Braille pattern dots-1

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

This article contains Unicode Braille characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Braille characters.

The Braille pattern dots-1 ( ⠁ ) is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with the top left dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2801, and in Braille ASCII with "A".

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10241	U+2801
UTF-8	226 160 129	E2 A0 81
Numeric character reference	⠁	⠁
Braille ASCII	65	41

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-1 is used to represent open, unrounded vowel sound, like /æ/ or /ɑ/, such as the Latin letter A, Greek alpha, Cyrillic А, Hebrew/Arabic aleph, etc. It is also used to signify the number 1.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

Italian Braille	A
French Braille	A
English Braille	A
German Braille	A
Bharati Braille	अ / ਅ / અ / অ / ଅ / అ / ಅ / അ / அ / අ^[2]
Icelandic Braille	A
IPA Braille	/a/
Russian Braille	А
Slovak Braille	A
Arabic Braille	ا
Persian Braille	ا
Irish Braille	A
Thai Braille	◌ะ
Luxembourgish Braille	a (minuscule)

^[1]

Other braille

Japanese Braille	a / あ / ア^[1]
Korean Braille	g- / ㄱ^[1]
Mainland Chinese Braille	tone 1^[1]
Taiwanese Braille	tone 0
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	g- -èn
Nemeth Braille	not an independent symbol^[3]
Gardner Salinas Braille	"a"^[4]
Algerian Braille	ا ‎^[1]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-1 are Braille patterns 17, 18, and 178, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-17	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-18	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-178
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10305	U+2841	10369	U+2881	10433	U+28C1
UTF-8	226 161 129	E2 A1 81	226 162 129	E2 A2 81	226 163 129	E2 A3 81
Numeric character reference	⡁	⡁	⢁	⢁	⣁	⣁

	dots 17	dots 18	dots 178
Gardner Salinas Braille^[4]	A (capital)	α (alpha)
Luxembourgish Braille^[5]	A (capital)

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 2, 12, 24, and 124 are the 8-dot braille patterns related to Braille pattern dots-1, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 01, 17, and 017 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-2	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10242	U+2802	10243	U+2803	10250	U+280A	10251	U+280B
UTF-8	226 160 130	E2 A0 82	226 160 131	E2 A0 83	226 160 138	E2 A0 8A	226 160 139	E2 A0 8B
Numeric character reference	⠂	⠂	⠃	⠃	⠊	⠊	⠋	⠋

Kantenji using braille patterns 2, 12, 24, or 124

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-1 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

