Braille pattern dots-236
The Braille pattern dots-236 ( ⠦ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the middle left and both bottom dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper-middle left and both lower-middle dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2826, and in Braille ASCII with the number 8.
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| Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-236 | |
| Encodings | decimal | hex | 
| Unicode | 10278 | U+2826 | 
| UTF-8 | 226 160 166 | E2 A0 A6 | 
| Numeric character reference | ⠦ | ⠦ | 
| Braille ASCII | 56 | 38 | 
| ⠀ | ⠁ | ⠃ | ⠉ | ⠙ | ⠑ | ⠋ | ⠛ | ⠓ | ⠊ | ⠚ | ⠈ | ⠘ | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⠄ | ⠅ | ⠇ | ⠍ | ⠝ | ⠕ | ⠏ | ⠟ | ⠗ | ⠎ | ⠞ | ⠌ | ⠜ | 
| ⠤ | ⠥ | ⠧ | ⠭ | ⠽ | ⠵ | ⠯ | ⠿ | ⠷ | ⠮ | ⠾ | ⠬ | ⠼ | 
| ⠠ | ⠡ | ⠣ | ⠩ | ⠹ | ⠱ | ⠫ | ⠻ | ⠳ | ⠪ | ⠺ | ⠨ | ⠸ | 
| ⠀ | ⠂ | ⠆ | ⠒ | ⠲ | ⠢ | ⠖ | ⠶ | ⠦ | ⠔ | ⠴ | ⠐ | ⠰ | 
Unified Braille
    
In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-236 is used to represent various punctuation, often coupled with Braille pattern dots-356 as an opening mark.[1]
Table of unified braille values
    
| French Braille | ( (open parenthesis), er, "du" | 
|---|---|
| English Braille | ? (question mark), “ (opening quote) | 
| English Contraction | his | 
| German Braille | tt | 
| Bharati Braille | ? (question mark), “ (opening quote) [2] | 
| IPA Braille | hook top, curly tail, loop modifier | 
| Russian Braille | « (open quote) | 
| Slovak Braille | ( (open parenthesis) | 
| Arabic Braille | ـٌ (tanwīn) | 
| Thai Braille | ๋ (tone 4) | 
Other braille
    
| Korean Braille | -t / ㅌ [1] | 
|---|---|
| Mainland Chinese Braille | ang [1] | 
| Taiwanese Braille | yue, -üe / ㄩㄝ, { (opening bracket) | 
| Two-Cell Chinese Braille | p- | 
| Nemeth Braille | 8 [3] | 
Plus dots 7 and 8
    
Related to Braille pattern dots-236 are Braille patterns 2367, 2368, and 23678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.
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| Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2367 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2368 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23678 | |||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | 
| Unicode | 10342 | U+2866 | 10406 | U+28A6 | 10470 | U+28E6 | 
| UTF-8 | 226 161 166 | E2 A1 A6 | 226 162 166 | E2 A2 A6 | 226 163 166 | E2 A3 A6 | 
| Numeric character reference | ⡦ | ⡦ | ⢦ | ⢦ | ⣦ | ⣦ | 
| dots 2367 | dots 2368 | dots 23678 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Salinas Braille[4] | → (right arrow) | [ (open bracket) | |
Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
    
In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 378, 1378, 3478, and 13478 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-236, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0236, 2367, and 02367 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-378 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1378 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3478 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13478 | ||||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | 
| Unicode | 10436 | U+28C4 | 10437 | U+28C5 | 10444 | U+28CC | 10445 | U+28CD | 
| UTF-8 | 226 163 132 | E2 A3 84 | 226 163 133 | E2 A3 85 | 226 163 140 | E2 A3 8C | 226 163 141 | E2 A3 8D | 
| Numeric character reference | ⣄ | ⣄ | ⣅ | ⣅ | ⣌ | ⣌ | ⣍ | ⣍ | 
Kantenji using braille patterns 378, 1378, 3478, or 13478
    
This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-236 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
 - 日
Variants and thematic compounds
    

