Braille pattern dots-0

6-dot braille cells

The Braille pattern dots-0 ( ), also called a blank Braille pattern, is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with no dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2800, and in Braille ASCII with a space.


Character information
Preview ⠀ (braille pattern blank)
Unicode name BRAILLE PATTERN BLANK
Encodings decimal hex
Unicode 10240 U+2800
UTF-8 226 160 128 E2 A0 80
Numeric character reference ⠀ ⠀
Braille ASCII 32 20

Unified Braille

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In all braille systems, the braille pattern dots-0 is used to represent a space or the lack of content.[1] In particular some fonts display the character as a fixed-width blank. However, the Unicode standard explicitly states that it does not act as a space,[2] a statement added in response to a comment that it should be treated as a space.[3]

Plus dots 7 and 8

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Related to Braille pattern dots-0 are Braille patterns 7, 8, and 78, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.


Character information
Preview ⡀ (braille pattern dots-7) ⢀ (braille pattern dots-8) ⣀ (braille pattern dots-78)
Unicode name BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-7 BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-8 BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-78
Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex
Unicode 10304 U+2840 10368 U+2880 10432 U+28C0
UTF-8 226 161 128 E2 A1 80 226 162 128 E2 A2 80 226 163 128 E2 A3 80
Numeric character reference ⡀ ⡀ ⢀ ⢀ ⣀ ⣀
dot 7 dot 8 dots 78
Gardner Salinas Braille[4] end misc. symbol invert modifier

Notes

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  1. ^ "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..
  2. ^ Unicode chart U+2800, braille patterns
  3. ^ Thibault, Samuel. "Comments on Public Review Issues (January 30, 2006 - May 12, 2006)". unicode.org. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  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.