title: Braille pattern dots-236
text: # Braille pattern dots-236
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-236 ( ⠦ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the middle left and both bottom dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper-middle left and both lower-middle dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2826, and in Braille ASCII with the number 8.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-236 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-236 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10278 | U+2826 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 166 | E2 A0 A6 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10278; | &#x2826; |
  | Braille ASCII | 56 | 38 |
  
  ## Unified Braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-236 is used to represent various punctuation, often coupled with Braille pattern dots-356 as an opening mark.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | French Braille | ( (open parenthesis), er, "du" |
  | - | - |
  | English Braille | ? (question mark), “ (opening quote) |
  | English Contraction | his |
  | German Braille | tt |
  | Bharati Braille | ? (question mark), “ (opening quote) |
  | IPA Braille | hook top, curly tail, loop modifier |
  | Russian Braille | « (open quote) |
  | Slovak Braille | ( (open parenthesis) |
  | Arabic Braille | ـٌ (tanwīn) |
  | Thai Braille | ๋ (tone 4) |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Korean Braille | -t / ㅌ |
  | - | - |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | ang |
  | Taiwanese Braille | yue, -üe / ㄩㄝ, { (opening bracket) |
  | Two-Cell Chinese Braille | p- |
  | Nemeth Braille | 8 |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-236 are Braille patterns 2367, 2368, and 23678, 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-2367 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2367 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2368 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2368 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23678 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10342 | U+2866 | 10406 | U+28A6 | 10470 | U+28E6 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 166 | E2 A1 A6 | 226 162 166 | E2 A2 A6 | 226 163 166 | E2 A3 A6 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10342; | &#x2866; | &#10406; | &#x28A6; | &#10470; | &#x28E6; |
  | | dots 2367 | dots 2368 | dots 23678 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | → (right arrow) | | [ (open bracket) |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 378, 1378, 3478, and 13478 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-236, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0236, 2367, and 02367 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-378 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-378 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1378 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1378 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3478 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3478 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13478 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13478 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10436 | U+28C4 | 10437 | U+28C5 | 10444 | U+28CC | 10445 | U+28CD |
  | UTF-8 | 226 163 132 | E2 A3 84 | 226 163 133 | E2 A3 85 | 226 163 140 | E2 A3 8C | 226 163 141 | E2 A3 8D |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10436; | &#x28C4; | &#10437; | &#x28C5; | &#10444; | &#x28CC; | &#10445; | &#x28CD; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 378, 1378, 3478, or 13478
  
  This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-236 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  * - 日
  
  **Variants and thematic compounds**
  
  * - selector 4 + 日 = 旦
  * - selector 5 + 日 = 亘
  * - 日 + selector 1 = 白
  * - 日 + selector 4 = 旧
  * - 日 + selector 6 = 曰
  
