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A reference chart displaying Braille characters with raised dot patterns for the alphabet, numbers, common contractions, punctuation, and special signs, along with a key showing Braille dot positions.

The alphabet and the digits 0–9 in the modern Braille system. Each letter or digit consists of six “cells” that are either embossed or left blank to form a unique pattern. Large dots indicate raised cells; smaller dots indicate cells that are left blank.

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A reference chart displaying Braille characters with raised dot patterns for the alphabet, numbers, common contractions, punctuation, and special signs, along with a key showing Braille dot positions.

Braille characters

Braille characters. This illustration shows the formation of each six-dot cell and...

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The alphabet and the digits 0–9 in the modern Braille system. Each letter or digit consists of six “cells” that are either embossed or left blank to form a unique pattern. Large dots indicate raised cells; smaller dots indicate cells that are left blank.

The alphabet and the digits 0–9 in the modern Braille system. Each letter or digit...

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