い/糹/#2 + ろ/十 + よ/广 = 紲
• - い/糹/#2 + 数 + て/扌 = 紵
• - い/糹/#2 + 囗 + れ/口 = 絅
• - い/糹/#2 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 絋
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + ゆ/彳 = 絎
• - い/糹/#2 + 龸 + selector 2 = 絖
• - い/糹/#2 + 仁/亻 + ゆ/彳 = 絛
• - い/糹/#2 + 日 + す/発 = 絢
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + 囗 = 絨
• - い/糹/#2 + ふ/女 + れ/口 = 絮
• - い/糹/#2 + の/禾 + ゐ/幺 = 綉
• - い/糹/#2 + ふ/女 + 龸 = 綏
• - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + け/犬 = 經
• - い/糹/#2 + ぬ/力 + 心 = 綛
• - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 + ね/示 = 綜
• - い/糹/#2 + と/戸 + け/犬 = 綟
• - い/糹/#2 + 囗 + つ/土 = 綢
• - い/糹/#2 + け/犬 + さ/阝 = 綣
• - い/糹/#2 + 龸 + 囗 = 綫
• - い/糹/#2 + と/戸 + れ/口 = 綮
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + と/戸 = 綯
• - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 + ら/月 = 綰
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + ち/竹 = 綵
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + る/忄 = 綸
• - い/糹/#2 + け/犬 + か/金 = 綺
• - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 + よ/广 = 綻
• - い/糹/#2 + 日 + と/戸 = 綽
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + す/発 = 綾
• - い/糹/#2 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 緇
• - い/糹/#2 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 緕
• - い/糹/#2 + ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 緘
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + み/耳 = 緝
• - い/糹/#2 + み/耳 + ん/止 = 緡
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + よ/广 = 緤
• - い/糹/#2 + め/目 + selector 4 = 緬
• - い/糹/#2 + 氷/氵 + ゆ/彳 = 緻
• - い/糹/#2 + ひ/辶 + ふ/女 = 縅
• - い/糹/#2 + 日 + ひ/辶 = 縉
• - い/糹/#2 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 縒
• - い/糹/#2 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 縟
• - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 + ま/石 = 縡
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + ま/石 = 縵
• - い/糹/#2 + に/氵 + ね/示 = 縹
• - い/糹/#2 + ひ/辶 + む/車 = 縺
• - い/糹/#2 + 心 + ま/石 = 縻
• - い/糹/#2 + む/車 + selector 2 = 繆
• - い/糹/#2 + ぬ/力 + ゆ/彳 = 繍
• - い/糹/#2 + ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 繖
• - い/糹/#2 + も/門 + ら/月 = 繝
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + つ/土 = 繞
• - い/糹/#2 + ゆ/彳 + む/車 = 繦
• - い/糹/#2 + ち/竹 + え/訁 = 繧
• - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + め/目 = 繩
• - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + え/訁 = 繪
• - い/糹/#2 + ち/竹 + の/禾 = 繻
• - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 + を/貝 = 繽
• - い/糹/#2 + す/発 + ⺼ = 繿
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 纃
• - い/糹/#2 + 龸 + み/耳 = 纎
• - い/糹/#2 + ふ/女 + を/貝 = 纓
• - い/糹/#2 + ぬ/力 + 宿 = 纔
• - い/糹/#2 + め/目 + す/発 = 纜

Compounds of 韋

• - な/亻 + い/糹/#2 = 偉
• - 心 + い/糹/#2 = 葦
• - ひ/辶 + い/糹/#2 = 違
• - ゐ/幺 + い/糹/#2 = 緯
• - 囗 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 圍
• - し/巿 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 幃
• - え/訁 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 諱
• - ろ/十 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 韓
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + ぬ/力 = 韜