- N/A - used only as a selector

Selector

- り/分 + selector 1 = 今
- - や/疒 + り/分 + selector 1 = 岑
- - よ/广 + り/分 + selector 1 = 矜
- - ね/示 + り/分 + selector 1 = 衾
- - し/巿 + り/分 + selector 1 = 黔
- 宿 + selector 1 = 写
- 宿 + 宿 + selector 1 = 冩
- - う/宀/#3 + 宿 + selector 1 = 寫
- - に/氵 + 宿 + selector 1 = 瀉
- selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 刃
- - て/扌 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 扨
- - な/亻 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 仞
- - の/禾 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 籾
- - と/戸 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 靭
- selector 1 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 刄
- - 仁/亻 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 仭
- - か/金 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 釼
- つ/土 + selector 1 = 士
- - つ/土 + selector 1 + め/目 = 填
- - つ/土 + selector 1 + 亞 = 壼
- す/発 + selector 1 = 冬
- - す/発 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 夊
- - 心 + す/発 + selector 1 = 柊
- - や/疒 + す/発 + selector 1 = 疼
- - く/艹 + す/発 + selector 1 = 苳
- - む/車 + す/発 + selector 1 = 螽
- - せ/食 + す/発 + selector 1 = 鮗
- - と/戸 + す/発 + selector 1 = 鼕
- よ/广 + selector 1 = 原
- - よ/广 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 厂
- - る/忄 + よ/广 + selector 1 = 愿
- お/頁 + selector 1 = 君
- - 心 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 桾
- - う/宀/#3 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 窘
- - そ/馬 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 羣
- - ね/示 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 裙
- 氷/氵 + selector 1 = 冷
- る/忄 + selector 1 = 壱
- - れ/口 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 噎
- - る/忄 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 壹
- - ほ/方 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 殪
- - せ/食 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 饐
- ほ/方 + selector 1 = 夕
- - さ/阝 + ほ/方 + selector 1 = 夘
- - に/氵 + ほ/方 + selector 1 = 汐
- - selector 1 + ほ/方 + ほ/方 = 夛
- と/戸 + selector 1 = 居
- - な/亻 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 倨
- - て/扌 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 据
- - ね/示 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 裾
- - み/耳 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 踞
- - か/金 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 鋸
- や/疒 + selector 1 = 山
- - や/疒 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 岻
- - 仁/亻 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 仙
- - つ/土 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 圸
- - き/木 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 杣
- - に/氵 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 汕
- - や/疒 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 疝
- - も/門 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 閊
- か/金 + selector 1 = 川
- - か/金 + か/金 + selector 1 = 釧
- こ/子 + selector 1 = 工
- - て/扌 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 扛
- - き/木 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 杢
- - に/氵 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 汞
- - ま/石 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 矼
- - ん/止 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 缸
- - ⺼ + こ/子 + selector 1 = 肛
- - え/訁 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 訌
- ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 幼
- - て/扌 + ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 拗
- - う/宀/#3 + ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 窈
- - し/巿 + ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 黝
- は/辶 + selector 1 = 延
- - は/辶 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 廴
- - に/氵 + は/辶 + selector 1 = 涎
- - ち/竹 + は/辶 + selector 1 = 筵
- - く/艹 + は/辶 + selector 1 = 莚
- - む/車 + は/辶 + selector 1 = 蜒
- - は/辶 + む/車 + selector 1 = 蜑
- ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 弓
- - selector 1 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 弖
- - に/氵 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 泓
- - う/宀/#3 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 穹
- - み/耳 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 躬
- 龸 + selector 1 = 愛
- - 日 + 龸 + selector 1 = 曖
- - め/目 + 龸 + selector 1 = 瞹
- - ち/竹 + 龸 + selector 1 = 靉
- 囗 + selector 1 = 我
- - 囗 + selector 1 + せ/食 = 鵝
