Braille pattern dots-45

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

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The Braille pattern dots-45 ( ⠘ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top and middle right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top and upper middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2818, and in Braille ASCII with a caret: ^.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-45
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10264	U+2818
UTF-8	226 160 152	E2 A0 98
Numeric character reference	⠘	⠘
Braille ASCII	94	5E

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-45 is used as a format or abbreviation sign, or as otherwise needed.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	currency sign, bl, -able
English Braille	abbreviation sign
German Braille	-ig
Bharati Braille	भ / ਭ / ભ / ভ / ଭ / భ / ಭ / ഭ / භ / بھ ‎^[2]
Slovak Braille	Greek sign

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Other braille

Japanese Braille	yōon + dakuten^[1]
Korean Braille	b- / ㅂ ^[1]
Taiwanese Braille	yuan, -üan / ㄩㄢ
Nemeth Braille	superscript mark ^[3]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-45 are Braille patterns 457, 458, and 4578, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-457		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-458		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-4578
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10328	U+2858	10392	U+2898	10456	U+28D8
UTF-8	226 161 152	E2 A1 98	226 162 152	E2 A2 98	226 163 152	E2 A3 98
Numeric character reference	⡘	⡘	⢘	⢘	⣘	⣘

	dots 457	dots 458	dots 4578
Gardner Salinas Braille^[4]	) (close parenthesis)	bold indicator	fractur indicator

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 56, 156, 456, and 1456 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-45, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 045, 457, and 0457 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-56		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-156		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-456		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1456
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10288	U+2830	10289	U+2831	10296	U+2838	10297	U+2839
UTF-8	226 160 176	E2 A0 B0	226 160 177	E2 A0 B1	226 160 184	E2 A0 B8	226 160 185	E2 A0 B9
Numeric character reference	⠰	⠰	⠱	⠱	⠸	⠸	⠹	⠹

Kantenji using braille patterns 56, 156, 456, or 1456

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-45 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

- 比

Variants and thematic compounds

Variants

- 比 + selector 4 = 此

Directional thematic compounds

- 比 + う/宀/#3 = 上
- 比 + 龸 = 下
- 比 + 宿 = 中
- 比 + 数 = 右
- 比 + ゐ/幺 = 左
- 比 + き/木 = 北
- 比 + み/耳 = 南
- 比 + ひ/辶 = 東
- 比 + に/氵 = 西

Other thematic compounds

- 比 + は/辶 = 母
- - selector 1 + 比 + は/辶 = 毋
- 比 + な/亻 = 入
- 比 + へ/⺩ = 出
- 比 + ⺼ = 互
- 比 + ら/月 = 亙
- 比 + れ/口 = 凸
- 比 + 囗 = 凹
- 比 + や/疒 = 良
- 比 + つ/土 = 貫
- 比 + け/犬 = 大
- 比 + そ/馬 = 小
- 比 + た/⽥ = 尺
- 比 + ふ/女 = 屯
- 比 + と/戸 = 斗
- 比 + を/貝 = 斤
- 比 + く/艹 = 升
- 比 + 火 = 丈
- 比 + も/門 = 勺
- 比 + ぬ/力 = 匁
- - selector 1 + 比 + ぬ/力 = 匆
- 比 + り/分 = 里
- 比 + え/訁 = 高
- 比 + か/金 = 可
- 比 + め/目 = 亀

