Unicode Entity Codes for Braille

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Use these codes if you need to insert a word or short phrase within a multilingual text. Go to the About the Codes section to see how they are implemented.

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Braille Codes

Note that Braille characters are organized by which dots in the cells are shown. See the About the Codes section for links to Braille charts for different languages.

Character Name	Character	Entity	Hex Entity
BRAILLE PATTERN BLANK	⠀	⠀	&#x2800
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1	⠁	⠁	&#x2801
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12	⠃	⠃	&#x2803
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123	⠇	⠇	&#x2807
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234	⠏	⠏	&#x280F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12345	⠟	⠟	&#x281F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123456	⠿	⠿	&#x283F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234567	⡿	⡿	&#x287F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12345678	⣿	⣿	&#x28FF
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234568	⢿	⢿	&#x28BF
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123457	⡟	⡟	&#x285F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234578	⣟	⣟	&#x28DF
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123458	⢟	⢟	&#x289F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12346	⠯	⠯	&#x282F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123467	⡯	⡯	&#x286F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234678	⣯	⣯	&#x28EF
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123468	⢯	⢯	&#x28AF
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12347	⡏	⡏	&#x284F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123478	⣏	⣏	&#x28CF
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12348	⢏	⢏	&#x288F
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1235	⠗	⠗	&#x2817
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12356	⠷	⠷	&#x2837
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123567	⡷	⡷	&#x2877
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1235678	⣷	⣷	&#x28F7
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123568	⢷	⢷	&#x28B7
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12357	⡗	⡗	&#x2857
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123578	⣗	⣗	&#x28D7
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12358	⢗	⢗	&#x2897
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1236	⠧	⠧	&#x2827
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12367	⡧	⡧	&#x2867
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123678	⣧	⣧	&#x28E7
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12368	⢧	⢧	&#x28A7
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1237	⡇	⡇	&#x2847
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12378	⣇	⣇	&#x28C7
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1238	⢇	⢇	&#x2887
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124	⠋	⠋	&#x280B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1245	⠛	⠛	&#x281B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12456	⠻	⠻	&#x283B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124567	⡻	⡻	&#x287B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1245678	⣻	⣻	&#x28FB
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124568	⢻	⢻	&#x28BB
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12457	⡛	⡛	&#x285B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124578	⣛	⣛	&#x28DB
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12458	⢛	⢛	&#x289B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1246	⠫	⠫	&#x282B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12467	⡫	⡫	&#x286B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124678	⣫	⣫	&#x28EB
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12468	⢫	⢫	&#x28AB
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1247	⡋	⡋	&#x284B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12478	⣋	⣋	&#x28CB
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1248	⢋	⢋	&#x288B
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-125	⠓	⠓	&#x2813
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1256	⠳	⠳	&#x2833
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12567	⡳	⡳	&#x2873
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-125678	⣳	⣳	&#x28F3
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12568	⢳	⢳	&#x28B3
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1257	⡓	⡓	&#x2853
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12578	⣓	⣓	&#x28D3
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1258	⢓	⢓	&#x2893
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-126	⠣	⠣	&#x2823
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1267	⡣	⡣	&#x2863
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12678	⣣	⣣	&#x28E3
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1268	⢣	⢣	&#x28A3
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-127	⡃	⡃	&#x2843
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1278	⣃	⣃	&#x28C3
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-128	⢃	⢃	&#x2883
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13	⠅	⠅	&#x2805
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-134	⠍	⠍	&#x280D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1345	⠝	⠝	&#x281D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13456	⠽	⠽	&#x283D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-134567	⡽	⡽	&#x287D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1345678	⣽	⣽	&#x28FD
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-134568	⢽	⢽	&#x28BD
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13457	⡝	⡝	&#x285D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-134578	⣝	⣝	&#x28DD
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13458	⢝	⢝	&#x289D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1346	⠭	⠭	&#x282D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13467	⡭	⡭	&#x286D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-134678	⣭	⣭	&#x28ED
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13468	⢭	⢭	&#x28AD
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1347	⡍	⡍	&#x284D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13478	⣍	⣍	&#x28CD
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1348	⢍	⢍	&#x288D
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-135	⠕	⠕	&#x2815
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1356	⠵	⠵	&#x2835
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13567	⡵	⡵	&#x2875
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-135678	⣵	⣵	&#x28F5
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13568	⢵	⢵	&#x28B5
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1357	⡕	⡕	&#x2855
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13578	⣕	⣕	&#x28D5
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1358	⢕	⢕	&#x2895
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-136	⠥	⠥	&#x2825
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1367	⡥	⡥	&#x2865
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13678	⣥	⣥	&#x28E5
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1368	⢥	⢥	&#x28A5
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-137	⡅	⡅	&#x2845
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1378	⣅	⣅	&#x28C5
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-138	⢅	⢅	&#x2885
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-14	⠉	⠉	&#x2809
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-145	⠙	⠙	&#x2819
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1456	⠹	⠹	&#x2839
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-14567	⡹	⡹	&#x2879
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-145678	⣹	⣹	&#x28F9
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-14568	⢹	⢹	&#x28B9
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1457	⡙	⡙	&#x2859
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-14578	⣙	⣙	&#x28D9
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1458	⢙	⢙	&#x2899
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-146	⠩	⠩	&#x2829
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1467	⡩	⡩	&#x2869
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-14678	⣩	⣩	&#x28E9
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1468	⢩	⢩	&#x28A9
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-147	⡉	⡉	&#x2849
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1478	⣉	⣉	&#x28C9
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-148	⢉	⢉	&#x2889
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-15	⠑	⠑	&#x2811
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-156	⠱	⠱	&#x2831
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1567	⡱	⡱	&#x2871
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-15678	⣱	⣱	&#x28F1
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1568	⢱	⢱	&#x28B1
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-157	⡑	⡑	&#x2851
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1578	⣑	⣑	&#x28D1
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-158	⢑	⢑	&#x2891
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-16	⠡	⠡	&#x2821
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-167	⡡	⡡	&#x2861
