Braille pattern dots-15

6-dot braille cells
⠀	⠁	⠃	⠉	⠙		⠋	⠛	⠓	⠊	⠚	⠈	⠘
⠄	⠅	⠇	⠍	⠝	⠕	⠏	⠟	⠗	⠎	⠞	⠌	⠜
⠤	⠥	⠧	⠭	⠽	⠵	⠯	⠿	⠷	⠮	⠾	⠬	⠼
⠠	⠡	⠣	⠩	⠹	⠱	⠫	⠻	⠳	⠪	⠺	⠨	⠸
⠀	⠂	⠆	⠒	⠲	⠢	⠖	⠶	⠦	⠔	⠴	⠐	⠰

The Braille pattern dots-15 ( ⠑ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top left and middle right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top left and right upper-middle dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2811, and in Braille ASCII with E.

Character information
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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-15
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10257	U+2811
UTF-8	226 160 145	E2 A0 91
Numeric character reference	⠑	⠑
Braille ASCII	69	45

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-15 is used to represent unrounded, near-mid, front vowels, such as /e/ or /ɛ/. It is also used for the number 5.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	E
English Braille	E
English Contraction	every
German Braille	E
Bharati Braille	ए / ਏ / એ / এ / ଏ / ఏ / ಏ / ഏ / ஏ / එ / ے ‎^[2]
Icelandic Braille	E
IPA Braille	/e/
Russian Braille	Е
Slovak Braille	E
Arabic Braille	ـِ (kasrah)
Irish Braille	E
Thai Braille	ัว ua
Luxembourgish Braille	e (minuscule)

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Other braille

Japanese Braille	ra / ら / ラ ^[1]
Korean Braille	m- / ㅁ ^[1]
Mainland Chinese Braille	ye, -ie ^[1]
Taiwanese Braille	s,x / ㄙ,ㄒ
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	ji- -èng
Algerian Braille	ج ‎^[1]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-15 are Braille patterns 157, 158, and 1578, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information
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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-157		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-158		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1578
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10321	U+2851	10385	U+2891	10449	U+28D1
UTF-8	226 161 145	E2 A1 91	226 162 145	E2 A2 91	226 163 145	E2 A3 91
Numeric character reference	⡑	⡑	⢑	⢑	⣑	⣑

	dots 157	dots 158	dots 1578
Gardner Salinas Braille^[3]	E (capital)	ε (epsilon)	∈ (element symbol)
Luxembourgish Braille^[4]	E (capital)

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 26, 126, 246, and 1246 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-15, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 015, 157, and 0157 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Character information
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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-26		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-126		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-246		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1246
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10274	U+2822	10275	U+2823	10282	U+282A	10283	U+282B
UTF-8	226 160 162	E2 A0 A2	226 160 163	E2 A0 A3	226 160 170	E2 A0 AA	226 160 171	E2 A0 AB
Numeric character reference	⠢	⠢	⠣	⠣	⠪	⠪	⠫	⠫

Kantenji using braille patterns 26, 126, 246, or 1246

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-15 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

