title: Braille pattern dots-1
text: # Braille pattern dots-1
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-1 ( ⠁ ) is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with the top left dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2801, and in Braille ASCII with "A".
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10241 | U+2801 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 129 | E2 A0 81 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10241; | &#x2801; |
  | Braille ASCII | 65 | 41 |
  
  ## Unified Braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-1 is used to represent open, unrounded vowel sound, like /æ/ or /ɑ/, such as the Latin letter A, Greek alpha, Cyrillic А, Hebrew/Arabic aleph, etc. It is also used to signify the number 1.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | Italian Braille | A |
  | - | - |
  | French Braille | A |
  | English Braille | A |
  | German Braille | A |
  | Bharati Braille | अ / ਅ / અ / অ / ଅ / అ / ಅ / അ / அ / අ |
  | Icelandic Braille | A |
  | IPA Braille | /a/ |
  | Russian Braille | А |
  | Slovak Braille | A |
  | Arabic Braille | ا |
  | Persian Braille | ا |
  | Irish Braille | A |
  | Thai Braille | ◌ะ |
  | Luxembourgish Braille | a (minuscule) |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Japanese Braille | a / あ / ア |
  | - | - |
  | Korean Braille | g- / ㄱ |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | tone 1 |
  | Taiwanese Braille | tone 0 |
  | Two-Cell Chinese Braille | g- -èn |
  | Nemeth Braille | not an independent symbol |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | "a" |
  | Algerian Braille | ا ‎ |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-1 are Braille patterns 17, 18, and 178, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-17 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-17 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-18 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-18 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-178 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-178 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10305 | U+2841 | 10369 | U+2881 | 10433 | U+28C1 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 129 | E2 A1 81 | 226 162 129 | E2 A2 81 | 226 163 129 | E2 A3 81 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10305; | &#x2841; | &#10369; | &#x2881; | &#10433; | &#x28C1; |
  | | dots 17 | dots 18 | dots 178 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | A (capital) | α (alpha) | |
  | Luxembourgish Braille | A (capital) | | |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 2, 12, 24, and 124 are the 8-dot braille patterns related to Braille pattern dots-1, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 01, 17, and 017 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-124 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10242 | U+2802 | 10243 | U+2803 | 10250 | U+280A | 10251 | U+280B |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 130 | E2 A0 82 | 226 160 131 | E2 A0 83 | 226 160 138 | E2 A0 8A | 226 160 139 | E2 A0 8B |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10242; | &#x2802; | &#10243; | &#x2803; | &#10250; | &#x280A; | &#10251; | &#x280B; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 2, 12, 24, or 124
  
  This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-1 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  * - N/A - used only as a selector
  