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1678	⣡	⣡	&#x28E1
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-168	⢡	⢡	&#x28A1
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-17	⡁	⡁	&#x2841
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-178	⣁	⣁	&#x28C1
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-18	⢁	⢁	&#x2881
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2	⠂	⠂	&#x2802
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23	⠆	⠆	&#x2806
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234	⠎	⠎	&#x280E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2345	⠞	⠞	&#x281E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23456	⠾	⠾	&#x283E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234567	⡾	⡾	&#x287E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2345678	⣾	⣾	&#x28FE
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234568	⢾	⢾	&#x28BE
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23457	⡞	⡞	&#x285E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234578	⣞	⣞	&#x28DE
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23458	⢞	⢞	&#x289E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2346	⠮	⠮	&#x282E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23467	⡮	⡮	&#x286E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234678	⣮	⣮	&#x28EE
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23468	⢮	⢮	&#x28AE
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2347	⡎	⡎	&#x284E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23478	⣎	⣎	&#x28CE
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2348	⢎	⢎	&#x288E
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-235	⠖	⠖	&#x2816
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2356	⠶	⠶	&#x2836
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23567	⡶	⡶	&#x2876
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-235678	⣶	⣶	&#x28F6
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23568	⢶	⢶	&#x28B6
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2357	⡖	⡖	&#x2856
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23578	⣖	⣖	&#x28D6
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2358	⢖	⢖	&#x2896
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-236	⠦	⠦	&#x2826
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2367	⡦	⡦	&#x2866
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23678	⣦	⣦	&#x28E6
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2368	⢦	⢦	&#x28A6
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-237	⡆	⡆	&#x2846
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2378	⣆	⣆	&#x28C6
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-238	⢆	⢆	&#x2886
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24	⠊	⠊	&#x280A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-245	⠚	⠚	&#x281A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2456	⠺	⠺	&#x283A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24567	⡺	⡺	&#x287A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-245678	⣺	⣺	&#x28FA
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24568	⢺	⢺	&#x28BA
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2457	⡚	⡚	&#x285A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24578	⣚	⣚	&#x28DA
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2458	⢚	⢚	&#x289A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-246	⠪	⠪	&#x282A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2467	⡪	⡪	&#x286A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24678	⣪	⣪	&#x28EA
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2468	⢪	⢪	&#x28AA
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-247	⡊	⡊	&#x284A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2478	⣊	⣊	&#x28CA
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-248	⢊	⢊	&#x288A
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-25	⠒	⠒	&#x2812
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-256	⠲	⠲	&#x2832
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2567	⡲	⡲	&#x2872
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-25678	⣲	⣲	&#x28F2
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2568	⢲	⢲	&#x28B2
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-257	⡒	⡒	&#x2852
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2578	⣒	⣒	&#x28D2
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-258	⢒	⢒	&#x2892
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-26	⠢	⠢	&#x2822
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-267	⡢	⡢	&#x2862
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2678	⣢	⣢	&#x28E2
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-268	⢢	⢢	&#x28A2
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-27	⡂	⡂	&#x2842
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-278	⣂	⣂	&#x28C2
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-28	⢂	⢂	&#x2882
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3	⠄	⠄	&#x2804
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34	⠌	⠌	&#x280C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-345	⠜	⠜	&#x281C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3456	⠼	⠼	&#x283C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34567	⡼	⡼	&#x287C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-345678	⣼	⣼	&#x28FC
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34568	⢼	⢼	&#x28BC
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3457	⡜	⡜	&#x285C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34578	⣜	⣜	&#x28DC
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3458	⢜	⢜	&#x289C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-346	⠬	⠬	&#x282C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3467	⡬	⡬	&#x286C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34678	⣬	⣬	&#x28EC
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3468	⢬	⢬	&#x28AC
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-347	⡌	⡌	&#x284C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3478	⣌	⣌	&#x28CC
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-348	⢌	⢌	&#x288C
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-35	⠔	⠔	&#x2814
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-356	⠴	⠴	&#x2834
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3567	⡴	⡴	&#x2874
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-35678	⣴	⣴	&#x28F4
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3568	⢴	⢴	&#x28B4
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-357	⡔	⡔	&#x2854
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3578	⣔	⣔	&#x28D4
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-358	⢔	⢔	&#x2894
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-36	⠤	⠤	&#x2824
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-367	⡤	⡤	&#x2864
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3678	⣤	⣤	&#x28E4
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-368	⢤	⢤	&#x28A4
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-37	⡄	⡄	&#x2844
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-378	⣄	⣄	&#x28C4
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-38	⢄	⢄	&#x2884
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-4	⠈	⠈	&#x2808
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-45	⠘	⠘	&#x2818
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-456	⠸	⠸	&#x2838
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-4567	⡸	⡸	&#x2878
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-45678	⣸	⣸	&#x28F8
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-4568	⢸	⢸	&#x28B8
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-457	⡘	⡘	&#x2858
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-4578	⣘	⣘	&#x28D8
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-458	⢘	⢘	&#x2898
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-46	⠨	⠨	&#x2828
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-467	⡨	⡨	&#x2868
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-4678	⣨	⣨	&#x28E8
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-468	⢨	⢨	&#x28A8
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-47	⡈	⡈	&#x2848
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-478	⣈	⣈	&#x28C8
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-48	⢈	⢈	&#x2888
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-5	⠐	⠐	&#x2810
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-56	⠰	⠰	&#x2830
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-567	⡰	⡰	&#x2870
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-5678	⣰	⣰	&#x28F0
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-568	⢰	⢰	&#x28B0
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-57	⡐	⡐	&#x2850
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-578	⣐	⣐	&#x28D0
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-58	⢐	⢐	&#x2890
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-6	⠠	⠠	&#x2820
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-67	⡠	⡠	&#x2860
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-678	⣠	⣠	&#x28E0
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-68	⢠	⢠	&#x28A0
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-7	⡀	⡀	&#x2840
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-78	⣀	⣀	&#x28C0
BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-8	⢀	⢀	&#x2880