- - な/亻 + 囗 + selector 1 = 俄
- - れ/口 + 囗 + selector 1 = 哦
- - ふ/女 + 囗 + selector 1 = 娥
- - や/疒 + 囗 + selector 1 = 峨
- - 心 + 囗 + selector 1 = 莪
- - selector 1 + 囗 = 伐
- 心 + selector 1 = 桜
- - 心 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 楙
- ん/止 + selector 1 = 欠
- - よ/广 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 厥
  - - け/犬 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 獗
  - - み/耳 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 蹶
- - つ/土 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 坎
- - そ/馬 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 歃
- - 氷/氵 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 歇
  - - む/車 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 蠍
- - ち/竹 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 篏
- - も/門 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 闕
- 火 + selector 1 = 熱
- も/門 + selector 1 = 気
- - も/門 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 气
  - - り/分 + も/門 + selector 1 = 氛
- - も/門 + も/門 + selector 1 = 氣
  - - る/忄 + も/門 + selector 1 = 愾
- そ/馬 + selector 1 = 牛
- - そ/馬 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 牴
- - れ/口 + そ/馬 + selector 1 = 吽
- - う/宀/#3 + そ/馬 + selector 1 = 牢
- - そ/馬 + の/禾 + selector 1 = 犂
- へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 王
- - も/門 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 匡
  - - ち/竹 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 筐
- - て/扌 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 抂
- - 日 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 旺
- - き/木 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 枉
- - に/氵 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 汪
- - へ/⺩ + 日 + selector 1 = 珀
- 日 + selector 1 = 白
- - し/巿 + 日 + selector 1 = 帛
- - る/忄 + 日 + selector 1 = 怕
- - き/木 + 日 + selector 1 = 槹
- - け/犬 + 日 + selector 1 = 狛
- - 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
- ま/石 + selector 1 = 立
- - ま/石 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 竝
- - て/扌 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 拉
- - す/発 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 竪
- - 心 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 苙
- の/禾 + selector 1 = 米
- - の/禾 + selector 1 + き/木 = 糂
- - の/禾 + selector 1 + そ/馬 = 糟
- - と/戸 + の/禾 + selector 1 = 屎
- - す/発 + の/禾 + selector 1 = 粂
- め/目 + selector 1 = 自
- ふ/女 + selector 1 = 舟
- - ふ/女 + selector 1 + そ/馬 = 艚
- し/巿 + selector 1 = 色
- む/車 + selector 1 = 虫
- - れ/口 + む/車 + selector 1 = 嗤
- ね/示 + selector 1 = 衣
- - ね/示 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 祇
- - ね/示 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 袤
- - た/⽥ + ね/示 + selector 1 = 畩
- - 宿 + ね/示 + selector 1 = 袞
- - 龸 + ね/示 + selector 1 = 褻
- selector 1 + ね/示 = 衷
- た/⽥ + selector 1 = 谷
- - や/疒 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 峪
- - ま/石 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 硲
- - め/目 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 谺
- - ゐ/幺 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 谿
- - ひ/辶 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 逧
- - さ/阝 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 郤
- み/耳 + selector 1 = 身
- - み/耳 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 躱
- さ/阝 + selector 1 = 陸
- ち/竹 + selector 1 = 雨
- - 心 + ち/竹 + selector 1 = 樗
- - き/木 + ち/竹 + selector 1 = 櫺
- せ/食 + selector 1 = 鳥
- - や/疒 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 嶋
- - き/木 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 樢
- - selector 4 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鳫
- - 宿 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鳬
- - ひ/辶 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鶫
- - め/目 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鷆
- - よ/广 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鷸
- - 龸 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鷽
- selector 1 + お/頁 = 丸
- - ち/竹 + selector 1 + お/頁 = 笂
- selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 乃
- - な/亻 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 仍
- - こ/子 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 孕
- - き/木 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 朶
- selector 1 + か/金 = 于
- - れ/口 + selector 1 + か/金 = 吁
- selector 1 + ま/石 = 亟
