Braille pattern dots-12

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

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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

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-12 is used to represent a voiced bilabial plosive, i.e. /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, "bien"
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	dec	hex	dec	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	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
^ "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.

[Unesco-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..

[2] "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.

[3] "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[OSU-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.

[World_Braille_3-5] 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. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2013-12-19.

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