Braille pattern dots-12346
The Braille pattern dots-12346 ( ⠯ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with both top, both bottom, and the middle left dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with both top, both lower-middle, and the upper-middle left dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+282f, and in Braille ASCII with the ampersand: &.
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| Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12346 | |
| Encodings | decimal | hex | 
| Unicode | 10287 | U+282F | 
| UTF-8 | 226 160 175 | E2 A0 AF | 
| Numeric character reference | ⠯ | ⠯ | 
| Braille ASCII | 38 | 26 | 
| ⠀ | ⠁ | ⠃ | ⠉ | ⠙ | ⠑ | ⠋ | ⠛ | ⠓ | ⠊ | ⠚ | ⠈ | ⠘ | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⠄ | ⠅ | ⠇ | ⠍ | ⠝ | ⠕ | ⠏ | ⠟ | ⠗ | ⠎ | ⠞ | ⠌ | ⠜ | 
| ⠤ | ⠥ | ⠧ | ⠭ | ⠽ | ⠵ | ⠯ | ⠿ | ⠷ | ⠮ | ⠾ | ⠬ | ⠼ | 
| ⠠ | ⠡ | ⠣ | ⠩ | ⠹ | ⠱ | ⠫ | ⠻ | ⠳ | ⠪ | ⠺ | ⠨ | ⠸ | 
| ⠀ | ⠂ | ⠆ | ⠒ | ⠲ | ⠢ | ⠖ | ⠶ | ⠦ | ⠔ | ⠴ | ⠐ | ⠰ | 
Unified Braille
    
In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-12346 is used to represent a voiceless alveolar or dental fricative, such as /s/ or /s̪/ when multiple letters correspond to these values, and is otherwise assigned as needed.[1]
Table of unified braille values
    
| French Braille | Ç, our, "pour" | 
|---|---|
| English Braille | and | 
| German Braille | &, ge | 
| Bharati Braille | ष / ષ / ষ / ଷ / ష / ಷ / ഷ / ஷ / ෂ / ص [2] | 
| Icelandic Braille | Ý | 
| IPA Braille | click modifier | 
| Slovak Braille | Ý | 
| Arabic Braille | ص | 
| Persian Braille | ص | 
| Irish Braille | Á | 
| Thai Braille | ป p | 
Other braille
    
| Japanese Braille | he / へ / ヘ [1] | 
|---|---|
| Korean Braille | ul / 울 [1] | 
| Mainland Chinese Braille | yuan, -üan [1] | 
| Taiwanese Braille | weng, -ong / ㄨㄥ | 
| Two-Cell Chinese Braille | nu- -ǎn | 
| Nemeth Braille | ! (factorial) [3] | 
| Gardner Salinas Braille | & (ampersand) [4] | 
| Algerian Braille | ه [1] | 
Plus dots 7 and 8
    
Related to Braille pattern dots-12346 are Braille patterns 123467, 123468, and 1234678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.
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| Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123467 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234678 | |||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | 
| Unicode | 10351 | U+286F | 10415 | U+28AF | 10479 | U+28EF | 
| UTF-8 | 226 161 175 | E2 A1 AF | 226 162 175 | E2 A2 AF | 226 163 175 | E2 A3 AF | 
| Numeric character reference | ⡯ | ⡯ | ⢯ | ⢯ | ⣯ | ⣯ | 
| dots 123467 | dots 123468 | dots 1234678 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Salinas Braille[4] | |||
Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
    
In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 23578, 123578, 234578, and 1234578 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-12346, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 012346, 123467, and 0123467 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.
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| Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234578 | ||||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | 
| Unicode | 10454 | U+28D6 | 10455 | U+28D7 | 10462 | U+28DE | 10463 | U+28DF | 
| UTF-8 | 226 163 150 | E2 A3 96 | 226 163 151 | E2 A3 97 | 226 163 158 | E2 A3 9E | 226 163 159 | E2 A3 9F | 
| Numeric character reference | ⣖ | ⣖ | ⣗ | ⣗ | ⣞ | ⣞ | ⣟ | ⣟ | 
Kantenji using braille patterns 23578, 123578, 234578, or 1234578
    