 -  selector 4 + 日  =  旦
 -  selector 5 + 日  =  亘
 -  日 + selector 1  =  白
 -  日 + selector 4  =  旧
 -  日 + selector 6  =  曰
Compounds of 日
    

 -  龸 + 日  =  冥


 -  し/巿 + 龸 + 日  =  幎

 -  日 + 龸 + 日  =  暝

 -  心 + 龸 + 日  =  榠

 -  に/氵 + 龸 + 日  =  溟

 -  め/目 + 龸 + 日  =  瞑

 -  む/車 + 龸 + 日  =  螟

 -  よ/广 + 日  =  厚
 -  れ/口 + 日  =  唱
 -  宿 + 日  =  宴
 -  し/巿 + 日  =  幟
 -  り/分 + 日  =  昌


 -  な/亻 + り/分 + 日  =  倡

 -  ふ/女 + り/分 + 日  =  娼

 -  き/木 + り/分 + 日  =  椙

 -  け/犬 + り/分 + 日  =  猖

 -  心 + り/分 + 日  =  菖

 -  け/犬 + 日  =  春


 -  る/忄 + け/犬 + 日  =  惷

 -  心 + け/犬 + 日  =  椿

 -  せ/食 + け/犬 + 日  =  鰆

 -  や/疒 + 日  =  智
 -  こ/子 + 日  =  暦
 -  く/艹 + 日  =  暮
 -  に/氵 + 日  =  潮
 -  ち/竹 + 日  =  簡
 -  い/糹/#2 + 日  =  織
 -  と/戸 + 日  =  者

 -  ほ/方 + 日  =  屠
 -  日 + 日  =  暑
 -  火 + 日  =  煮
 -  ゐ/幺 + 日  =  緒
 -  す/発 + 日  =  署


