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This article contains Unicode Braille characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Braille characters.

The Braille pattern dots-246 ( ⠪ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the middle left, and top and bottom right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper-middle left, and top and lower-middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+282a, and in Braille ASCII with an open bracket: [.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-246
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10282	U+282A
UTF-8	226 160 170	E2 A0 AA
Numeric character reference	⠪	⠪
Braille ASCII	91	5B

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-246 is used to represent close-mid to open-mid back rounded vowels, such as /o/, /o̞/, or /ɔ/ when multiple letters correspond to these values, and is otherwise assigned as needed.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	Œ, mathematical 9, im-, -ition, "son"
English Braille	Ow
German Braille	Ö
Bharati Braille	औ / ਔ / ઔ / ঔ / ଔ / ఔ / ಔ / ഔ / ஔ / ඖ / و ‎^[2]
Icelandic Braille	Ö
IPA Braille	/œ/
Russian Braille	Э
Slovak Braille	Ó
Arabic Braille	أو
Thai Braille	ึ eu
Luxembourgish Braille	9 (nine)

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Other braille

Japanese Braille	ko / こ / コ ^[1]
Korean Braille	eu / ㅡ ^[1]
Mainland Chinese Braille	ai ^[1]
Taiwanese Braille	yao, -iao / ㄧㄠ, ) (end parenthesis)
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	m- -é/-ó, 没 méi
Nemeth Braille	cancel (open) ^[3]
Gardner Salinas Braille	9 ^[4]
Algerian Braille	ـً (tanwīn) ‎^[1]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-246 are Braille patterns 2467, 2468, and 24678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2467		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2468		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24678
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10346	U+286A	10410	U+28AA	10474	U+28EA
UTF-8	226 161 170	E2 A1 AA	226 162 170	E2 A2 AA	226 163 170	E2 A3 AA
Numeric character reference	⡪	⡪	⢪	⢪	⣪	⣪

	dots 2467	dots 2468	dots 24678
Gardner Salinas Braille^[4]		√ (radical)	〈 (open angle bracket)

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 358, 1358, 3458, and 13458 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-246, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0246, 2467, and 02467 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-358		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1358		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3458		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13458
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10388	U+2894	10389	U+2895	10396	U+289C	10397	U+289D
UTF-8	226 162 148	E2 A2 94	226 162 149	E2 A2 95	226 162 156	E2 A2 9C	226 162 157	E2 A2 9D
Numeric character reference	⢔	⢔	⢕	⢕	⢜	⢜	⢝	⢝

Kantenji using braille patterns 358, 1358, 3458, or 13458

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-246 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

- 子

Variants and thematic compounds

- selector 1 + こ/子 = 孑
- selector 3 + こ/子 = 巽
- selector 4 + こ/子 = 共
- selector 5 + こ/子 = 呉
- selector 6 + こ/子 = 公
- こ/子 + selector 1 = 工
- こ/子 + selector 3 = 耒
- 数 + こ/子 = 甲
- し/巿 + こ/子 = 黄

Compounds of 子

- 龸 + こ/子 = 享
- - る/忄 + 龸 + こ/子 = 惇
- - き/木 + 龸 + こ/子 = 椁
- - え/訁 + 龸 + こ/子 = 諄
- - せ/食 + 龸 + こ/子 = 醇
- 仁/亻 + こ/子 = 仔
- う/宀/#3 + こ/子 = 字
- ろ/十 + こ/子 = 存
- - て/扌 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 拵
- - き/木 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 栫
- - く/艹 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 荐
- と/戸 + こ/子 = 孝
- - れ/口 + と/戸 + こ/子 = 哮
- の/禾 + こ/子 = 季
- - せ/食 + こ/子 = 酵
- - る/忄 + の/禾 + こ/子 = 悸
- こ/子 + ふ/女 = 好
- こ/子 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 孕
- こ/子 + 宿 + ろ/十 = 孛
- こ/子 + ふ/女 + ゑ/訁 = 孥
- と/戸 + 宿 + こ/子 = 孱
- こ/子 + 宿 + ゐ/幺 = 孳
- 龸 + 龸 + こ/子 = 學
- こ/子 + 宿 + 氷/氵 = 敦
- こ/子 + 龸 + selector 3 = 斈
- 心 + 宿 + こ/子 = 李
- に/氵 + 宿 + こ/子 = 潺