  **Selector**
  
  * - り/分 + selector 1 = 今
     * - や/疒 + り/分 + selector 1 = 岑
     * - よ/广 + り/分 + selector 1 = 矜
     * - ね/示 + り/分 + selector 1 = 衾
     * - し/巿 + り/分 + selector 1 = 黔
  * - 宿 + selector 1 = 写
  * - 宿 + 宿 + selector 1 = 冩
     * - う/宀/#3 + 宿 + selector 1 = 寫
     * - に/氵 + 宿 + selector 1 = 瀉
  * - selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 刃
     * - て/扌 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 扨
     * - な/亻 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 仞
     * - の/禾 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 籾
     * - と/戸 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 靭
  * - selector 1 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 刄
     * - 仁/亻 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 仭
     * - か/金 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 釼
  * - つ/土 + selector 1 = 士
     * - つ/土 + selector 1 + め/目 = 填
     * - つ/土 + selector 1 + 亞 = 壼
  * - す/発 + selector 1 = 冬
     * - す/発 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 夊
     * - 心 + す/発 + selector 1 = 柊
     * - や/疒 + す/発 + selector 1 = 疼
     * - く/艹 + す/発 + selector 1 = 苳
     * - む/車 + す/発 + selector 1 = 螽
     * - せ/食 + す/発 + selector 1 = 鮗
     * - と/戸 + す/発 + selector 1 = 鼕
  * - よ/广 + selector 1 = 原
     * - よ/广 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 厂
     * - る/忄 + よ/广 + selector 1 = 愿
  * - お/頁 + selector 1 = 君
     * - 心 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 桾
     * - う/宀/#3 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 窘
     * - そ/馬 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 羣
     * - ね/示 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 裙
  * - 氷/氵 + selector 1 = 冷
  * - る/忄 + selector 1 = 壱
     * - れ/口 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 噎
     * - る/忄 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 壹
     * - ほ/方 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 殪
     * - せ/食 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 饐
  * - ほ/方 + selector 1 = 夕
     * - さ/阝 + ほ/方 + selector 1 = 夘
     * - に/氵 + ほ/方 + selector 1 = 汐
     * - selector 1 + ほ/方 + ほ/方 = 夛
  * - と/戸 + selector 1 = 居
     * - な/亻 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 倨
     * - て/扌 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 据
     * - ね/示 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 裾
     * - み/耳 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 踞
     * - か/金 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 鋸
  * - や/疒 + selector 1 = 山
     * - や/疒 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 岻
     * - 仁/亻 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 仙
     * - つ/土 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 圸
     * - き/木 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 杣
     * - に/氵 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 汕
     * - や/疒 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 疝
     * - も/門 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 閊
  * - か/金 + selector 1 = 川
     * - か/金 + か/金 + selector 1 = 釧
  * - こ/子 + selector 1 = 工
     * - て/扌 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 扛
     * - き/木 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 杢
     * - に/氵 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 汞
     * - ま/石 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 矼
     * - ん/止 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 缸
     * - ⺼ + こ/子 + selector 1 = 肛
     * - え/訁 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 訌
  * - ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 幼
     * - て/扌 + ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 拗
     * - う/宀/#3 + ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 窈
     * - し/巿 + ゐ/幺 + selector 1 = 黝
  * - は/辶 + selector 1 = 延
     * - は/辶 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 廴
     * - に/氵 + は/辶 + selector 1 = 涎
     * - ち/竹 + は/辶 + selector 1 = 筵
     * - く/艹 + は/辶 + selector 1 = 莚
     * - む/車 + は/辶 + selector 1 = 蜒
     * - は/辶 + む/車 + selector 1 = 蜑
  * - ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 弓
     * - selector 1 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 弖
     * - に/氵 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 泓
     * - う/宀/#3 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 穹
     * - み/耳 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 躬
  * - 龸 + selector 1 = 愛
     * - 日 + 龸 + selector 1 = 曖
     * - め/目 + 龸 + selector 1 = 瞹
     * - ち/竹 + 龸 + selector 1 = 靉
  * - 囗 + selector 1 = 我