This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-12346 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
 - 玉
Variants and thematic compounds
    

 -  selector 4 + へ/⺩  =  冊


 -  selector 4 + selector 4 + へ/⺩  =  册

 -  へ/⺩ + selector 1  =  王
 -  へ/⺩ + selector 2  =  将


 -  へ/⺩ + selector 2 + selector 2  =  爿

 -  へ/⺩ + selector 3  =  主
 -  へ/⺩ + selector 5  =  片
 -  数 + へ/⺩  =  丙
 -  比 + へ/⺩  =  出
Compounds of 玉
    

 -  囗 + へ/⺩  =  国


 -  selector 1 + 囗 + へ/⺩  =  囗

 -  囗 + 囗 + へ/⺩  =  國


 -  し/巿 + 囗 + へ/⺩  =  幗

 -  ⺼ + 囗 + へ/⺩  =  膕


 -  て/扌 + 囗 + へ/⺩  =  掴

 -  き/木 + 囗 + へ/⺩  =  椢

 -  う/宀/#3 + へ/⺩  =  宝


 -  う/宀/#3 + う/宀/#3 + へ/⺩  =  寶


 -  selector 1 + う/宀/#3 + へ/⺩  =  寳


 -  火 + う/宀/#3 + へ/⺩  =  瑩

 -  ま/石 + へ/⺩  =  璧
 -  め/目 + へ/⺩  =  璽

 -  ち/竹 + 龸 + へ/⺩  =  筺

 -  も/門 + う/宀/#3 + へ/⺩  =  閠
Compounds of 冊 and 册
    

 -  仁/亻 + へ/⺩  =  偏
 -  い/糹/#2 + へ/⺩  =  編
 -  ひ/辶 + へ/⺩  =  遍
 -  へ/⺩ + 仁/亻  =  嗣

 -  ぬ/力 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  刪

 -  と/戸 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  扁

 -  き/木 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  柵

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  珊

 -  ち/竹 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  篇

 -  へ/⺩ + む/車 + selector 2  =  翩

 -  む/車 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  蝙

 -  ね/示 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  褊

 -  え/訁 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  諞

 -  み/耳 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  跚

 -  そ/馬 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  騙
Compounds of 王
    

 -  り/分 + へ/⺩  =  全


 -  き/木 + り/分 + へ/⺩  =  栓

 -  や/疒 + り/分 + へ/⺩  =  痊

 -  ち/竹 + り/分 + へ/⺩  =  筌

 -  か/金 + り/分 + へ/⺩  =  銓

 -  れ/口 + へ/⺩  =  呈

 -  の/禾 + へ/⺩  =  程

 -  ひ/辶 + れ/口 + へ/⺩  =  逞

 -  さ/阝 + れ/口 + へ/⺩  =  郢

 -  せ/食 + れ/口 + へ/⺩  =  酲

 -  宿 + へ/⺩  =  害


 -  め/目 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  瞎
 -  む/車 + へ/⺩  =  轄

 -  は/辶 + へ/⺩  =  廷

 -  よ/广 + へ/⺩  =  庭

 -  て/扌 + は/辶 + へ/⺩  =  挺

 -  き/木 + は/辶 + へ/⺩  =  梃

 -  ち/竹 + は/辶 + へ/⺩  =  霆
 -  ふ/女 + へ/⺩  =  艇

 -  氷/氵 + へ/⺩  =  潤
 -  け/犬 + へ/⺩  =  狂


 -  え/訁 + け/犬 + へ/⺩  =  誑

 -  へ/⺩ + へ/⺩  =  琴
 -  日 + へ/⺩  =  皇


 -  む/車 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  凰

 -  ゆ/彳 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  徨

 -  る/忄 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  惶

 -  に/氵 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  湟

 -  火 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  煌

 -  ち/竹 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  篁

 -  ひ/辶 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  遑

 -  か/金 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  鍠

 -  さ/阝 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  隍

 -  せ/食 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  鰉

 -  え/訁 + へ/⺩  =  註
 -  も/門 + へ/⺩  =  閏
 -  へ/⺩ + と/戸  =  弄


 -  れ/口 + へ/⺩ + と/戸  =  哢

 -  へ/⺩ + 龸  =  斑
 -  へ/⺩ + は/辶  =  毒


 -  ゐ/幺 + へ/⺩ + は/辶  =  纛

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿  =  玩
 -  へ/⺩ + ろ/十  =  玲
 -  へ/⺩ + う/宀/#3  =  珍
 -  へ/⺩ + か/金  =  珠
 -  へ/⺩ + ぬ/力  =  班
 -  へ/⺩ + め/目  =  現
 -  へ/⺩ + に/氵  =  球