  **Compounds of 日**
  
  * - 龸 + 日 = 冥
     * - し/巿 + 龸 + 日 = 幎
     * - 日 + 龸 + 日 = 暝
     * - 心 + 龸 + 日 = 榠
     * - に/氵 + 龸 + 日 = 溟
     * - め/目 + 龸 + 日 = 瞑
     * - む/車 + 龸 + 日 = 螟
  * - よ/广 + 日 = 厚
  * - れ/口 + 日 = 唱
  * - 宿 + 日 = 宴
  * - し/巿 + 日 = 幟
  * - り/分 + 日 = 昌
     * - な/亻 + り/分 + 日 = 倡
     * - ふ/女 + り/分 + 日 = 娼
     * - き/木 + り/分 + 日 = 椙
     * - け/犬 + り/分 + 日 = 猖
     * - 心 + り/分 + 日 = 菖
  * - け/犬 + 日 = 春
     * - る/忄 + け/犬 + 日 = 惷
     * - 心 + け/犬 + 日 = 椿
     * - せ/食 + け/犬 + 日 = 鰆
  * - や/疒 + 日 = 智
  * - こ/子 + 日 = 暦
  * - く/艹 + 日 = 暮
  * - に/氵 + 日 = 潮
  * - ち/竹 + 日 = 簡
  * - い/糹/#2 + 日 = 織
  * - と/戸 + 日 = 者
     * - ほ/方 + 日 = 屠
     * - 日 + 日 = 暑
     * - 火 + 日 = 煮
     * - ゐ/幺 + 日 = 緒
     * - す/発 + 日 = 署
        * - 心 + す/発 + 日 = 薯
     * - ゑ/訁 + 日 = 諸
        * - 心 + ゑ/訁 + 日 = 藷
     * - を/貝 + 日 = 賭
     * - な/亻 + と/戸 + 日 = 偖
     * - け/犬 + と/戸 + 日 = 奢
     * - 心 + と/戸 + 日 = 楮
     * - に/氵 + と/戸 + 日 = 渚
     * - 氷/氵 + と/戸 + 日 = 瀦
     * - め/目 + と/戸 + 日 = 睹
     * - か/金 + と/戸 + 日 = 赭
     * - も/門 + と/戸 + 日 = 闍
  * - み/耳 + 日 = 職
  * - え/訁 + 日 = 識
  * - も/門 + 日 = 間
     * - つ/土 + も/門 + 日 = 墹
     * - 火 + も/門 + 日 = 燗
  * - ま/石 + 日 = 音
     * - 日 + ま/石 = 暗
     * - し/巿 + ま/石 + 日 = 黯
  * - お/頁 + 日 = 題
  * - の/禾 + 日 = 香
     * - す/発 + の/禾 + 日 = 馥
     * - み/耳 + の/禾 + 日 = 馨
  * - 日 + と/戸 = 卓
     * - な/亻 + 日 + と/戸 = 倬
     * - れ/口 + 日 + と/戸 = 啅
     * - て/扌 + 日 + と/戸 = 掉
     * - き/木 + 日 + と/戸 = 棹
     * - い/糹/#2 + 日 + と/戸 = 綽
     * - す/発 + 日 + と/戸 = 罩
  * - 日 + う/宀/#3 = 影
  * - 日 + ろ/十 = 早
     * - 氷/氵 + 日 + ろ/十 = 覃
        * - に/氵 + 日 + ろ/十 = 潭
        * - ち/竹 + 日 + ろ/十 = 簟
        * - 心 + 日 + ろ/十 = 蕈
        * - え/訁 + 日 + ろ/十 = 譚
        * - か/金 + 日 + ろ/十 = 鐔
  * - 日 + す/発 = 旬
     * - ゆ/彳 + 日 + す/発 = 徇
     * - る/忄 + 日 + す/発 = 恂
     * - に/氵 + 日 + す/発 = 洵
     * - い/糹/#2 + 日 + す/発 = 絢
     * - 心 + 日 + す/発 = 荀
     * - え/訁 + 日 + す/発 = 詢
  * - 日 + 比 = 昆
     * - き/木 + 日 + 比 = 棍
     * - 火 + 日 + 比 = 焜
     * - ち/竹 + 日 + 比 = 箟
     * - 心 + 日 + 比 = 菎
     * - せ/食 + 日 + 比 = 鯤
  * - 日 + く/艹 = 昇
  * - 日 + ら/月 = 明
     * - 日 + ⺼ = 盟
     * - く/艹 + 日 + ら/月 = 萌
  * - 日 + ん/止 = 昏
     * - き/木 + 日 + ん/止 = 棔
  * - 日 + 数 = 易
     * - ぬ/力 + 日 + 数 = 剔
     * - む/車 + 日 + 数 = 蜴
     * - ね/示 + 日 + 数 = 裼
     * - せ/食 + 日 + 数 = 鯣
  * - 日 + ね/示 = 昔
     * - く/艹 + 日 + ね/示 = 藉
     * - せ/食 + 日 + ね/示 = 醋
  * - 日 + い/糹/#2 = 星
