Celebrating the bicentenary of Louis Braille's birth
Punctuation
Numbers
Yes, numbers and punctuation are also represented in braille.
Again, the previous sequences are used in the same way for numbers, the difference in this case is that when these letters are preceeded by the numeral sign, a braille cell of dots 3, 4, 5, 6, letters a to i then represent numbers 1-9, and j represents 0.
Some examples of how numbers are written in braille are shown below.
Question
What number does the following image represent?
Punctuation
Braille also has special braille cells to show capital letters, and punctuation. A full stop is shown by dots 2 5 and 6. A comma uses dot 2 and a capital letter is shown using dot 6. If dot 6 appears on its own before a word, then you will know that first letter is capitalised. See the image below.
Braille Variations
There are many variations to braille, with different countries using different types of braille.
Australia and New Zealand and some countries in Asia Pacific use Unified English Braille (UEB). The various braille codes are explained briefly in the following section ‘Braille Around the World’. (Reference: #3)
Punctuation
Numbers
Yes, numbers and punctuation are also represented in braille.
Again, the previous sequences are used in the same way for numbers, the difference in this case is that when these letters are preceeded by the numeral sign, a braille cell of dots 3, 4, 5, 6, letters a to i then represent numbers 1-9, and j represents 0.
Some examples of how numbers are written in braille are shown below.
Question
What number does the following image represent?
Punctuation
Braille also has special braille cells to show capital letters, and punctuation. A full stop is shown by dots 2 5 and 6. A comma uses dot 2 and a capital letter is shown using dot 6. If dot 6 appears on its own before a word, then you will know that first letter is capitalised. See the image below.
Braille Variations
There are many variations to braille, with different countries using different types of braille.
Australia and New Zealand and some countries in Asia Pacific use Unified English Braille (UEB). The various braille codes are explained briefly in the following section ‘Braille Around the World’. (Reference: #3)
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