Braille

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Braille is a tactile writing system using raised dots that enables blind and visually impaired people to read and write through touch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf tactile writing system
writing system for the blind
basedOn night writing
cellConfiguration 2 columns of 3 dots
countryOfOrigin France
developedBy Louis Braille NERFINISHED
encodingSystem binary-like dot patterns
hasVariant Arabic Braille NERFINISHED
Chinese Braille NERFINISHED
English Braille NERFINISHED
French Braille NERFINISHED
Hindi Braille NERFINISHED
Japanese Braille NERFINISHED
Korean Braille NERFINISHED
Nemeth Braille Code NERFINISHED
Russian Braille NERFINISHED
Unified English Braille NERFINISHED
contracted braille
uncontracted braille
inception 1824
inUnicodeBlock Braille Patterns NERFINISHED
namedAfter Louis Braille NERFINISHED
numberOfDotsPerCell 6
primaryUsers blind people
visually impaired people
readingModality touch
readingTools braille paper
refreshable braille display
standardizedBy World Blind Union NERFINISHED
World Braille Council NERFINISHED
supports alphabetic characters
mathematical notation
music notation
numerals
punctuation
UNDayOfRecognition World Braille Day NERFINISHED
UnicodeBlockRange U+2800–U+28FF
usedFor education of visually impaired people
labeling of everyday objects
literacy of blind people
public signage
uses raised dots
usesScript Braille script
WorldBrailleDayDate January 4
writingDirection left-to-right
writingModality braille embosser
braille typewriter
embossing
slate and stylus
writingSystemType tactile

Referenced by (9)

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

Unicode 3.0 addsBlocks Braille
this entity surface form: Braille Patterns
Keller communicationMethod Braille
subject surface form: Helen Keller
Louis Braille familyName Braille
Louis Braille hasEponym Braille
this entity surface form: Braille script
Louis Braille invention Braille
this entity surface form: Braille writing system
Louis Braille invention Braille
this entity surface form: Braille musical notation
Louis Braille knownFor Braille
this entity surface form: Braille system
Louis Braille notableWork Braille
this entity surface form: Invention of the Braille alphabet
Korean Braille scriptFamily Braille