Braille pattern dots-1256 explained

The Braille pattern dots-1256 is a 6-dot braille cell with the top left, both middle, and bottom right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top left, both upper-middle, and lower-middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2833, and in Braille ASCII with a backslash: \.

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-1256 is used to represent a close back vowel, such as /u/ or /ɯ/ when multiple letters correspond to these values, and is otherwise assigned as needed.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	Ü, mathematical 8, ou
English Braille	Ou
English Contraction	out
German Braille	Ü
Bharati Braille	ऊ / ਊ / ઊ / ঊ / ଊ / ఊ / ಊ / ഊ / ஊ / ඌ / و ‎^[2]
Icelandic Braille	-->
IPA Braille	/ø/
Russian Braille	Ю
Slovak Braille	Ť
Arabic Braille	ؤ
Persian Braille	-->
Irish Braille	-->
Thai Braille	ต t
Luxembourgish Braille	8 (eight)
Romanian Braille	ț
Braille	-->

Other braille

Japanese Braille	shi / し / シ
Korean Braille	yeol / 열
Mainland Chinese Braille	you, -iu
Taiwanese Braille	yu, -ü / ㄩ
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	xu- -áo
Nemeth Braille	(pipe) ^[3]
Gardner Salinas Braille	8 ^[4]
Algerian Braille	ـٌ ‎ (tanwīn)
Braille	-->

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-1256 are Braille patterns 12567, 12568, and 125678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

	dots 12567	dots 12568	dots 125678
Gardner Salinas Braille		absolute value
Luxembourgish Braille^[5]			-->
Braille			-->

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

See also: Braille pattern dots-2368, Braille pattern dots-12368, Braille pattern dots-23468 and Braille pattern dots-123468.

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 2368, 12368, 23468, and 123468 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-1256, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 01256, 12567, and 012567 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Kantenji using braille patterns 2368, 12368, 23468, or 123468

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-1256 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

• - 巿

Variants and thematic compounds

• - selector 5 + し/巿 = 申
• - selector 6 + し/巿 = 曳
  • - selector 6 + selector 6 + し/巿 = 曵
• - し/巿 + selector 1 = 色
• - し/巿 + selector 3 = 巾
  • - し/巿 + selector 3 + selector 3 = 黹
• - 数 + し/巿 = 寸
• - し/巿 + く/艹 = 黒
• - し/巿 + か/金 = 赤
• - し/巿 + こ/子 = 黄
• - し/巿 + せ/食 = 青
• - し/巿 + み/耳 = 緑
• - し/巿 + む/車 = 紫

Compounds of 巿

• - ふ/女 + し/巿 = 姉
• - ほ/方 + し/巿 = 旆
• - 心 + し/巿 = 柿
• - ⺼ + し/巿 = 肺
• - し/巿 + ら/月 = 師
  • - ち/竹 + し/巿 + ら/月 = 篩
  • - せ/食 + し/巿 + ら/月 = 鰤
• - に/氵 + 宿 + し/巿 = 沛
  • - ち/竹 + 宿 + し/巿 = 霈
• - も/門 + 龸 + し/巿 = 閙
  • - も/門 + う/宀/#3 + し/巿 = 鬧

Compounds of 申

• - し/巿 + 数 = 暢
• - 仁/亻 + し/巿 = 伸
• - ね/示 + し/巿 = 神
  • - 心 + ね/示 + し/巿 = 榊
  • - せ/食 + ね/示 + し/巿 = 鰰
• - い/糹/#2 + し/巿 = 紳
• - し/巿 + れ/口 = 呻
• - つ/土 + selector 5 + し/巿 = 坤
• - て/扌 + selector 5 + し/巿 = 抻

