Braille pattern dots-15

The Braille pattern dots-15 ( ⠑ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top left and middle right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top left and right upper-middle dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2811, and in Braille ASCII with E.

Character information

Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-15
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10257	U+2811
UTF-8	226 160 145	E2 A0 91
Numeric character reference	⠑	⠑
Braille ASCII	69	45

6-dot braille cells

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

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-15 is used to represent unrounded, near-mid, front vowels, such as /e/ or /ɛ/. It is also used for the number 5.[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	E
English Braille	E
English Contraction	every
German Braille	E
Bharati Braille	ए / ਏ / એ / এ / ଏ / ఏ / ಏ / ഏ / ஏ / එ / ے ‎[2]
Icelandic Braille	E
IPA Braille	/e/
Russian Braille	Е
Slovak Braille	E
Arabic Braille	ـِ (kasrah)
Irish Braille	E
Thai Braille	ัว ua
Luxembourgish Braille	e (minuscule)

[1]

Other braille

Japanese Braille	ra / ら / ラ [1]
Korean Braille	m- / ㅁ [1]
Mainland Chinese Braille	ye, -ie [1]
Taiwanese Braille	s,x / ㄙ,ㄒ
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	ji- -èng
Algerian Braille	ج ‎[1]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-15 are Braille patterns 157, 158, and 1578, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information

Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-157		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-158		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1578
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10321	U+2851	10385	U+2891	10449	U+28D1
UTF-8	226 161 145	E2 A1 91	226 162 145	E2 A2 91	226 163 145	E2 A3 91
Numeric character reference	⡑	⡑	⢑	⢑	⣑	⣑

	dots 157	dots 158	dots 1578
Gardner Salinas Braille [3]	E (capital)	ε (epsilon)	∈ (element symbol)
Luxembourgish Braille [4]	E (capital)

related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 26, 126, 246, and 1246 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-15, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 015, 157, and 0157 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-26		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-126		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-246		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1246
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10274	U+2822	10275	U+2823	10282	U+282A	10283	U+282B
UTF-8	226 160 162	E2 A0 A2	226 160 163	E2 A0 A3	226 160 170	E2 A0 AA	226 160 171	E2 A0 AB
Numeric character reference	⠢	⠢	⠣	⠣	⠪	⠪	⠫	⠫

Kantenji using braille patterns 26, 126, 246, or 1246

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-15 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

• - 月

Variants and thematic compounds

• - selector 6 + ら/月 = 胡
• - 数 + ら/月/#5 = 五
• - 比 + ら/月 = 亙

Compounds of 月

• - ろ/十 + ら/月 = 有
  • - つ/土 + ら/月 = 堕
  • - を/貝 + ら/月 = 賄
    • - さ/阝 + ら/月 = 随
    • - ⺼ + ら/月 = 髄
  • - な/亻 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 侑
  • - 囗 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 囿
  • - う/宀/#3 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 宥
  • - さ/阝 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 陏
  • - せ/食 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 鮪
• - 龸 + ら/月 = 育
  • - む/車 + ら/月 = 轍
  • - ゆ/彳 + ら/月 = 徹
  • - て/扌 + ら/月 = 撤
• - ら/月 + ら/月 = 朋
  • - や/疒 + ら/月 = 崩
  • - ら/月 + せ/食 = 鵬
  • - ま/石 + ら/月 + ら/月 = 硼
  • - く/艹 + ら/月 + ら/月 = 萠
  • - つ/土 + ら/月 + ら/月 = 堋
  • - ゆ/彳 + ら/月 + ら/月 = 弸
• - ら/月 + ぬ/力 = 前
  • - 火 + ら/月 = 煎
  • - ぬ/力 + ら/月 + ぬ/力 = 剪
  • - ち/竹 + ら/月 + ぬ/力 = 箭
  • - む/車 + ら/月 + ぬ/力 = 翦
• - か/金 + ら/月 = 骨
  • - 氷/氵 + ら/月 = 滑
  • - 心 + か/金 + ら/月 = 榾
  • - け/犬 + か/金 + ら/月 = 猾
  • - ま/石 + か/金 + ら/月 = 磆
  • - か/金 + か/金 + ら/月 = 骭
  • - の/禾 + か/金 + ら/月 = 骰
  • - 数 + か/金 + ら/月 = 髏
  • - む/車 + か/金 + ら/月 = 髑
• - 日 + ら/月 = 明
  • - く/艹 + 日 + ら/月 = 萌
• - ら/月 + の/禾 = 能
  • - ら/月 + 心 = 態
  • - ら/月 + 火 = 熊
    • - す/発 + ら/月 + 火 = 羆
  • - す/発 + ら/月 = 罷
    • - て/扌 + す/発 + ら/月 = 擺
• - よ/广 + ら/月 = 厭
• - る/忄 + ら/月 = 惰
• - つ/土 + つ/土 + ら/月 = 墮
• - き/木 + さ/阝 + ら/月 = 橢
• - き/木 + 宿 + ら/月 = 楕
• - ⺼ + ⺼ + ら/月 = 膸
• - さ/阝 + 宿 + ら/月 = 隋
• - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + ら/月 = 隨
• - ⺼ + 宿 + ら/月 = 髓
• - ほ/方 + ら/月 = 望
• - い/糹/#2 + ら/月 = 絹
  • - す/発 + い/糹/#2 + ら/月 = 羂
• - ふ/女 + 宿 + ら/月 = 娟
• - る/忄 + 宿 + ら/月 = 悁
• - て/扌 + 宿 + ら/月 = 捐
• - け/犬 + 宿 + ら/月 = 狷
• - に/氵 + 龸 + ら/月 = 涓
• - ら/月 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鵑
• - ん/止 + ら/月 = 肯
• - た/⽥ + ら/月 = 胄
• - ぬ/力 + ら/月 = 脅
• - と/戸 + ら/月 = 覇
• - ち/竹 + 宿 + ら/月 = 霸
• - ら/月 + か/金 = 勝
• - ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 散
  • - て/扌 + ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 撒
  • - い/糹/#2 + ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 繖
• - ら/月 + ゐ/幺 = 服
  • - ち/竹 + ら/月 + ゐ/幺 = 箙
• - ら/月 + は/辶 = 朔
  • - ひ/辶 + ら/月 + は/辶 = 遡
  • - る/忄 + ら/月 + は/辶 = 愬
  • - き/木 + ら/月 + は/辶 = 槊
  • - に/氵 + ら/月 + は/辶 = 溯
• - ら/月 + け/犬 = 朕
  • - ら/月 + け/犬 + に/氵 = 滕
  • - ら/月 + け/犬 + ゐ/幺 = 縢
• - ふ/女 + も/門 + ら/月 = 嫺
• - や/疒 + も/門 + ら/月 = 癇
• - い/糹/#2 + も/門 + ら/月 = 繝
• - ら/月 + や/疒 = 朗
• - ら/月 + き/木 = 期
• - ら/月 + ま/石 = 朧
• - ら/月 + も/門 = 胞
• - ら/月 + と/戸 = 脹
• - ら/月 + し/巿 = 腑
• - ら/月 + う/宀/#3 = 膨
• - ら/月 + な/亻 = 臆
• - ら/月 + す/発 = 臓
  • - ら/月 + ら/月 + す/発 = 臟
• - ら/月 + ろ/十 = 臘
• - ら/月 + え/訁 = 謄
• - ら/月 + そ/馬 = 騰
• - に/氵 + ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 潸
• - ら/月 + 比 + へ/⺩ = 朏
• - ら/月 + 比 + や/疒 = 朖
• - ら/月 + 宿 + き/木 = 朞
• - ら/月 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 朦
• - く/艹 + 宿 + ら/月 = 臈