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Links to Braille Charts and Fonts

These charts match the configuration of dots to specific characters across multiple languages and as well as for math. Note that fonts are primarily meant for sighted users.

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Using The Codes

Use these codes if you need to insert a word or short phrase within a multilingual text.

Declare Unicode Encoding

The codes listed below are valid for Unicode HTML pages only, and may not work on very old browsers. To make your page a Unicode page, add the following meta tag to the <head> portion of your document.

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
...
<head>

If you forget to include this tag, then some browsers, such as Netscape 4.7, may not display the characters properly.

XHTML

The final close slash must be included after the finat quote mark in the encoding header tag if you are using XHTML

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
...
<head>

No Encoding Declared

If no encoding is declared, then the browser uses the default setting, which in the U.S. is typically Latin-1. In that case many Unicode characters could be displayed incorrectly. Also, older browsers such as Netscape 4.7 may not be able to process the entity codes correctly without the "utf-8" declaration.

Using the Entity Codes

The Unicode numeric entity codes can be expressed as either decimal numbers or hexadecimal numbers.

For instance, the decimal version of Braille Letter D 1-4-5 (⠙) would be &#10265;

The hexadecimal version of Braille DLA (⠙) would be &#x2819;
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.

Windows Word 2003/2007 Alt Codes

Use ALT plus the decimal version of any code to input it into a Windows document.

Note: These work only in Word 2003 or Word 2007. Users with other software or versions of Windows may wish to use the Character Map instead.

OS X Option Codes

If an application supports the Unicode Hex input Keyboard, then use Option plus the hexadecimal number.

Applications which support the Unicode Hex Input include Microsoft Offce 2004/2008, Text Edit, Netscape 7+/Mozilla Composer, Dreamweaver and others.

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Unicode character names and hexadecimal entity codes are taken from the public Unicode Character Charts.

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