Compounds of 曳

• - に/氵 + し/巿 = 洩
• - い/糹/#2 + selector 6 + し/巿 = 絏

Compounds of 色

• - ゐ/幺 + し/巿 = 絶
• - た/⽥ + し/巿 = 艶
  • - た/⽥ + た/⽥ + し/巿 = 艷

Compounds of 巾

• - む/車 + し/巿 = 凧
  • - な/亻 + む/車 + し/巿 = 佩
  • - へ/⺩ + む/車 + し/巿 = 珮
• - ろ/十 + し/巿 = 布
  • - る/忄 + し/巿 = 怖
  • - め/目 + し/巿 = 希
    • - れ/口 + め/目 + し/巿 = 唏
    • - 日 + め/目 + し/巿 = 晞
    • - ん/止 + め/目 + し/巿 = 欷
    • - の/禾 + め/目 + し/巿 = 稀
    • - せ/食 + め/目 + し/巿 = 鯑
• - ま/石 + し/巿 = 帝
  • - 囗 + ま/石 + し/巿 = 啻
  • - れ/口 + ま/石 + し/巿 = 啼
  • - 心 + ま/石 + し/巿 = 楴
  • - く/艹 + ま/石 + し/巿 = 蒂
• - し/巿 + 囗 = 吊
  • - 龸 + し/巿 = 常
    • - ふ/女 + 龸 + し/巿 = 嫦
    • - む/車 + 龸 + し/巿 = 蟐
• - く/艹 + し/巿 = 幕
  • - 宿 + く/艹 + し/巿 = 冪
  • - す/発 + く/艹 + し/巿 = 羃
• - 氷/氵 + し/巿 = 幣
  • - 氷/氵 + 氷/氵 + し/巿 = 幤
• - し/巿 + ぬ/力 = 刷
• - し/巿 + 龸 = 帆
• - し/巿 + ⺼ = 帥
• - し/巿 + よ/广 = 帯
  • - し/巿 + し/巿 + よ/广 = 帶
    • - く/艹 + し/巿 + よ/广 = 蔕
• - し/巿 + と/戸 = 帳
• - し/巿 + い/糹/#2 = 帷
• - し/巿 + め/目 = 帽
• - し/巿 + ふ/女 = 幅
• - し/巿 + り/分 = 幌
• - し/巿 + ま/石 = 幔
• - し/巿 + 日 = 幟
• - も/門 + 宿 + し/巿 = 匝
• - し/巿 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 帋
• - し/巿 + ふ/女 + ゑ/訁 = 帑
• - し/巿 + 宿 + と/戸 = 帖
• - し/巿 + selector 6 + け/犬 = 帙
• - し/巿 + 日 + selector 1 = 帛
• - し/巿 + を/貝 + と/戸 = 幀
• - し/巿 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 幃
• - し/巿 + と/戸 + ゆ/彳 = 幄
• - し/巿 + 龸 + 日 = 幎
• - し/巿 + 囗 + へ/⺩ = 幗
• - し/巿 + の/禾 + た/⽥ = 幡
• - し/巿 + ま/石 + り/分 = 幢
• - し/巿 + ろ/十 + ゑ/訁 = 黻
• - し/巿 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 黼

