Braille pattern dots-14

The Braille pattern dots-14 ( ⠉ ) is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with the two top dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2809, and in Braille ASCII with "C".

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-14
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10249	U+2809
UTF-8	226 160 137	E2 A0 89
Numeric character reference	⠉	⠉
Braille ASCII	67	43

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-14 is used to represent unvoiced palatal fricatives or unvoiced alveolar affricates, such as /ts/, or /ç/, and is otherwise assigned as needed. It is also used to indicate the number 3.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

Other braille

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-14 are Braille patterns 147, 148, and 1478, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-147		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-148		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1478
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10313	U+2849	10377	U+2889	10441	U+28C9
UTF-8	226 161 137	E2 A1 89	226 162 137	E2 A2 89	226 163 137	E2 A3 89
Numeric character reference	⡉	⡉	⢉	⢉	⣉	⣉

related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 25, 125, 245, and 1245 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-14, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 014, 147, and 0147 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Character
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-25		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-125		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-245		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1245
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	10258	U+2812	10259	U+2813	10266	U+281A	10267	U+281B
UTF-8	226 160 146	E2 A0 92	226 160 147	E2 A0 93	226 160 154	E2 A0 9A	226 160 155	E2 A0 9B
Numeric character reference	⠒	⠒	⠓	⠓	⠚	⠚	⠛	⠛

Kantenji using braille patterns 25, 125, 245, or 1245

• - 家

Variants

• - 数 + #3 = 三
• - 比 + う// = 上

Compounds

• - う/家 + ふ/女 = 安
• - う/家 + こ/子 = 字
• - う/家 + し//寸 = 守
• - き/木 + #3 = 森
• - き/木 + 宿 + う/家 = 椀
• - う/家 + ね/示 = 宗
• - う/家 + へ/玉 = 宝
• - や/病/山 + う/家/上 = 峠
• - 心 + う/家 = 杉

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Notes

Look up ⠉ , ⡉ , ⢉ , or ⣉ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.