Compounds of 孑

- こ/子 + こ/子 = 孤
- - 心 + こ/子 + こ/子 = 菰
- さ/阝 + こ/子 = 郭
- - よ/广 + さ/阝 + こ/子 = 廓
- - き/木 + さ/阝 + こ/子 = 槨
- こ/子 + を/貝 = 孔
- - れ/口 + こ/子 + を/貝 = 吼
- こ/子 + ゐ/幺 = 孫
- - ひ/辶 + こ/子 + ゐ/幺 = 遜
- こ/子 + 龸 + 氷/氵 = 孜
- こ/子 + selector 5 + ゐ/幺 = 孩
- こ/子 + 宿 + お/頁 = 孰
- こ/子 + ち/竹 + の/禾 = 孺

Compounds of 巽

- ひ/辶 + こ/子 = 選
- て/扌 + 宿 + こ/子 = 撰
- せ/食 + 宿 + こ/子 = 饌

Compounds of 共

- な/亻 + こ/子 = 供
- た/⽥ + こ/子 = 異
- - 日 + こ/子 = 暴
  - - 日 + 日 + こ/子 = 曝
  - - に/氵 + 日 + こ/子 = 瀑
  - - 火 + こ/子 = 爆
  - - む/車 + こ/子 = 翼
- ⺼ + こ/子 = 臀
- も/門 + こ/子 = 閧
- - も/門 + も/門 + こ/子 = 鬨
- こ/子 + る/忄 = 恭
- こ/子 + の/禾 = 殿
- - に/氵 + こ/子 + の/禾 = 澱
- - や/疒 + こ/子 + の/禾 = 癜
- れ/口 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 哄
- て/扌 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 拱
- に/氵 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 洪
- む/車 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 蛬

Compounds of 呉

- ふ/女 + こ/子 = 娯
- く/艹 + selector 5 + こ/子 = 茣
- む/車 + selector 5 + こ/子 = 蜈
- す/発 + こ/子 = 虞
- え/訁 + こ/子 = 誤
- こ/子 + そ/馬 + 比 = 麌

Compounds of 公

- 心 + こ/子 = 松
- - に/氵 + 心 + こ/子 = 淞
- - 心 + 心 + こ/子 = 菘
- - と/戸 + 心 + こ/子 = 鬆
- 宿 + こ/子 = 窓
- い/糹/#2 + こ/子 = 総
- - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + こ/子 = 總
- み/耳 + こ/子 = 聡
- - み/耳 + み/耳 + こ/子 = 聰
- ゑ/訁 + こ/子 = 訟
- こ/子 + む/車 = 翁
- - く/艹 + こ/子 + む/車 = 蓊
- - こ/子 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鶲
- 心 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 枩
- か/金 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 瓮
- ふ/女 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 舩
- む/車 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 蚣
- お/頁 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 頌

Compounds of 工

- そ/馬 + こ/子 = 差
- - れ/口 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 嗟
- - や/疒 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 嵯
- - て/扌 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 搓
- - き/木 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 槎
- - へ/⺩ + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 瑳
- - ま/石 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 磋
- - い/糹/#2 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 縒
- - み/耳 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 蹉
- 氷/氵 + こ/子 = 江
- ゐ/幺 + こ/子 = 紅
- を/貝 + こ/子 = 貢
- - き/木 + を/貝 + こ/子 = 槓
- - 火 + を/貝 + こ/子 = 熕
- こ/子 + ぬ/力 = 功
- こ/子 + も/門 = 巧
- こ/子 + 氷/氵 = 攻
- こ/子 + う/宀/#3 = 虹
- こ/子 + お/頁 = 項
- て/扌 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 扛
- き/木 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 杢
- に/氵 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 汞
- ま/石 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 矼
- ん/止 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 缸
- ⺼ + こ/子 + selector 1 = 肛
- え/訁 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 訌
- き/木 + 宿 + こ/子 = 杠