Compounds of 胡

• - に/氵 + ら/月 = 湖
• - 心 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 楜
• - へ/⺩ + 宿 + ら/月 = 瑚
• - の/禾 + 宿 + ら/月 = 糊
• - む/車 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 蝴
• - せ/食 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 餬

Compounds of 五 and 亙

• - ら/月/#5 + れ/口 = 吾
  • - れ/口 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 唔
  • - 囗 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 圄
  • - う/宀/#3 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 寤
  • - 日 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 晤
  • - 心 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 梧
  • - そ/馬 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 牾
  • - へ/⺩ + ら/月 + れ/口 = 珸
  • - ゆ/彳 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 衙
  • - ん/止 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 齬
• - な/亻 + 数 + ら/月 = 伍

Other compounds

• - う/宀/#3 + ら/月 = 官
  • - き/木 + ら/月 = 棺
  • - せ/食 + ら/月 = 館
  • - ち/竹 + ら/月 = 管
  • - 心 + ら/月 = 菅
  • - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 + ら/月 = 綰
  • - せ/食 + 宿 + ら/月 = 舘
• - し/巿 + ら/月 = 師
  • - け/犬 + ら/月 = 獅
  • - ち/竹 + し/巿 + ら/月 = 篩
  • - せ/食 + し/巿 + ら/月 = 鰤
• - は/辶 + ら/月 = 遣
  • - え/訁 + は/辶 + ら/月 = 譴
  • - か/金 + は/辶 + ら/月 = 鑓
  • - ゐ/幺 + ら/月 = 縋
• - ひ/辶 + ら/月 = 追
  • - か/金 + ひ/辶 + ら/月 = 鎚
• - こ/子 + 宿 + ら/月 = 耜
• - ふ/女 + ら/月 = 媼
• - そ/馬 + ら/月 = 蓋
• - そ/馬 + 宿 + ら/月 = 盖
• - そ/馬 + 龸 + ら/月 = 葢
• - ら/月 + た/⽥ = 留
  • - 心 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 榴
  • - に/氵 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 溜
  • - へ/⺩ + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 瑠
  • - や/疒 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 瘤
  • - ち/竹 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 霤
  • - せ/食 + う/宀/#3 + ら/月 = 鰡
  • - せ/食 + 龸 + ら/月 = 餾
  • - ち/竹 + 龸 + ら/月 = 籀
• - ら/月 + を/貝 = 貿
• - ら/月 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 畄
  • - い/糹/#2 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 緇
  • - む/車 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 輜
  • - か/金 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 錙
  • - せ/食 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 鯔
• - て/扌 + ら/月 + か/金 = 捷
• - 氷/氵 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 澑
• - に/氵 + 宿 + ら/月 = 澗

[5] [6] [7] [8]

Notes

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2. "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Retrieved 25 April 2013.
3. "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.
4. 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.
5. "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
6. "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
7. "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
8. "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.