Korean Braille

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Korean Braille is the tactile writing system for the Korean language, designed to represent Hangul syllables in a format readable by touch for blind and visually impaired users.

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Korean Braille canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf braille writing system
tactile writing system
writing system for Korean
accessibilityRole accessible format for Korean texts
basedOn original braille system by Louis Braille
cellStructure 2 by 3 dot matrix
componentOf Korean special education system
country North Korea
South Korea
encodingSystem Unicode braille patterns
hasFeature does not use syllable blocks like printed Hangul
encodes initial consonant medial vowel final consonant linearly
has separate patterns for final consonants
has separate patterns for initial consonants
has separate patterns for vowels
supports representation of Hanja in some conventions
supports representation of foreign letters in some conventions
uses 6-dot braille cells
uses numeral indicator for numbers
uses punctuation marks distinct from letters
hasIndicator Hanja indicator in some conventions
capitalization indicator in some conventions
foreign word indicator in some conventions
number indicator
hasPunctuation braille comma
braille exclamation mark
braille period
braille question mark
quotation marks in braille
hasUnit braille cell
language Korean
surface form: Korean language
represents Hangul letters
Korean syllables
scriptFamily Braille
standardizationStatus official braille standard for Korean
standardizedBy South Korean government
surface form: Korean government
supports education of blind students in Korea
literacy for blind Koreans
usedFor reading by blind and visually impaired Korean users
usedIn Korean braille displays and notetakers
braille books in Korean
braille labels on public facilities in Korea
braille signage in Korea
userGroup blind people in Korea
visually impaired Korean readers
writingDirection left-to-right
writingMedium embossed paper
refreshable braille display
writingSystemType alphabetic braille system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hangul influenced Korean Braille