Compounds of 比

- ふ/女 + 比 = 妣
- と/戸 + 比 = 屁
- よ/广 + 比 = 庇
- て/扌 + 比 = 批
- 日 + 比 = 昆
- - き/木 + 日 + 比 = 棍
- - 火 + 日 + 比 = 焜
- - ち/竹 + 日 + 比 = 箟
- - 心 + 日 + 比 = 菎
- - せ/食 + 日 + 比 = 鯤
- - に/氵 + 比 = 混
- た/⽥ + 比 = 毘
- 比 + 日 = 皆
- - て/扌 + 比 + 日 = 揩
- - き/木 + 比 + 日 = 楷
- - な/亻 + 比 + 日 = 偕
- - え/訁 + 比 + 日 = 諧
- そ/馬 + 比 = 鹿
- - つ/土 + そ/馬 + 比 = 塵
- - に/氵 + そ/馬 + 比 = 漉
- - む/車 + そ/馬 + 比 = 轆
- - か/金 + そ/馬 + 比 = 鏖
- - く/艹 + そ/馬 + 比 = 麁
- - へ/⺩ + そ/馬 + 比 = 麈
- - の/禾 + そ/馬 + 比 = 麋
- - こ/子 + そ/馬 + 比 = 麌
- - き/木 + そ/馬 + 比 = 麓
- - 囗 + そ/馬 + 比 = 麕
- 囗 + 比 = 麗
- - な/亻 + 囗 + 比 = 儷
- - に/氵 + 囗 + 比 = 灑
- - そ/馬 + 囗 + 比 = 驪
- や/疒 + う/宀/#3 + 比 = 崑
- 心 + 龸 + 比 = 枇
- へ/⺩ + 宿 + 比 = 琵
- ま/石 + 宿 + 比 = 砒
- の/禾 + 宿 + 比 = 秕
- ち/竹 + 宿 + 比 = 箆
- ち/竹 + 龸 + 比 = 篦
- の/禾 + う/宀/#3 + 比 = 粃
- い/糹/#2 + 宿 + 比 = 紕
- 心 + 宿 + 比 = 蓖
- そ/馬 + 宿 + 比 = 豼
- そ/馬 + 龸 + 比 = 貔

Compounds of 此

- き/木 + 比 = 柴
- ま/石 + 比 = 砦
- 比 + 比 = 些
- 比 + い/糹/#2 = 雌
- を/貝 + 比 + selector 4 = 貲
- 囗 + 比 + selector 4 = 觜
- や/疒 + 比 + selector 4 = 疵
- め/目 + 比 + selector 4 = 眦
- れ/口 + 比 + selector 4 = 呰
- め/目 + 宿 + 比 = 眥

Compounds of 上, 下, and 中

- selector 1 + 比 + 龸 = 卞
- つ/土 + 比 + 龸 = 圷
- つ/土 + 比 + う/宀/#3 = 垰
- て/扌 + 比 + 龸 = 抃
- き/木 + 比 + 龸 = 梺
- も/門 + 比 + 龸 = 閇
- ち/竹 + 比 + 龸 = 雫
- け/犬 + 比 + 宿 = 狆
- ひ/辶 + 比 + 宿 = 迚

Compounds of 右, 左, 北, 南, 東, and 西

- な/亻 + 比 + 数 = 佑
- せ/食 + 比 + 数 = 醢
- selector 1 + 比 + に/氵 = 襾
- れ/口 + 比 + み/耳 = 喃
- 心 + 比 + み/耳 = 楠
- ひ/辶 + 比 + み/耳 = 遖
- て/扌 + 比 + ひ/辶 = 揀
- き/木 + 比 + ひ/辶 = 棟
- 心 + 比 + ひ/辶 = 楝
- ゑ/訁 + 比 + ひ/辶 = 諫
- せ/食 + 比 + ひ/辶 = 鰊
- れ/口 + 比 + に/氵 = 哂
- つ/土 + 比 + に/氵 = 堙
- は/辶 + 比 + に/氵 = 廼
- き/木 + 比 + に/氵 = 栖
- に/氵 + 比 + に/氵 = 湮
- か/金 + 比 + に/氵 = 甄
- ひ/辶 + 比 + に/氵 = 迺

Compounds of 母 and 毋

- 心 + 比 = 苺
- ふ/女 + 比 + は/辶 = 姆
- て/扌 + 比 + は/辶 = 拇
- 心 + 比 + は/辶 = 栂
- ね/示 + 比 + は/辶 = 袰

Compounds of 入 and 出

- れ/口 + 比 + な/亻 = 叺
- つ/土 + 比 + な/亻 = 圦
- き/木 + 比 + な/亻 = 杁
- 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