 -  心 + す/発 + 日  =  薯

 -  ゑ/訁 + 日  =  諸


 -  心 + ゑ/訁 + 日  =  藷

 -  を/貝 + 日  =  賭

 -  な/亻 + と/戸 + 日  =  偖

 -  け/犬 + と/戸 + 日  =  奢

 -  心 + と/戸 + 日  =  楮

 -  に/氵 + と/戸 + 日  =  渚

 -  氷/氵 + と/戸 + 日  =  瀦

 -  め/目 + と/戸 + 日  =  睹

 -  か/金 + と/戸 + 日  =  赭

 -  も/門 + と/戸 + 日  =  闍

 -  み/耳 + 日  =  職
 -  え/訁 + 日  =  識
 -  も/門 + 日  =  間


 -  つ/土 + も/門 + 日  =  墹

 -  火 + も/門 + 日  =  燗

 -  ま/石 + 日  =  音

 -  日 + ま/石  =  暗

 -  し/巿 + ま/石 + 日  =  黯

 -  お/頁 + 日  =  題
 -  の/禾 + 日  =  香


 -  す/発 + の/禾 + 日  =  馥

 -  み/耳 + の/禾 + 日  =  馨

 -  日 + と/戸  =  卓


 -  な/亻 + 日 + と/戸  =  倬

 -  れ/口 + 日 + と/戸  =  啅

 -  て/扌 + 日 + と/戸  =  掉

 -  き/木 + 日 + と/戸  =  棹

 -  い/糹/#2 + 日 + と/戸  =  綽

 -  す/発 + 日 + と/戸  =  罩

 -  日 + う/宀/#3  =  影
 -  日 + ろ/十  =  早


 -  氷/氵 + 日 + ろ/十  =  覃


 -  に/氵 + 日 + ろ/十  =  潭

 -  ち/竹 + 日 + ろ/十  =  簟

 -  心 + 日 + ろ/十  =  蕈

 -  え/訁 + 日 + ろ/十  =  譚

 -  か/金 + 日 + ろ/十  =  鐔

 -  日 + す/発  =  旬


 -  ゆ/彳 + 日 + す/発  =  徇

 -  る/忄 + 日 + す/発  =  恂

 -  に/氵 + 日 + す/発  =  洵

 -  い/糹/#2 + 日 + す/発  =  絢

 -  心 + 日 + す/発  =  荀

 -  え/訁 + 日 + す/発  =  詢

 -  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

 -  日 + く/艹  =  昇
 -  日 + ら/月  =  明

 -  日 + ⺼  =  盟

 -  く/艹 + 日 + ら/月  =  萌

 -  日 + ん/止  =  昏


 -  き/木 + 日 + ん/止  =  棔

 -  日 + 数  =  易


 -  ぬ/力 + 日 + 数  =  剔

 -  む/車 + 日 + 数  =  蜴

 -  ね/示 + 日 + 数  =  裼

 -  せ/食 + 日 + 数  =  鯣

 -  日 + ね/示  =  昔


 -  く/艹 + 日 + ね/示  =  藉

 -  せ/食 + 日 + ね/示  =  醋

 -  日 + い/糹/#2  =  星


 -  る/忄 + 日 + い/糹/#2  =  惺

 -  け/犬 + 日 + い/糹/#2  =  猩

 -  ⺼ + 日 + い/糹/#2  =  腥

 -  せ/食 + 日 + い/糹/#2  =  醒

 -  日 + お/頁  =  映
 -  日 + さ/阝  =  昨
 -  日 + ぬ/力  =  昭

 -  日 + 火  =  照

 -  日 + よ/广  =  是


 -  う/宀/#3 + 日 + よ/广  =  寔

 -  せ/食 + 日 + よ/广  =  醍

 -  日 + し/巿  =  時


 -  つ/土 + 日 + し/巿  =  塒

 -  く/艹 + 日 + し/巿  =  蒔

 -  日 + ひ/辶  =  晋


 -  日 + 日 + ひ/辶  =  晉

 -  い/糹/#2 + 日 + ひ/辶  =  縉

 -  日 + に/氵  =  晒
 -  日 + は/辶  =  晦
 -  日 + 宿  =  晩
 -  日 + れ/口  =  景


 -  る/忄 + 日 + れ/口  =  憬

 -  日 + せ/食  =  晴
 -  日 + 龸  =  晶


 -  き/木 + 日 + 龸  =  橸

 -  日 + つ/土  =  暁


 -  日 + 日 + つ/土  =  曉

 -  日 + の/禾  =  暇
 -  日 + 仁/亻  =  暖
 -  日 + む/車  =  暫
 -  日 + こ/子  =  暴


 -  日 + 日 + こ/子  =  曝

 -  に/氵 + 日 + こ/子  =  瀑

 -  日 + ち/竹  =  曇


 -  つ/土 + 日 + ち/竹  =  壜

 -  ん/止 + 日 + ち/竹  =  罎

 -  日 + ほ/方  =  曙