     * - 囗 + selector 1 + せ/食 = 鵝
     * - な/亻 + 囗 + selector 1 = 俄
     * - れ/口 + 囗 + selector 1 = 哦
     * - ふ/女 + 囗 + selector 1 = 娥
     * - や/疒 + 囗 + selector 1 = 峨
     * - 心 + 囗 + selector 1 = 莪
     * - selector 1 + 囗 = 伐
  * - 心 + selector 1 = 桜
     * - 心 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 楙
  * - ん/止 + selector 1 = 欠
     * - よ/广 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 厥
        * - け/犬 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 獗
        * - み/耳 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 蹶
     * - つ/土 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 坎
     * - そ/馬 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 歃
     * - 氷/氵 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 歇
        * - む/車 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 蠍
     * - ち/竹 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 篏
     * - も/門 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 闕
  * - 火 + selector 1 = 熱
  * - も/門 + selector 1 = 気
     * - も/門 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 气
        * - り/分 + も/門 + selector 1 = 氛
     * - も/門 + も/門 + selector 1 = 氣
        * - る/忄 + も/門 + selector 1 = 愾
  * - そ/馬 + selector 1 = 牛
     * - そ/馬 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 牴
     * - れ/口 + そ/馬 + selector 1 = 吽
     * - う/宀/#3 + そ/馬 + selector 1 = 牢
     * - そ/馬 + の/禾 + selector 1 = 犂
  * - へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 王
     * - も/門 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 匡
        * - ち/竹 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 筐
     * - て/扌 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 抂
     * - 日 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 旺
     * - き/木 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 枉
     * - に/氵 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 汪
     * - へ/⺩ + 日 + selector 1 = 珀
  * - 日 + selector 1 = 白
     * - し/巿 + 日 + selector 1 = 帛
     * - る/忄 + 日 + selector 1 = 怕
     * - き/木 + 日 + selector 1 = 槹
     * - け/犬 + 日 + selector 1 = 狛
     * - ひ/辶 + 日 + selector 1 = 皀
     * - 宿 + 日 + selector 1 = 皃
     * - や/疒 + 日 + selector 1 = 皚
     * - の/禾 + 日 + selector 1 = 粕
     * - く/艹 + 日 + selector 1 = 葩
     * - ね/示 + 日 + selector 1 = 袙
  * - ま/石 + selector 1 = 立
     * - ま/石 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 竝
     * - て/扌 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 拉
     * - す/発 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 竪
     * - 心 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 苙
  * - の/禾 + selector 1 = 米
     * - の/禾 + selector 1 + き/木 = 糂
     * - の/禾 + selector 1 + そ/馬 = 糟
     * - と/戸 + の/禾 + selector 1 = 屎
     * - す/発 + の/禾 + selector 1 = 粂
  * - め/目 + selector 1 = 自
  * - ふ/女 + selector 1 = 舟
     * - ふ/女 + selector 1 + そ/馬 = 艚
  * - し/巿 + selector 1 = 色
  * - む/車 + selector 1 = 虫
     * - れ/口 + む/車 + selector 1 = 嗤
  * - ね/示 + selector 1 = 衣
     * - ね/示 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 祇
     * - ね/示 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 袤
     * - た/⽥ + ね/示 + selector 1 = 畩
     * - 宿 + ね/示 + selector 1 = 袞
     * - 龸 + ね/示 + selector 1 = 褻
  * - selector 1 + ね/示 = 衷
  * - た/⽥ + selector 1 = 谷
     * - や/疒 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 峪
     * - ま/石 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 硲
     * - め/目 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 谺
     * - ゐ/幺 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 谿
     * - ひ/辶 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 逧
     * - さ/阝 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 郤
  * - み/耳 + selector 1 = 身
     * - み/耳 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 躱
  * - さ/阝 + selector 1 = 陸
  * - ち/竹 + selector 1 = 雨
     * - 心 + ち/竹 + selector 1 = 樗
     * - き/木 + ち/竹 + selector 1 = 櫺
  * - せ/食 + selector 1 = 鳥
     * - や/疒 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 嶋
     * - き/木 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 樢
     * - selector 4 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鳫
     * - 宿 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鳬
     * - ひ/辶 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鶫
     * - め/目 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鷆
     * - よ/广 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鷸
     * - 龸 + せ/食 + selector 1 = 鷽
  * - selector 1 + お/頁 = 丸
     * - ち/竹 + selector 1 + お/頁 = 笂
  * - selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 乃