 -  selector 4 + へ/⺩ + に/氵  =  毬

 -  へ/⺩ + り/分  =  理
 -  へ/⺩ + く/艹  =  琉
 -  へ/⺩ + の/禾  =  瑞
 -  へ/⺩ + 心  =  瑟
 -  へ/⺩ + る/忄  =  環
 -  へ/⺩ + ま/石  =  碧
 -  へ/⺩ + ゐ/幺  =  素
 -  へ/⺩ + ね/示  =  表
 -  へ/⺩ + を/貝  =  責


 -  ぬ/力 + へ/⺩ + を/貝  =  勣

 -  れ/口 + へ/⺩ + を/貝  =  嘖

 -  ま/石 + へ/⺩ + を/貝  =  磧

 -  ち/竹 + へ/⺩ + を/貝  =  簀

 -  み/耳 + へ/⺩ + を/貝  =  蹟

 -  へ/⺩ + さ/阝  =  邦
 -  へ/⺩ + す/発  =  麦


 -  へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + す/発  =  麥

 -  も/門 + へ/⺩ + す/発  =  麹


 -  も/門 + へ/⺩ + selector 1  =  匡


 -  ち/竹 + へ/⺩ + selector 1  =  筐


 -  て/扌 + へ/⺩ + selector 1  =  抂

 -  日 + へ/⺩ + selector 1  =  旺

 -  き/木 + へ/⺩ + selector 1  =  枉

 -  に/氵 + へ/⺩ + selector 1  =  汪

 -  へ/⺩ + す/発 + selector 4  =  玖

 -  へ/⺩ + 仁/亻 + 囗  =  玳

 -  へ/⺩ + selector 4 + ひ/辶  =  玻

 -  へ/⺩ + 日 + selector 1  =  珀

 -  へ/⺩ + 比 + か/金  =  珂

 -  へ/⺩ + ぬ/力 + れ/口  =  珈

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + 龸  =  珎

 -  へ/⺩ + す/発 + れ/口  =  珞

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + み/耳  =  珥

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + つ/土  =  珪

 -  へ/⺩ + む/車 + し/巿  =  珮

 -  へ/⺩ + う/宀/#3 + ふ/女  =  珱

 -  へ/⺩ + ら/月 + れ/口  =  珸

 -  へ/⺩ + 比 + や/疒  =  琅

 -  へ/⺩ + そ/馬 + selector 3  =  琢

 -  へ/⺩ + す/発 + selector 3  =  琥

 -  へ/⺩ + selector 4 + 火  =  琲

 -  へ/⺩ + き/木 + き/木  =  琳

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + 比  =  琵

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + ひ/辶  =  琶

 -  へ/⺩ + に/氵 + こ/子  =  琺

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + む/車  =  琿

 -  へ/⺩ + 日 + め/目  =  瑁

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + の/禾  =  瑕

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + ち/竹  =  瑙

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + ら/月  =  瑚

 -  へ/⺩ + く/艹 + お/頁  =  瑛

 -  へ/⺩ + selector 5 + ゆ/彳  =  瑜

 -  へ/⺩ + ら/月 + た/⽥  =  瑠

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + を/貝  =  瑣

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + そ/馬  =  瑪

 -  へ/⺩ + や/疒 + さ/阝  =  瑯

 -  へ/⺩ + お/頁 + に/氵  =  瑰

 -  へ/⺩ + そ/馬 + こ/子  =  瑳

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + か/金  =  瑶

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + き/木  =  瑾

 -  へ/⺩ + selector 4 + い/糹/#2  =  璃

 -  へ/⺩ + ま/石 + ろ/十  =  璋

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + な/亻  =  璞

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + た/⽥  =  璢

 -  へ/⺩ + お/頁 + す/発  =  瓊

 -  へ/⺩ + ま/石 + 心  =  瓏

 -  へ/⺩ + ふ/女 + を/貝  =  瓔

 -  む/車 + 龸 + へ/⺩  =  蝗
Compounds of 将 and 爿
    


 -  へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + selector 2  =  將


 -  に/氵 + へ/⺩ + selector 2  =  漿

 -  か/金 + へ/⺩ + selector 2  =  鏘

 -  つ/土 + へ/⺩  =  埒


 -  つ/土 + つ/土 + へ/⺩  =  埓

 -  へ/⺩ + つ/土  =  壮

 -  く/艹 + へ/⺩  =  荘