     * - る/忄 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 惺
     * - け/犬 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 猩
     * - ⺼ + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 腥
     * - せ/食 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 醒
  * - 日 + お/頁 = 映
  * - 日 + さ/阝 = 昨
  * - 日 + ぬ/力 = 昭
     * - 日 + 火 = 照
  * - 日 + よ/广 = 是
     * - う/宀/#3 + 日 + よ/广 = 寔
     * - せ/食 + 日 + よ/广 = 醍
  * - 日 + し/巿 = 時
     * - つ/土 + 日 + し/巿 = 塒
     * - く/艹 + 日 + し/巿 = 蒔
  * - 日 + ひ/辶 = 晋
     * - 日 + 日 + ひ/辶 = 晉
     * - い/糹/#2 + 日 + ひ/辶 = 縉
  * - 日 + に/氵 = 晒
  * - 日 + は/辶 = 晦
  * - 日 + 宿 = 晩
  * - 日 + れ/口 = 景
     * - る/忄 + 日 + れ/口 = 憬
  * - 日 + せ/食 = 晴
  * - 日 + 龸 = 晶
     * - き/木 + 日 + 龸 = 橸
  * - 日 + つ/土 = 暁
     * - 日 + 日 + つ/土 = 曉
  * - 日 + の/禾 = 暇
  * - 日 + 仁/亻 = 暖
  * - 日 + む/車 = 暫
  * - 日 + こ/子 = 暴
     * - 日 + 日 + こ/子 = 曝
     * - に/氵 + 日 + こ/子 = 瀑
  * - 日 + ち/竹 = 曇
     * - つ/土 + 日 + ち/竹 = 壜
     * - ん/止 + 日 + ち/竹 = 罎
  * - 日 + ほ/方 = 曙
  * - 日 + や/疒 = 曜
  * - 日 + ぬ/力 + そ/馬 = 勗
  * - 日 + 宿 + ひ/辶 = 匙
  * - つ/土 + 宿 + 日 = 堵
  * - て/扌 + 宿 + 日 = 搨
  * - 日 + 数 + お/頁 = 旭
  * - 日 + selector 4 + か/金 = 旱
  * - 日 + 龸 + selector 3 = 旻
  * - 日 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 昂
  * - 日 + 仁/亻 + よ/广 = 昃
  * - 日 + selector 1 + け/犬 = 昊
  * - 日 + selector 4 + 数 = 昜
  * - 日 + き/木 + selector 4 = 昧
  * - 日 + さ/阝 + う/宀/#3 = 昴
  * - 日 + と/戸 + 仁/亻 = 昵
  * - 日 + 宿 + よ/广 = 昿
  * - 日 + 数 + 宿 = 晁
  * - 日 + 龸 + selector 2 = 晃
  * - 日 + 宿 + 龸 = 晄
  * - 日 + う/宀/#3 + ふ/女 = 晏
  * - 日 + め/目 + し/巿 = 晞
  * - 日 + せ/食 + ひ/辶 = 晟
  * - 日 + て/扌 + を/貝 = 晢
  * - 日 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 晤
  * - 日 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 晧
  * - 日 + selector 4 + ろ/十 = 晨
  * - 日 + 宿 + お/頁 = 晰
  * - 日 + selector 4 + 火 = 暃
  * - 日 + 宿 + む/車 = 暈
  * - 日 + 龸 + む/車 = 暉
  * - 日 + く/艹 + お/頁 = 暎
  * - 日 + 宿 + 数 = 暘
  * - 日 + 龸 + ろ/十 = 暸
  * - 日 + ひ/辶 + ひ/辶 = 暹
  * - 日 + selector 3 + は/辶 = 暼
  * - 日 + 宿 + 氷/氵 = 暾
  * - 日 + く/艹 + か/金 = 曄
  * - 日 + 龸 + selector 1 = 曖
  * - 日 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 曚
  * - 日 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 曠
  * - 日 + そ/馬 + 囗 = 曦
  * - 日 + 宿 + み/耳 = 曩
  * - 日 + 宿 + き/木 = 杲
  * - き/木 + 龸 + 日 = 杳
  * - 氷/氵 + 宿 + 日 = 汨
  * - 火 + 宿 + 日 = 熾
  * - ち/竹 + 宿 + 日 = 簪
  * - ふ/女 + 宿 + 日 = 艪
  * - ね/示 + 宿 + 日 = 衵
  * - え/訁 + 龸 + 日 = 譖
  