     * - な/亻 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 仍
     * - こ/子 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 孕
     * - き/木 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 朶
  * - selector 1 + か/金 = 于
     * - れ/口 + selector 1 + か/金 = 吁
  * - selector 1 + ま/石 = 亟
  * - selector 1 + 龸 = 亠
     * - selector 1 + 龸 + れ/口 = 亰
     * - selector 1 + 比 + 龸 = 卞
  * - selector 1 + 宿 = 元
     * - selector 1 + selector 1 + 宿 = 兀
     * - 宿 + selector 1 + 宿 = 冦
     * - う/宀/#3 + selector 1 + 宿 = 寇
     * - む/車 + selector 1 + 宿 = 翫
     * - 心 + selector 1 + 宿 = 芫
     * - さ/阝 + selector 1 + 宿 = 阮
  * - selector 1 + さ/阝 = 卩
  * - selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 参
     * - selector 1 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 參
        * - に/氵 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 滲
        * - く/艹 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 蔘
        * - そ/馬 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 驂
     * - せ/食 + selector 1 + う/宀/#3 = 鯵
  * - う/宀/#3 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 宀
     * - selector 1 + う/宀/#3 + て/扌 = 舉
  * - selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 叉
     * - て/扌 + selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 扠
     * - か/金 + selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 釵
     * - と/戸 + selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 靫
  * - selector 1 + け/犬 = 天
     * - な/亻 + selector 1 + け/犬 = 俣
     * - 日 + selector 1 + け/犬 = 昊
  * - selector 1 + な/亻 = 意
     * - れ/口 + selector 1 + な/亻 = 噫
     * - 心 + selector 1 + な/亻 = 檍
  * - selector 1 + こ/子 = 孑
  * - selector 1 + の/禾 = 喬
  * - selector 1 + す/発 = 巨
     * - 火 + selector 1 + す/発 = 炬
     * - の/禾 + selector 1 + す/発 = 秬
     * - く/艹 + selector 1 + す/発 = 苣
     * - か/金 + selector 1 + す/発 = 鉅
  * - selector 1 + ゆ/彳 = 憂
     * - て/扌 + selector 1 + ゆ/彳 = 擾
  * - selector 1 + を/貝 = 斥
     * - て/扌 + selector 1 + を/貝 = 拆
     * - に/氵 + selector 1 + を/貝 = 泝
  * - selector 1 + そ/馬 = 曹
     * - き/木 + selector 1 + そ/馬 = 槽
  * - selector 1 + に/氵 = 朮
  * - selector 1 + ん/止 = 氏
     * - し/巿 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 帋
     * - ま/石 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 砥
     * - ⺼ + selector 1 + ん/止 = 胝
     * - 囗 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 觝
     * - え/訁 + selector 1 + ん/止 = 詆
  * - selector 1 + き/木 = 甚
     * - 心 + selector 1 + き/木 = 椹
     * - に/氵 + selector 1 + き/木 = 湛
     * - ま/石 + selector 1 + き/木 = 碪
     * - か/金 + selector 1 + き/木 = 鍖
  * - selector 1 + め/目 = 真
     * - selector 1 + selector 1 + め/目 = 眞
     * - れ/口 + selector 1 + め/目 = 嗔
     * - 心 + selector 1 + め/目 = 槙
     * - や/疒 + selector 1 + め/目 = 癲
     * - め/目 + selector 1 + め/目 = 瞋
  * - selector 1 + よ/广 = 矛
     * - え/訁 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 譎
     * - る/忄 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 懋
  * - selector 1 + ⺼ = 血
     * - に/氵 + selector 1 + ⺼ = 洫
     * - ぬ/力 + selector 1 + ⺼ = 衂
     * - そ/馬 + selector 1 + ⺼ = 衄
  * - selector 1 + ひ/辶 = 雍
  * - selector 1 + と/戸 = 髟
  * - selector 1 + お/頁 + す/発 = 夐
  * - selector 1 + の/禾 + き/木 = 乖
  * - selector 1 + ろ/十 + 囗 = 冉
  * - selector 1 + 宿 + ふ/女 = 冨
  * - selector 1 + き/木 + ぬ/力 = 剌
  * - selector 1 + selector 4 + ね/示 = 剱
  * - selector 1 + 比 + ぬ/力 = 匆
  * - selector 1 + 囗 + へ/⺩ = 囗
  * - つ/土 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 壑
  * - selector 1 + う/宀/#3 + へ/⺩ = 寳
  * - か/金 + 宿 + selector 1 = 巛
  * - selector 1 + よ/广 + ろ/十 = 廰
  * - selector 1 + 囗 + い/糹/#2 = 弍
  * - selector 1 + ろ/十 + て/扌 = 愽
  * - selector 1 + る/忄 + み/耳 = 懴
  * - て/扌 + や/疒 + selector 1 = 攜
  * - selector 1 + り/分 + ゑ/訁 = 敍
  * - selector 1 + き/木 + 数 = 朿
  * - き/木 + 火 + selector 1 = 杰
  * - 心 + 心 + selector 1 = 櫻
  * - selector 1 + 比 + は/辶 = 毋
  * - selector 1 + 氷/氵 + け/犬 = 濳
  * - や/疒 + ち/竹 + selector 1 = 癨
  * - す/発 + 宿 + selector 1 = 癶
  * - selector 1 + け/犬 + か/金 = 竒
  * - ん/止 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 缺
  * - き/木 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 蘖
  * - selector 1 + 比 + に/氵 = 襾
  
  **Compounds of 一**
  
  - 数 + #1 = 一
  
  * - ふ/女 + 数 + selector 1 = 丕
  * - selector 1 + る/忄 + #1 = 弌
  
  **Compounds of 亜**
  
  - あ + selector 1 = 亜
  
  * - あ + selector 1 + selector 1 = 亞
     * - あ + selector 1 + 心 = 惡
        * - か/金 + あ/亞 + 心 = 鐚
     * - か/金 + あ/亜 + selector 1 = 錏
     * - 心 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 椏
     * - つ/土 + 龸 + あ/亞 = 壺
     * - あ/亞 + つ/土 = 堊
  * - れ/口 + あ/亜 = 唖
  * - つ/土 + 宿 + あ/亜 = 壷
  * - あ/亜 + 心 = 悪
  