 -  日 + や/疒  =  曜

 -  日 + ぬ/力 + そ/馬  =  勗

 -  日 + 宿 + ひ/辶  =  匙

 -  つ/土 + 宿 + 日  =  堵

 -  て/扌 + 宿 + 日  =  搨

 -  日 + 数 + お/頁  =  旭

 -  日 + selector 4 + か/金  =  旱

 -  日 + 龸 + selector 3  =  旻

 -  日 + 宿 + さ/阝  =  昂

 -  日 + 仁/亻 + よ/广  =  昃

 -  日 + selector 1 + け/犬  =  昊

 -  日 + selector 4 + 数  =  昜

 -  日 + き/木 + selector 4  =  昧

 -  日 + さ/阝 + う/宀/#3  =  昴

 -  日 + と/戸 + 仁/亻  =  昵

 -  日 + 宿 + よ/广  =  昿

 -  日 + 数 + 宿  =  晁

 -  日 + 龸 + selector 2  =  晃

 -  日 + 宿 + 龸  =  晄

 -  日 + う/宀/#3 + ふ/女  =  晏

 -  日 + め/目 + し/巿  =  晞

 -  日 + せ/食 + ひ/辶  =  晟

 -  日 + て/扌 + を/貝  =  晢

 -  日 + ら/月 + れ/口  =  晤

 -  日 + こ/子 + く/艹  =  晧

 -  日 + selector 4 + ろ/十  =  晨

 -  日 + 宿 + お/頁  =  晰

 -  日 + selector 4 + 火  =  暃

 -  日 + 宿 + む/車  =  暈

 -  日 + 龸 + む/車  =  暉

 -  日 + く/艹 + お/頁  =  暎

 -  日 + 宿 + 数  =  暘

 -  日 + 龸 + ろ/十  =  暸

 -  日 + ひ/辶 + ひ/辶  =  暹

 -  日 + selector 3 + は/辶  =  暼

 -  日 + 宿 + 氷/氵  =  暾

 -  日 + く/艹 + か/金  =  曄

 -  日 + 龸 + selector 1  =  曖

 -  日 + 宿 + そ/馬  =  曚

 -  日 + よ/广 + こ/子  =  曠

 -  日 + そ/馬 + 囗  =  曦

 -  日 + 宿 + み/耳  =  曩

 -  日 + 宿 + き/木  =  杲

 -  き/木 + 龸 + 日  =  杳

 -  氷/氵 + 宿 + 日  =  汨

 -  火 + 宿 + 日  =  熾

 -  ち/竹 + 宿 + 日  =  簪

 -  ふ/女 + 宿 + 日  =  艪

 -  ね/示 + 宿 + 日  =  衵

 -  え/訁 + 龸 + 日  =  譖
Compounds of 旦
    

 -  な/亻 + 日  =  但
 -  て/扌 + 日  =  担


 -  て/扌 + て/扌 + 日  =  擔

 -  た/⽥ + 日  =  昼


 -  た/⽥ + た/⽥ + 日  =  晝

 -  ⺼ + 日  =  胆


 -  ⺼ + ⺼ + 日  =  膽

 -  ゆ/彳 + 日  =  得
 -  日 + り/分  =  量
 -  き/木 + 日  =  査


 -  に/氵 + き/木 + 日  =  渣


 -  つ/土 + selector 4 + 日  =  坦

 -  ふ/女 + selector 4 + 日  =  妲

 -  る/忄 + selector 4 + 日  =  怛

 -  や/疒 + selector 4 + 日  =  疸

 -  ね/示 + selector 4 + 日  =  袒

 -  と/戸 + selector 4 + 日  =  靼

 -  る/忄 + 宿 + 日  =  憺

 -  日 + や/疒 + 仁/亻  =  曁

 -  き/木 + う/宀/#3 + 日  =  檐

 -  き/木 + 宿 + 日  =  櫓

 -  に/氵 + 宿 + 日  =  澹

 -  め/目 + 宿 + 日  =  瞻

 -  ち/竹 + 龸 + 日  =  簷

 -  む/車 + 宿 + 日  =  蟾

 -  え/訁 + 宿 + 日  =  譫

 -  を/貝 + 宿 + 日  =  贍
Compounds of 亘
    

 -  つ/土 + 日  =  垣
 -  う/宀/#3 + 日  =  宣


 -  れ/口 + う/宀/#3 + 日  =  喧

 -  る/忄 + う/宀/#3 + 日  =  愃

 -  日 + う/宀/#3 + 日  =  暄

 -  心 + う/宀/#3 + 日  =  萱

 -  え/訁 + う/宀/#3 + 日  =  諠

 -  る/忄 + 日  =  恒


 -  る/忄 + る/忄 + 日  =  恆


 -  き/木 + selector 5 + 日  =  桓
Compounds of 白
    

 -  仁/亻 + 日  =  伯