- selector 1 + 龸 = 亠
- - selector 1 + 龸 + れ/口 = 亰
- - selector 1 + 比 + 龸 = 卞
- selector 1 + 宿 = 元
- - selector 1 + selector 1 + 宿 = 兀
- - 宿 + selector 1 + 宿 = 冦
- - う/宀/#3 + selector 1 + 宿 = 寇
- - む/車 + selector 1 + 宿 = 翫
- - 心 + selector 1 + 宿 = 芫
- - さ/阝 + selector 1 + 宿 = 阮
- selector 1 + さ/阝 = 卩
- selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 参
- - selector 1 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 參
  - - に/氵 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 滲
  - - く/艹 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 蔘
  - - そ/馬 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 驂
- - せ/食 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 鯵
- う/宀/#3 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 宀
- - selector 1 + う/宀/#3 + て/扌 = 舉
- selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 叉
- - て/扌 + selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 扠
- - か/金 + selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 釵
- - と/戸 + selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 靫
- selector 1 + け/犬 = 天
- - な/亻 + selector 1 + け/犬 = 俣
- - 日 + selector 1 + け/犬 = 昊
- selector 1 + な/亻 = 意
- - れ/口 + selector 1 + な/亻 = 噫
- - 心 + selector 1 + な/亻 = 檍
- selector 1 + こ/子 = 孑
- selector 1 + の/禾 = 喬
- selector 1 + す/発 = 巨
- - 火 + selector 1 + す/発 = 炬
- - の/禾 + selector 1 + す/発 = 秬
- - く/艹 + selector 1 + す/発 = 苣
- - か/金 + selector 1 + す/発 = 鉅
- selector 1 + ゆ/彳 = 憂
- - て/扌 + selector 1 + ゆ/彳 = 擾
- selector 1 + を/貝 = 斥
- - て/扌 + selector 1 + を/貝 = 拆
- - に/氵 + selector 1 + を/貝 = 泝
- selector 1 + そ/馬 = 曹
- - き/木 + selector 1 + そ/馬 = 槽
- selector 1 + に/氵 = 朮
- selector 1 + ん/止 = 氏
- - し/巿 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 帋
- - ま/石 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 砥
- - ⺼ + selector 1 + ん/止 = 胝
- - 囗 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 觝
- - え/訁 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 詆
- selector 1 + き/木 = 甚
- - 心 + selector 1 + き/木 = 椹
- - に/氵 + selector 1 + き/木 = 湛
- - ま/石 + selector 1 + き/木 = 碪
- - か/金 + selector 1 + き/木 = 鍖
- selector 1 + め/目 = 真
- - selector 1 + selector 1 + め/目 = 眞
- - れ/口 + selector 1 + め/目 = 嗔
- - 心 + selector 1 + め/目 = 槙
- - や/疒 + selector 1 + め/目 = 癲
- - め/目 + selector 1 + め/目 = 瞋
- selector 1 + よ/广 = 矛
- - え/訁 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 譎
- - る/忄 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 懋
- selector 1 + ⺼ = 血
- - に/氵 + selector 1 + ⺼ = 洫
- - ぬ/力 + selector 1 + ⺼ = 衂
- - そ/馬 + selector 1 + ⺼ = 衄
- selector 1 + ひ/辶 = 雍
- selector 1 + と/戸 = 髟
- selector 1 + お/頁 + す/発 = 夐
- selector 1 + の/禾 + き/木 = 乖
- selector 1 + ろ/十 + 囗 = 冉
- selector 1 + 宿 + ふ/女 = 冨
- selector 1 + き/木 + ぬ/力 = 剌
- selector 1 + selector 4 + ね/示 = 剱
- selector 1 + 比 + ぬ/力 = 匆
- selector 1 + 囗 + へ/⺩ = 囗
- つ/土 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 壑
- selector 1 + う/宀/#3 + へ/⺩ = 寳
- か/金 + 宿 + selector 1 = 巛
- selector 1 + よ/广 + ろ/十 = 廰
- selector 1 + 囗 + い/糹/#2 = 弍
- selector 1 + ろ/十 + て/扌 = 愽
- selector 1 + る/忄 + み/耳 = 懴
- て/扌 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 攜
- selector 1 + り/分 + ゑ/訁 = 敍
- selector 1 + き/木 + 数 = 朿
- き/木 + 火 + selector 1 = 杰
- 心 + 心 + selector 1 = 櫻
- selector 1 + 比 + は/辶 = 毋
- selector 1 + 氷/氵 + け/犬 = 濳
- や/疒 + ち/竹 + selector 1 = 癨
- す/発 + 宿 + selector 1 = 癶
- selector 1 + け/犬 + か/金 = 竒
- ん/止 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 缺
- き/木 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 蘖
- selector 1 + 比 + に/氵 = 襾

Compounds of 一

- 数 + #1 = 一

- ふ/女 + 数 + selector 1 = 丕
- selector 1 + る/忄 + #1 = 弌

Compounds of 亜

- あ + selector 1 = 亜

- あ + selector 1 + selector 1 = 亞
- - あ + selector 1 + 心 = 惡
  - - か/金 + あ/亞 + 心 = 鐚
- - か/金 + あ/亜 + selector 1 = 錏
- - 心 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 椏
- - つ/土 + 龸 + あ/亞 = 壺
- - あ/亞 + つ/土 = 堊
- れ/口 + あ/亜 = 唖
- つ/土 + 宿 + あ/亜 = 壷
- あ/亜 + 心 = 悪^[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.

[technopolis-6] "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[kantenji-7] "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[n-braille-8] "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[taijukai-9] "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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