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Template:Bc subst/doc

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Usage

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This template is a subst:-able version of the {{braille cell}} template that returns a single plain text unicode character or 8-dot braille cell image.

braille dot numbers

{{subst:bc subst|pattern|type=image|size=}}

  • pattern is the numbers of the raised dots in numeric order, e.g. 1348 for ⢍ (braille pattern dots-1348). Default is no dots (pattern 0).
  • type can be set to image to return an 8-dot braille cell image. Any other input returns a unicode character.
  • size can be used to specify the size of an 8-dot braill cell image. Default 12px.

Technical details

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This template directly calls subpages of the {{braille cell}} template, and does not contain any data files of its own.

The braille pattern input is evaluated and processed using either:

These data files contain several one-off and error codes, and any invalid braille patterns entered may produce a non-standard result, an error, or no output at all.