Compounds of 互, 亙, 凸, 凹, 良, 貫, 可, 大, 小, 尺, 屯, 斗, 斤, 升, 丈, 勺, and 匁

- 氷/氵 + 比 + ⺼ = 冱
- に/氵 + 比 + ⺼ = 沍
- ら/月 + 比 + や/疒 = 朖
- へ/⺩ + 比 + や/疒 = 琅
- の/禾 + 比 + や/疒 = 粮
- 心 + 比 + や/疒 = 莨
- み/耳 + 比 + や/疒 = 踉
- き/木 + 比 + つ/土 = 樌
- え/訁 + 比 + け/犬 = 奕
- せ/食 + 比 + け/犬 = 奠
- そ/馬 + 比 + け/犬 = 尖
- さ/阝 + 比 + そ/馬 = 隙
- れ/口 + 比 + た/⽥ = 呎
- か/金 + 比 + た/⽥ = 鈬
- に/氵 + 比 + ふ/女 = 沌
- か/金 + 比 + ふ/女 = 瓲
- さ/阝 + 比 + ふ/女 = 邨
- せ/食 + 比 + ふ/女 = 飩
- て/扌 + 比 + と/戸 = 抖
- 囗 + 比 + と/戸 = 斛
- も/門 + 比 + と/戸 = 斟
- む/車 + 比 + と/戸 = 蚪
- れ/口 + 比 + を/貝 = 听
- つ/土 + 比 + を/貝 = 圻
- る/忄 + 比 + を/貝 = 忻
- に/氵 + 比 + を/貝 = 沂
- か/金 + 比 + を/貝 = 釿
- き/木 + 比 + く/艹 = 枡
- な/亻 + 比 + 火 = 仗
- ふ/女 + 比 + も/門 = 妁
- き/木 + 比 + も/門 = 杓
- 火 + 比 + も/門 = 灼
- 心 + 比 + も/門 = 芍
- せ/食 + 比 + も/門 = 酌

Compounds of 里, 高, 可, and 亀

- た/⽥ + 比 + ⺼ = 疉
- い/糹/#2 + 比 + 囗 = 雋
- な/亻 + 比 + り/分 = 俚
- れ/口 + 比 + り/分 = 哩
- に/氵 + 比 + り/分 = 浬
- け/犬 + 比 + り/分 = 狸
- ね/示 + 比 + り/分 = 裡
- そ/馬 + 比 + り/分 = 貍
- ち/竹 + 比 + り/分 = 霾
- れ/口 + 比 + え/訁 = 嚆
- つ/土 + 比 + え/訁 = 塙
- や/疒 + 比 + え/訁 = 嵩
- は/辶 + 比 + え/訁 = 敲
- き/木 + 比 + え/訁 = 槁
- そ/馬 + 比 + え/訁 = 犒
- の/禾 + 比 + え/訁 = 稾
- 心 + 比 + え/訁 = 蒿
- か/金 + 比 + え/訁 = 鎬
- う/宀/#3 + 比 + え/訁 = 髞
- か/金 + 比 + か/金 = 哥
- - ゆ/彳 + 比 + か/金 = 彁
- き/木 + 比 + か/金 = 柯
- へ/⺩ + 比 + か/金 = 珂
- ふ/女 + 比 + か/金 = 舸
- く/艹 + 比 + か/金 = 苛
- - に/氵 + 比 + か/金 = 渮
- え/訁 + 比 + か/金 = 訶
- む/車 + 比 + か/金 = 軻
- の/禾 + 比 + め/目 = 穐
- ほ/方 + 比 + め/目 = 鼇
- 氷/氵 + 比 + め/目 = 鼈
- 比 + 比 + め/目 = 龜
- - も/門 + 比 + め/目 = 鬮

Other compounds

- ⺼ + 比 = 肘
- 比 + ん/止 = 低
- 仁/亻 + 比 = 化
- - く/艹 + 比 = 花
  - - つ/土 + く/艹 + 比 = 埖
  - - き/木 + く/艹 + 比 = 椛
  - - ま/石 + く/艹 + 比 = 硴
  - - の/禾 + く/艹 + 比 = 糀
  - - か/金 + く/艹 + 比 = 錵
- - を/貝 + 比 = 貨
- - え/訁 + 仁/亻 + 比 = 訛
- - と/戸 + 仁/亻 + 比 = 靴
- へ/⺩ + 比 = 奨
- - selector 4 + へ/⺩ + 比 = 獎
- - へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + 比 = 奬
- 比 + ゆ/彳 = 優
- 比 + せ/食 = 鶴
- れ/口 + 比 + し/巿 = 吋
- ろ/十 + 比 + し/巿 = 尅
- る/忄 + 比 + し/巿 = 忖
- の/禾 + 比 + な/亻 = 糴
- い/糹/#2 + 比 + し/巿 = 紂
- せ/食 + 比 + し/巿 = 酎

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Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.

[Unesco-1] "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.

[technopolis-5] "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[kantenji-6] "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[n-braille-7] "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[taijukai-8] "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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