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Technical information

Symbol⠏
NameBraille pattern dots-1234
Unicode numberU+280F
CategoryBraille Patterns
DescriptionThe Unicode character ⠏, or U+280F, is named "Braille Pattern Dots-1234". This character is part of the "Braille Patterns" block, a collection of characters that represent the different permutations of raised dots used in the Braille system, a form of tactile writing used by the visually impaired. The character falls under the "Symbol, Other" category. The Braille system uses combinations of six raised dots arranged in a 2x3 grid. The name of each Braille character in Unicode refers to the positions of these dots. In the case of "Braille Pattern Dots-1234", the raised dots are located in the first, second, third, and fourth positions. This creates a pattern that looks like a vertical line of two dots on the left, and two horizontal dots at the top on the right side of the character. As with all Braille patterns, this pattern can represent different letters, numbers, or symbols depending on the specific Braille code being used, as there are different Braille codes for different languages and contexts.

Encoding

HTML Entity⠏
HTML Entity (hex)⠏
URL Escape Code%E2%A0%8F
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0xA0 0x8F
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10100000:10001111
UTF-160x280F
UTF-320x0000280F

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u280F"
CSS Code\280F
JavaScript"\u280F"
Perl\x{280F}
Python 2u"\u280F"
Python 3\u280F
Ruby\u{280F}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ⠏ in sentence and in bold like this ⠏ and in italic like this ⠏.

Font size:

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20px
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28px
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36px
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48px
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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
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input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#10255;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\280F";
}

The symbol in different fonts

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-apple-system
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Apple Color Emoji
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Arial
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BlinkMacSystemFont
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Courier New
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Georgia
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Droid Sans
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Helvetica
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Noto Sans
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Oxygen
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Roboto
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"Segoe UI"
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sans-serif
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Segoe UI Emoji
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Segoe UI Symbol
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system-ui
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Times New Roman
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Ubuntu
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Verdana

References