Compounds of 離 and 隹

• - に/氵 + selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 漓
• - へ/⺩ + selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 璃
• - お/頁 + selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 魑
• - の/禾 + selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 黐
• - う/宀/#3 + selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 寉
• - 囗 + selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 雕
• - ち/竹 + selector 4 + い/糹/#2 = 霍
• - 仁/亻 + い/糹/#2 = 催
• - 氷/氵 + い/糹/#2 = 准
  • - も/門 + 氷/氵 + い/糹/#2 = 匯
• - れ/口 + い/糹/#2 = 唯
• - つ/土 + い/糹/#2 = 堆
• - け/犬 + い/糹/#2 = 奪
• - し/巿 + い/糹/#2 = 帷
• - る/忄 + い/糹/#2 = 惟
  • - る/忄 + い/糹/#2 + 火 = 憔
• - み/耳 + い/糹/#2 = 截
• - て/扌 + い/糹/#2 = 推
• - ま/石 + い/糹/#2 = 確
• - の/禾 + い/糹/#2 = 稚
• - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 = 維
  • - す/発 + い/糹/#2 = 羅
    • - 心 + す/発 + い/糹/#2 = 蘿
    • - ひ/辶 + す/発 + い/糹/#2 = 邏
    • - か/金 + す/発 + い/糹/#2 = 鑼
• - え/訁 + い/糹/#2 = 誰
• - か/金 + い/糹/#2 = 錐
• - ほ/方 + い/糹/#2 = 雀
• - め/目 + い/糹/#2 = 雅
• - き/木 + い/糹/#2 = 集
  • - ね/示 + き/木 + い/糹/#2 = 襍
• - と/戸 + い/糹/#2 = 雇
• - 比 + い/糹/#2 = 雌
• - 龸 + い/糹/#2 = 雑
  • - 龸 + 龸 + い/糹/#2 = 雜
• - む/車 + い/糹/#2 = 雖
• - も/門 + い/糹/#2 = 雛
• - く/艹 + い/糹/#2 = 難
  • - な/亻 + く/艹 + い/糹/#2 = 儺
  • - て/扌 + く/艹 + い/糹/#2 = 攤
  • - に/氵 + く/艹 + い/糹/#2 = 灘
• - い/糹/#2 + ゑ/訁 = 隻
  • - め/目 + い/糹/#2 + ゑ/訁 = 矍
• - ろ/十 + い/糹/#2 = 雄
• - い/糹/#2 + 火 = 焦
  • - 心 + い/糹/#2 + 火 = 蕉
  • - き/木 + い/糹/#2 + 火 = 樵
• - れ/口 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 售
• - や/疒 + う/宀/#3 + い/糹/#2 = 崔
  • - て/扌 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 摧
• - る/忄 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 懼
• - 心 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 椎
• - に/氵 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 淮
• - ま/石 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 碓
• - ち/竹 + う/宀/#3 + い/糹/#2 = 籬
• - 心 + う/宀/#3 + い/糹/#2 = 藺
• - ゆ/彳 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 衢
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + ろ/十 = 隼
• - い/糹/#2 + 比 + 囗 = 雋
  • - か/金 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 鐫
  • - な/亻 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 儁
• - め/目 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 雎
• - そ/馬 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 騅
• - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鷦

Compounds of 井

• - た/⽥ + selector 5 + い/糹/#2 = 畊
• - こ/子 + い/糹/#2 = 耕
• - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 + り/分 = 穽
• - ほ/方 + selector 5 + い/糹/#2 = 舛
  • - き/木 + selector 5 + い/糹/#2 = 桝

Compounds of 尹

• - ち/竹 + selector 6 + い/糹/#2 = 笋
• - い/糹/#2 + な/亻 = 伊

Compounds of 二

• - ち/竹 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 竺

Compounds of 弐

• - selector 1 + 囗 + い/糹/#2 = 弍
  • - ⺼ + 囗 + い/糹/#2 = 膩
  • - 囗 + 囗 + い/糹/#2 = 貳
• - selector 4 + 囗 + い/糹/#2 = 貮

Compounds of 正

• - ゆ/彳 + い/糹/#2 = 征
• - や/疒 + い/糹/#2 = 症
• - ゑ/訁 + い/糹/#2 = 証
• - 心 + ん/止 + い/糹/#2 = 柾
• - ふ/女 + ん/止 + い/糹/#2 = 歪
• - か/金 + ん/止 + い/糹/#2 = 鉦

Compounds of 生

• - ふ/女 + い/糹/#2 = 姓
• - 日 + い/糹/#2 = 星
  • - せ/食 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 醒
  • - る/忄 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 惺
  • - け/犬 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 猩
  • - ⺼ + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 腥
• - そ/馬 + い/糹/#2 = 牲
• - よ/广 + い/糹/#2 = 産
• - ゆ/彳 + せ/食 + い/糹/#2 = 徃
• - ほ/方 + せ/食 + い/糹/#2 = 旌
• - な/亻 + せ/食 + い/糹/#2 = 甦
• - ち/竹 + せ/食 + い/糹/#2 = 笙

Other compounds

• - た/⽥ + い/糹/#2 = 対
  • - た/⽥ + た/⽥ + い/糹/#2 = 對
• - う/宀/#3 + い/糹/#2 = 彙
• - は/辶 + い/糹/#2 = 拝
  • - は/辶 + は/辶 + い/糹/#2 = 拜
    • - に/氵 + は/辶 + い/糹/#2 = 湃
• - に/氵 + い/糹/#2 = 湿
• - ⺼ + い/糹/#2 = 胤
• - さ/阝 + い/糹/#2 = 降
• - ゑ/訁 + ゑ/訁 + い/糹/#2 = 證
• - に/氵 + に/氵 + い/糹/#2 = 濕
• - さ/阝 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 隰

[6] [7] [8] [9]

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. 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.
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.