Braille pattern dots-3456

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The Braille pattern dots-3456 ( ⠼ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top right, middle right, and both bottom dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top right, upper-middle right, and both lower-middle dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+283c, and in Braille ASCII with a number sign: #.

Character information

Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3456
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10300	U+283C
UTF-8	226 160 188	E2 A0 BC
Numeric character reference	⠼	⠼
Braille ASCII	35	23

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-3456 is used as a number indicator.

Other braille

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-3456 are Braille patterns 34567, 34568, and 345678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information

Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34567		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34568		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-345678
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10364	U+287C	10428	U+28BC	10492	U+28FC
UTF-8	226 161 188	E2 A1 BC	226 162 188	E2 A2 BC	226 163 188	E2 A3 BC
Numeric character reference	⡼	⡼	⢼	⢼	⣼	⣼

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 5678, 15678, 45678, and 145678 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-3456, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 03456, 34567, and 034567 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-5678		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-15678		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-45678		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-145678
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10480	U+28F0	10481	U+28F1	10488	U+28F8	10489	U+28F9
UTF-8	226 163 176	E2 A3 B0	226 163 177	E2 A3 B1	226 163 184	E2 A3 B8	226 163 185	E2 A3 B9
Numeric character reference	⣰	⣰	⣱	⣱	⣸	⣸	⣹	⣹

Notes

Look up ⠼ , ⡼ , ⢼ , or ⣼ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.