Braille pattern dots-124

The Braille pattern dots-124 ( ⠋ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the two top dots and middle left dot raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with both top dots and the upper-middle left dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+280b, and in Braille ASCII with F.

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10251	U+280B
UTF-8	226 160 139	E2 A0 8B
Numeric character reference	⠋	⠋
Braille ASCII	70	46

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-124 is used to represent unvoiced labial fricatives, such as /f/ and /ɸ/, and is otherwise assigned as needed. It is also used for the number 6.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

Other braille

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-124 are Braille patterns 1247, 1248, and 12478, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1247		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1248		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12478
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10315	U+284B	10379	U+288B	10443	U+28CB
UTF-8	226 161 139	E2 A1 8B	226 162 139	E2 A2 8B	226 163 139	E2 A3 8B
Numeric character reference	⡋	⡋	⢋	⢋	⣋	⣋

related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 235, 1235, 2345, and 12345 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-124, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0124, 1247, and 01247 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-235		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1235		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2345		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12345
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10262	U+2816	10263	U+2817	10270	U+281E	10271	U+281F
UTF-8	226 160 150	E2 A0 96	226 160 151	E2 A0 97	226 160 158	E2 A0 9E	226 160 159	E2 A0 9F
Numeric character reference	⠖	⠖	⠗	⠗	⠞	⠞	⠟	⠟

Kantenji using braille patterns 235, 1235, 2345, or 12345

• - 言

Variants

• - selector 6 + え/言 = 袁

Compounds

• - え/言 + 心 = 恋
• - 囲 + え//袁 = 園
• - け/犬 + え//袁 = 猿
• - ひ/進 + え//袁 = 遠
• - え/言 + し//寸 = 討
• - え/言 + ほ/方 = 訪
• - え/言 + 火 = 談
• - え/言 + せ/食/舌 = 話
• - え/言 + ゆ/行/兪 = 諭
• - え/言 + こ/子/呉 = 誤

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Notes

Look up ⠋ , ⡋ , ⢋ , or ⣋ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.