- 月

Variants and thematic compounds

- selector 6 + ら/月 = 胡
- 数 + ら/月/#5 = 五
- 比 + ら/月 = 亙

Compounds of 月

- ろ/十 + ら/月 = 有
- - つ/土 + ら/月 = 堕
- - を/貝 + ら/月 = 賄
  - - さ/阝 + ら/月 = 随
  - - ⺼ + ら/月 = 髄
- - な/亻 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 侑
- - 囗 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 囿
- - う/宀/#3 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 宥
- - さ/阝 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 陏
- - せ/食 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 鮪
- 龸 + ら/月 = 育
- - む/車 + ら/月 = 轍
- - ゆ/彳 + ら/月 = 徹
- - て/扌 + ら/月 = 撤
- ら/月 + ら/月 = 朋
- - や/疒 + ら/月 = 崩
- - ら/月 + せ/食 = 鵬
- - ま/石 + ら/月 + ら/月 = 硼
- - く/艹 + ら/月 + ら/月 = 萠
- - つ/土 + ら/月 + ら/月 = 堋
- - ゆ/彳 + ら/月 + ら/月 = 弸
- ら/月 + ぬ/力 = 前
- - 火 + ら/月 = 煎
- - ぬ/力 + ら/月 + ぬ/力 = 剪
- - ち/竹 + ら/月 + ぬ/力 = 箭
- - む/車 + ら/月 + ぬ/力 = 翦
- か/金 + ら/月 = 骨
- - 氷/氵 + ら/月 = 滑
- - 心 + か/金 + ら/月 = 榾
- - け/犬 + か/金 + ら/月 = 猾
- - ま/石 + か/金 + ら/月 = 磆
- - か/金 + か/金 + ら/月 = 骭
- - の/禾 + か/金 + ら/月 = 骰
- - 数 + か/金 + ら/月 = 髏
- - む/車 + か/金 + ら/月 = 髑
- 日 + ら/月 = 明
- - く/艹 + 日 + ら/月 = 萌
- ら/月 + の/禾 = 能
- - ら/月 + 心 = 態
- - ら/月 + 火 = 熊
  - - す/発 + ら/月 + 火 = 羆
- - す/発 + ら/月 = 罷
  - - て/扌 + す/発 + ら/月 = 擺
- よ/广 + ら/月 = 厭
- る/忄 + ら/月 = 惰
- つ/土 + つ/土 + ら/月 = 墮
- き/木 + さ/阝 + ら/月 = 橢
- き/木 + 宿 + ら/月 = 楕
- ⺼ + ⺼ + ら/月 = 膸
- さ/阝 + 宿 + ら/月 = 隋
- さ/阝 + さ/阝 + ら/月 = 隨
- ⺼ + 宿 + ら/月 = 髓
- ほ/方 + ら/月 = 望
- い/糹/#2 + ら/月 = 絹
- - す/発 + い/糹/#2 + ら/月 = 羂
- ふ/女 + 宿 + ら/月 = 娟
- る/忄 + 宿 + ら/月 = 悁
- て/扌 + 宿 + ら/月 = 捐
- け/犬 + 宿 + ら/月 = 狷
- に/氵 + 龸 + ら/月 = 涓
- ら/月 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鵑
- ん/止 + ら/月 = 肯
- た/⽥ + ら/月 = 胄
- ぬ/力 + ら/月 = 脅
- と/戸 + ら/月 = 覇
- ち/竹 + 宿 + ら/月 = 霸
- ら/月 + か/金 = 勝
- ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 散
- - て/扌 + ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 撒
- - い/糹/#2 + ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 繖
- ら/月 + ゐ/幺 = 服
- - ち/竹 + ら/月 + ゐ/幺 = 箙
- ら/月 + は/辶 = 朔
- - ひ/辶 + ら/月 + は/辶 = 遡
- - る/忄 + ら/月 + は/辶 = 愬
- - き/木 + ら/月 + は/辶 = 槊
- - に/氵 + ら/月 + は/辶 = 溯
- ら/月 + け/犬 = 朕
- - ら/月 + け/犬 + に/氵 = 滕
- - ら/月 + け/犬 + ゐ/幺 = 縢
- ふ/女 + も/門 + ら/月 = 嫺
- や/疒 + も/門 + ら/月 = 癇
- い/糹/#2 + も/門 + ら/月 = 繝
- ら/月 + や/疒 = 朗
- ら/月 + き/木 = 期
- ら/月 + ま/石 = 朧
- ら/月 + も/門 = 胞
- ら/月 + と/戸 = 脹
- ら/月 + し/巿 = 腑
- ら/月 + う/宀/#3 = 膨
- ら/月 + な/亻 = 臆
- ら/月 + す/発 = 臓
- - ら/月 + ら/月 + す/発 = 臟
- ら/月 + ろ/十 = 臘
- ら/月 + え/訁 = 謄
- ら/月 + そ/馬 = 騰
- に/氵 + ら/月 + 氷/氵 = 潸
- ら/月 + 比 + へ/⺩ = 朏
- ら/月 + 比 + や/疒 = 朖
- ら/月 + 宿 + き/木 = 朞
- ら/月 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 朦
- く/艹 + 宿 + ら/月 = 臈

Compounds of 胡

- に/氵 + ら/月 = 湖
- 心 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 楜
- へ/⺩ + 宿 + ら/月 = 瑚
- の/禾 + 宿 + ら/月 = 糊
- む/車 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 蝴
- せ/食 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 餬

Compounds of 五 and 亙

- ら/月/#5 + れ/口 = 吾
- - れ/口 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 唔
- - 囗 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 圄
- - う/宀/#3 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 寤
- - 日 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 晤
- - 心 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 梧
- - そ/馬 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 牾
- - へ/⺩ + ら/月 + れ/口 = 珸
- - ゆ/彳 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 衙
- - ん/止 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 齬
- な/亻 + 数 + ら/月 = 伍

Other compounds

- う/宀/#3 + ら/月 = 官
- - き/木 + ら/月 = 棺
- - せ/食 + ら/月 = 館
- - ち/竹 + ら/月 = 管
- - 心 + ら/月 = 菅
- - い/糹/#2 + う/宀/#3 + ら/月 = 綰
- - せ/食 + 宿 + ら/月 = 舘
- し/巿 + ら/月 = 師
- - け/犬 + ら/月 = 獅
- - ち/竹 + し/巿 + ら/月 = 篩
- - せ/食 + し/巿 + ら/月 = 鰤
- は/辶 + ら/月 = 遣
- - え/訁 + は/辶 + ら/月 = 譴
- - か/金 + は/辶 + ら/月 = 鑓
- - ゐ/幺 + ら/月 = 縋
- ひ/辶 + ら/月 = 追
- - か/金 + ひ/辶 + ら/月 = 鎚
- こ/子 + 宿 + ら/月 = 耜
- ふ/女 + ら/月 = 媼
- そ/馬 + ら/月 = 蓋
- そ/馬 + 宿 + ら/月 = 盖
- そ/馬 + 龸 + ら/月 = 葢
- ら/月 + た/⽥ = 留
- - 心 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 榴
- - に/氵 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 溜
- - へ/⺩ + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 瑠
- - や/疒 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 瘤
- - ち/竹 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 霤
- - せ/食 + う/宀/#3 + ら/月 = 鰡
- - せ/食 + 龸 + ら/月 = 餾
- - ち/竹 + 龸 + ら/月 = 籀
- ら/月 + を/貝 = 貿
- ら/月 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 畄
- - い/糹/#2 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 緇
- - む/車 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 輜
- - か/金 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 錙
- - せ/食 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 鯔
- て/扌 + ら/月 + か/金 = 捷
- 氷/氵 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 澑
- に/氵 + 宿 + ら/月 = 澗

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Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..
^ "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
^ "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.
^ UNESCO (2013). World Braille Usage. Washington, DC: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-8444-9564-4. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
^ "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^ "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[Unesco-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..

[Acharya-2] "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.

[OSU-3] "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.

[World_Braille_3-4] UNESCO (2013). World Braille Usage. Washington, DC: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-8444-9564-4. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2013-12-19.

[technopolis-5] "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[kantenji-6] "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[n-braille-7] "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[taijukai-8] "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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