Compounds of 寸

• - な/亻 + し/巿 = 付
  • - れ/口 + な/亻 + し/巿 = 咐
  • - つ/土 + な/亻 + し/巿 = 坿
  • - て/扌 + な/亻 + し/巿 = 拊
  • - き/木 + な/亻 + し/巿 = 柎
  • - く/艹 + な/亻 + し/巿 = 苻
  • - せ/食 + な/亻 + し/巿 = 鮒
  • - よ/广 + し/巿 = 府
    • - き/木 + よ/广 + し/巿 = 椨
    • - ら/月 + し/巿 = 腑
  • - さ/阝 + し/巿 = 附
• - 宿 + し/巿 = 冠
  • - く/艹 + 宿 + し/巿 = 蒄
• - 囗 + し/巿 = 噂
• - う/宀/#3 + し/巿 = 守
  • - け/犬 + し/巿 = 狩
• - つ/土 + し/巿 = 寺
  • - や/疒 + つ/土 + し/巿 = 峙
  • - る/忄 + つ/土 + し/巿 = 恃
  • - た/⽥ + つ/土 + し/巿 = 畤
  • - ゆ/彳 + し/巿 = 待
  • - て/扌 + し/巿 = 持
  • - 日 + し/巿 = 時
    • - つ/土 + 日 + し/巿 = 塒
    • - く/艹 + 日 + し/巿 = 蒔
  • - そ/馬 + し/巿 = 特
  • - や/疒 + し/巿 = 痔
  • - ち/竹 + し/巿 = 等
  • - ゑ/訁 + し/巿 = 詩
  • - し/巿 + な/亻 = 侍
• - へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 寿
  • - へ/⺩ + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 壽
    • - な/亻 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 儔
    • - て/扌 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 擣
    • - 氷/氵 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 濤
    • - た/⽥ + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 疇
    • - ち/竹 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 籌
    • - み/耳 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 躊
  • - き/木 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 梼
  • - に/氵 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 涛
  • - さ/阝 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 陦
  • - か/金 + し/巿 = 鋳
    • - か/金 + か/金 + し/巿 = 鑄
• - み/耳 + し/巿 = 射
  • - そ/馬 + み/耳 + し/巿 = 麝
• - せ/食 + し/巿 = 尊
  • - つ/土 + せ/食 + し/巿 = 墫
  • - み/耳 + せ/食 + し/巿 = 蹲
  • - せ/食 + せ/食 + し/巿 = 鱒
• - れ/口 + し/巿 = 尋
  • - に/氵 + れ/口 + し/巿 = 潯
  • - 心 + れ/口 + し/巿 = 蕁
• - ひ/辶 + し/巿 = 導
• - き/木 + し/巿 = 村
• - す/発 + し/巿 = 欝
  • - す/発 + す/発 + し/巿 = 鬱
• - の/禾 + し/巿 = 耐
• - え/訁 + し/巿 = 討
  • - す/発 + え/訁 + し/巿 = 罸
• - も/門 + し/巿 = 闘
  • - も/門 + も/門 + し/巿 = 鬪
• - し/巿 + ろ/十 = 辱
  • - に/氵 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 溽
  • - い/糹/#2 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 縟
  • - こ/子 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 耨
  • - く/艹 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 蓐
  • - ね/示 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 褥
• - れ/口 + 比 + し/巿 = 吋
• - ろ/十 + 比 + し/巿 = 尅
• - し/巿 + つ/土 + つ/土 = 幇
• - る/忄 + 比 + し/巿 = 忖
• - い/糹/#2 + 比 + し/巿 = 紂
• - せ/食 + 比 + し/巿 = 酎

Compounds of 黒

• - し/巿 + つ/土 = 墨
• - し/巿 + け/犬 = 黙
  • - し/巿 + し/巿 + け/犬 = 默
• - よ/广 + し/巿 + く/艹 = 廛
• - ゆ/彳 + し/巿 + く/艹 = 黴
• - ⺼ + し/巿 + く/艹 = 黶
• - し/巿 + り/分 + selector 1 = 黔
• - し/巿 + 仁/亻 + 囗 = 黛
• - し/巿 + 比 + へ/⺩ = 黜
• - し/巿 + ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 黝
• - し/巿 + つ/土 + れ/口 = 黠
• - し/巿 + 龸 + れ/口 = 黥
• - し/巿 + ま/石 + 日 = 黯
• - し/巿 + つ/土 + を/貝 = 黷

Compounds of 赤

• - お/頁 + し/巿 + か/金 = 赧

Compounds of 黄

• - ち/竹 + し/巿 + こ/子 = 簧
• - 龸 + し/巿 + こ/子 = 黌

Compounds of 青

• - な/亻 + し/巿 + せ/食 = 倩
• - け/犬 + し/巿 + せ/食 = 猜
• - め/目 + し/巿 + せ/食 = 睛
• - 心 + し/巿 + せ/食 = 菁
• - む/車 + し/巿 + せ/食 = 蜻
• - せ/食 + し/巿 + せ/食 = 鯖

Other compounds

• - と/戸 + し/巿 = 屍

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Notes and References

1. Web site: World Braille Usage. UNESCO. 2012-04-19. .
2. Web site: Introduction to Bharati Braille. 25 April 2013. 5 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130405042606/http://www.acharya.gen.in:8080/disabilities/bh_brl.php. dead.
3. Web site: Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille) . 2012-04-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421113105/http://acharya.iitm.ac.in/disabilities/nemeth_brl.php . 2012-04-21 .
4. Web site: Index of Topics in Braille Section . Oregon State University Science Access Project Braille topics. . 2012-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420124208/http://dots.physics.orst.edu/gs_index.html . 2012-04-20 .
5. Book: UNESCO. World Braille Usage. 2013. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Washington, DC. 978-0-8444-9564-4. 88.
6. Web site: ロービジョン相談と光学. 31 January 2014.
7. Web site: 盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界. 27 December 2013.
8. Web site: 漢点字. 27 December 2013.
9. Web site: 漢点字入門. 30 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231141822/http://www.kunijima.sakura.ne.jp/temp/taijyukai.pdf. 31 December 2013.