Compounds of 耒

- こ/子 + い/糹/#2 = 耕
- こ/子 + え/訁 = 耘
- こ/子 + 宿 + ひ/辶 = 耙
- こ/子 + 宿 + ら/月 = 耜
- こ/子 + ぬ/力 + そ/馬 = 耡
- こ/子 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 耨

Compounds of 甲

- や/疒 + こ/子 = 岬
- こ/子 + て/扌 = 押
- こ/子 + せ/食 = 鴨
- も/門 + 数 + こ/子 = 匣
- れ/口 + 数 + こ/子 = 呷
- け/犬 + 数 + こ/子 = 狎
- ⺼ + 数 + こ/子 = 胛
- も/門 + 宿 + こ/子 = 閘

Compounds of 黄

- き/木 + こ/子 = 横
- よ/广 + こ/子 = 広
- - て/扌 + こ/子 = 拡
- - ま/石 + こ/子 = 砿
- - か/金 + こ/子 = 鉱
- - よ/广 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 廣
  - - つ/土 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 壙
  - - 日 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 曠
  - - ま/石 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 礦
- - い/糹/#2 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 絋
- ち/竹 + し/巿 + こ/子 = 簧
- 龸 + し/巿 + こ/子 = 黌
- き/木 + た/⽥ + こ/子 = 冀
- て/扌 + て/扌 + こ/子 = 擴
- の/禾 + た/⽥ + こ/子 = 糞
- か/金 + か/金 + こ/子 = 鑛

Other compounds

- つ/土 + こ/子 = 去
- - る/忄 + こ/子 = 怯
- - に/氵 + こ/子 = 法
- - ぬ/力 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 劫
- - に/氵 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 溘
- - も/門 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 闔
- こ/子 + く/艹 = 告
- - こ/子 + に/氵 = 浩
- - 日 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 晧
- - き/木 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 梏
- - え/訁 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 誥
- - 火 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 靠
- こ/子 + 宿 = 児
- - こ/子 + こ/子 + 宿 = 兒
  - - め/目 + こ/子 = 睨
  - - な/亻 + こ/子 + 宿 = 倪
  - - そ/馬 + こ/子 + 宿 = 貎
  - - ち/竹 + こ/子 + 宿 = 霓
  - - も/門 + こ/子 + 宿 = 鬩
  - - せ/食 + こ/子 + 宿 = 鯢
  - - こ/子 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 麑
- ゆ/彳 + こ/子 = 弧
- け/犬 + こ/子 = 狐
- こ/子 + 日 = 暦
- こ/子 + ん/止 = 歴
- - き/木 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 櫪
- - に/氵 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 瀝
- - や/疒 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 癧
- - む/車 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 轣
- - ち/竹 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 靂
- 囗 + こ/子 = 向
- - ひ/辶 + 囗 + こ/子 = 迥
- - せ/食 + 囗 + こ/子 = 餉
- れ/口 + こ/子 = 喉
- ち/竹 + こ/子 = 筍
- こ/子 + と/戸 = 事
- - こ/子 + こ/子 + と/戸 = 亊
- こ/子 + 心 = 怱
- な/亻 + 宿 + こ/子 = 偬
- る/忄 + 宿 + こ/子 = 愡
- ぬ/力 + 宿 + こ/子 = 刧
- へ/⺩ + に/氵 + こ/子 = 琺
- 日 + 宿 + こ/子 = 皓
- こ/子 + う/宀/#3 + り/分 = 窖
- 宿 + 宿 + こ/子 = 窗
- ゐ/幺 + 宿 + こ/子 = 絳
- そ/馬 + 宿 + こ/子 = 羔
- 囗 + 宿 + こ/子 = 觚

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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.
^ "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "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..

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

[3] "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[OSU-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.

[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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