Braille pattern dots-0

The Braille pattern dots-0 ( ⠀ ), also called a blank Braille pattern, is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with no dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2800, and in Braille ASCII with a space.

Character information
Preview⠀ (braille pattern blank)
Unicode name BRAILLE PATTERN BLANK
Encodingsdecimalhex
Unicode10240U+2800
UTF-8226 160 128E2 A0 80
Numeric character reference⠀⠀
Braille ASCII3220
6-dot braille cells
⠀ ⠁⠃⠉⠙⠑⠋⠛⠓⠊⠚ ⠈⠘
⠄ ⠅⠇⠍⠝⠕⠏⠟⠗⠎⠞ ⠌⠜
⠤ ⠥⠧⠭⠽⠵⠯⠿⠷⠮⠾ ⠬⠼
⠠ ⠡⠣⠩⠹⠱⠫⠻⠳⠪⠺ ⠨⠸
⠀ ⠂⠆⠒⠲⠢⠖⠶⠦⠔⠴ ⠐⠰

Unified Braille

In all braille systems, the braille pattern dots-0 is used to represent a space or the lack of content.[1] In particular some fonts display the character as a fixed-width blank. However, the Unicode standard explicitly states that it does not act as a space,[2] a statement added in response to a comment that it should be treated as a space.[3]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-0 are Braille patterns 7, 8, and 78, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information
Preview⡀ (braille pattern dots-7) ⢀ (braille pattern dots-8) ⣀ (braille pattern dots-78)
Unicode name BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-7 BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-8 BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-78
Encodingsdecimalhexdechexdechex
Unicode10304U+284010368U+288010432U+28C0
UTF-8226 161 128E2 A1 80226 162 128E2 A2 80226 163 128E2 A3 80
Numeric character reference⡀⡀⢀⢀⣀⣀
dot 7dot 8dots 78
Gardner Salinas Braille[4] end misc. symbol invert modifier

Notes
Look up ⠀ , ⡀ , ⢀ , or ⣀ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  1. "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..
  2. Unicode chart U+2800, braille patterns
  3. Thibault, Samuel. "Comments on Public Review Issues (January 30, 2006 - May 12, 2006)". unicode.org. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  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.
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