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.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Braille Patterns | 1 |
| Braille musical notation | 1 |
| Braille script | 1 |
| Braille system | 1 |
| Braille writing system | 1 |
| Invention of the Braille alphabet | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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.
this entity surface form:
Braille Patterns
subject surface form:
Helen Keller
this entity surface form:
Braille script
this entity surface form:
Braille writing system
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Braille musical notation
this entity surface form:
Braille system
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Invention of the Braille alphabet