 -  く/艹 + く/艹 + へ/⺩  =  莊


 -  へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + つ/土  =  壯


 -  け/犬 + へ/⺩ + つ/土  =  奘

 -  と/戸 + へ/⺩ + つ/土  =  弉

 -  へ/⺩ + 比  =  奨


 -  へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + 比  =  奬

 -  selector 4 + へ/⺩ + 比  =  獎

 -  へ/⺩ + 囗  =  牆
 -  へ/⺩ + け/犬  =  状

 -  心 + へ/⺩ + selector 2  =  蒋

 -  せ/食 + へ/⺩ + selector 2  =  醤

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + ふ/女  =  妝

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + す/発  =  臧
Compounds of 主
    

 -  な/亻 + へ/⺩  =  住
 -  ゆ/彳 + へ/⺩  =  往
 -  き/木 + へ/⺩  =  柱
 -  に/氵 + へ/⺩  =  注
 -  み/耳 + へ/⺩  =  聖


 -  む/車 + み/耳 + へ/⺩  =  蟶

 -  そ/馬 + へ/⺩  =  駐

 -  へ/⺩ + そ/馬 + 比  =  麈
Compounds of 片
    

 -  へ/⺩ + ん/止  =  版
 -  へ/⺩ + た/⽥  =  牌

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + 囗  =  牋

 -  へ/⺩ + 宿 + よ/广  =  牒

 -  へ/⺩ + つ/土 + を/貝  =  牘
Compounds of 丙
    


 -  火 + 数 + へ/⺩  =  炳

 -  さ/阝 + 数 + へ/⺩  =  陋

 -  と/戸 + 数 + へ/⺩  =  鞆
Compounds of 出
    

 -  と/戸 + へ/⺩  =  屈


 -  な/亻 + と/戸 + へ/⺩  =  倔

 -  や/疒 + と/戸 + へ/⺩  =  崛

 -  う/宀/#3 + と/戸 + へ/⺩  =  窟

 -  て/扌 + へ/⺩  =  拙

 -  れ/口 + 比 + へ/⺩  =  咄

 -  ら/月 + 比 + へ/⺩  =  朏

 -  き/木 + 比 + へ/⺩  =  柮

 -  ね/示 + 比 + へ/⺩  =  祟

 -  の/禾 + 比 + へ/⺩  =  糶

 -  し/巿 + 比 + へ/⺩  =  黜
Other compounds
    

 -  へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  寿


 -  へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  壽


 -  な/亻 + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  儔

 -  へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  壽

 -  て/扌 + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  擣

 -  氷/氵 + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  濤

 -  た/⽥ + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  疇


 -  た/⽥ + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  畴


 -  ち/竹 + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  籌

 -  み/耳 + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  躊

 -  ね/示 + へ/⺩  =  祷

 -  き/木 + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  梼


 -  き/木 + 龸 + へ/⺩  =  檮


 -  に/氵 + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  涛

 -  さ/阝 + へ/⺩ + し/巿  =  陦

 -  へ/⺩ + ゑ/訁  =  収


 -  へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + ゑ/訁  =  收

 -  へ/⺩ + き/木  =  妃

 -  つ/土 + 宿 + へ/⺩  =  塀
Notes
    
- "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..
 - "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
 - "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
 - "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.
 - "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
 - "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
 - "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
 - "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.