 -  心 + 日  =  柏
 -  氷/氵 + 日  =  泊


 -  ち/竹 + 氷/氵 + 日  =  箔

 -  ふ/女 + 日  =  舶
 -  ひ/辶 + 日  =  迫


 -  ひ/辶 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  遑

 -  せ/食 + 日  =  魯
 -  日 + て/扌  =  拍
 -  日 + ゐ/幺  =  楽


 -  日 + 日 + ゐ/幺  =  樂


 -  て/扌 + 日 + ゐ/幺  =  擽

 -  火 + 日 + ゐ/幺  =  爍

 -  ま/石 + 日 + ゐ/幺  =  礫

 -  む/車 + 日 + ゐ/幺  =  轢

 -  か/金 + 日 + ゐ/幺  =  鑠


 -  心 + 日 + ゐ/幺  =  檪

 -  日 + 氷/氵  =  泉


 -  き/木 + 日 + 氷/氵  =  楾

 -  に/氵 + 日 + 氷/氵  =  湶

 -  ⺼ + 日 + 氷/氵  =  腺

 -  日 + 氷/氵 + selector 4  =  昶

 -  日 + た/⽥  =  畠
 -  日 + も/門  =  的
 -  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

 -  か/金 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  鍠

 -  さ/阝 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  隍

 -  せ/食 + 日 + へ/⺩  =  鰉

 -  日 + へ/⺩ + selector 1  =  旺

 -  比 + 日  =  皆

 -  さ/阝 + 日  =  階

 -  な/亻 + 比 + 日  =  偕

 -  て/扌 + 比 + 日  =  揩

 -  き/木 + 比 + 日  =  楷

 -  え/訁 + 比 + 日  =  諧

 -  む/車 + 日  =  習


 -  る/忄 + む/車 + 日  =  慴

 -  て/扌 + む/車 + 日  =  摺

 -  ね/示 + む/車 + 日  =  褶

 -  そ/馬 + 日  =  貌


 -  く/艹 + そ/馬 + 日  =  藐


 -  し/巿 + 日 + selector 1  =  帛

 -  る/忄 + 日 + selector 1  =  怕

 -  き/木 + 日 + selector 1  =  槹

 -  け/犬 + 日 + selector 1  =  狛

 -  へ/⺩ + 日 + selector 1  =  珀

 -  ひ/辶 + 日 + selector 1  =  皀

 -  宿 + 日 + selector 1  =  皃

 -  や/疒 + 日 + selector 1  =  皚

 -  の/禾 + 日 + selector 1  =  粕

 -  く/艹 + 日 + selector 1  =  葩

 -  ね/示 + 日 + selector 1  =  袙

 -  や/疒 + う/宀/#3 + 日  =  岶

 -  心 + 宿 + 日  =  櫟

 -  日 + は/辶 + ん/止  =  皈

 -  日 + き/木 + selector 6  =  皋

 -  日 + 龸 + ち/竹  =  皎

 -  日 + 宿 + ろ/十  =  皐

 -  日 + 宿 + こ/子  =  皓

 -  日 + う/宀/#3 + 宿  =  皖

 -  日 + き/木 + お/頁  =  皙

 -  日 + お/頁 + に/氵  =  魄
Compounds of 旧
    


 -  日 + 日 + selector 4  =  舊
Compounds of 曰
    

 -  日 + な/亻  =  更


 -  れ/口 + 日 + な/亻  =  哽

 -  や/疒 + 日 + な/亻  =  峺

 -  心 + 日 + な/亻  =  梗

 -  の/禾 + 日 + な/亻  =  粳

 -  日 + め/目  =  冒


 -  へ/⺩ + 日 + め/目  =  瑁

 -  日 + ふ/女  =  書
 -  日 + け/犬  =  替


 -  な/亻 + 日 + け/犬  =  僣

 -  仁/亻 + 日 + け/犬  =  僭

 -  え/訁 + 日 + け/犬  =  譛

 -  日 + ゑ/訁  =  最


 -  き/木 + 日 + ゑ/訁  =  樶


 -  に/氵 + 日 + selector 6  =  沓

 -  日 + 宿 + め/目  =  冐

 -  日 + ぬ/力 + 宿  =  冕
Notes
    
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 - "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.