  **Compounds of 旦**
  
  * - な/亻 + 日 = 但
  * - て/扌 + 日 = 担
     * - て/扌 + て/扌 + 日 = 擔
  * - た/⽥ + 日 = 昼
     * - た/⽥ + た/⽥ + 日 = 晝
  * - ⺼ + 日 = 胆
     * - ⺼ + ⺼ + 日 = 膽
  * - ゆ/彳 + 日 = 得
  * - 日 + り/分 = 量
  * - き/木 + 日 = 査
     * - に/氵 + き/木 + 日 = 渣
  * - つ/土 + selector 4 + 日 = 坦
  * - ふ/女 + selector 4 + 日 = 妲
  * - る/忄 + selector 4 + 日 = 怛
  * - や/疒 + selector 4 + 日 = 疸
  * - ね/示 + selector 4 + 日 = 袒
  * - と/戸 + selector 4 + 日 = 靼
  * - る/忄 + 宿 + 日 = 憺
  * - 日 + や/疒 + 仁/亻 = 曁
  * - き/木 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 檐
  * - き/木 + 宿 + 日 = 櫓
  * - に/氵 + 宿 + 日 = 澹
  * - め/目 + 宿 + 日 = 瞻
  * - ち/竹 + 龸 + 日 = 簷
  * - む/車 + 宿 + 日 = 蟾
  * - え/訁 + 宿 + 日 = 譫
  * - を/貝 + 宿 + 日 = 贍
  
  **Compounds of 亘**
  
  * - つ/土 + 日 = 垣
  * - う/宀/#3 + 日 = 宣
     * - れ/口 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 喧
     * - る/忄 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 愃
     * - 日 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 暄
     * - 心 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 萱
     * - え/訁 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 諠
  * - る/忄 + 日 = 恒
     * - る/忄 + る/忄 + 日 = 恆
  * - き/木 + selector 5 + 日 = 桓
  
  **Compounds of 白**
  
  * - 仁/亻 + 日 = 伯
  * - 心 + 日 = 柏
  * - 氷/氵 + 日 = 泊
     * - ち/竹 + 氷/氵 + 日 = 箔
  * - ふ/女 + 日 = 舶
  * - ひ/辶 + 日 = 迫
     * - ひ/辶 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 遑
  * - せ/食 + 日 = 魯
  * - 日 + て/扌 = 拍
  * - 日 + ゐ/幺 = 楽
     * - 日 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 樂
        * - て/扌 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 擽
        * - 火 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 爍
        * - ま/石 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 礫
        * - む/車 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 轢
        * - か/金 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 鑠
     * - 心 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 檪
  * - 日 + 氷/氵 = 泉
     * - き/木 + 日 + 氷/氵 = 楾
     * - に/氵 + 日 + 氷/氵 = 湶
     * - ⺼ + 日 + 氷/氵 = 腺
     * - 日 + 氷/氵 + selector 4 = 昶
  * - 日 + た/⽥ = 畠
  * - 日 + も/門 = 的
  * - 日 + へ/⺩ = 皇
     * - む/車 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 凰
     * - ゆ/彳 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 徨
     * - る/忄 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 惶
     * - に/氵 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 湟
     * - 火 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 煌
     * - ち/竹 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 篁
     * - か/金 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 鍠
     * - さ/阝 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 隍
     * - せ/食 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 鰉
     * - 日 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 旺
  * - 比 + 日 = 皆
     * - さ/阝 + 日 = 階
     * - な/亻 + 比 + 日 = 偕
     * - て/扌 + 比 + 日 = 揩
     * - き/木 + 比 + 日 = 楷
     * - え/訁 + 比 + 日 = 諧
  * - む/車 + 日 = 習
     * - る/忄 + む/車 + 日 = 慴
     * - て/扌 + む/車 + 日 = 摺
     * - ね/示 + む/車 + 日 = 褶
  * - そ/馬 + 日 = 貌
     * - く/艹 + そ/馬 + 日 = 藐
  * - し/巿 + 日 + selector 1 = 帛
  * - る/忄 + 日 + selector 1 = 怕
  * - き/木 + 日 + selector 1 = 槹
  * - け/犬 + 日 + selector 1 = 狛
  * - へ/⺩ + 日 + selector 1 = 珀
  * - 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
  * - や/疒 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 岶
  * - 心 + 宿 + 日 = 櫟
  * - 日 + は/辶 + ん/止 = 皈
  * - 日 + き/木 + selector 6 = 皋
  * - 日 + 龸 + ち/竹 = 皎
  * - 日 + 宿 + ろ/十 = 皐
  * - 日 + 宿 + こ/子 = 皓
  * - 日 + う/宀/#3 + 宿 = 皖
  * - 日 + き/木 + お/頁 = 皙
  * - 日 + お/頁 + に/氵 = 魄
  
  **Compounds of 旧**
  
  * - 日 + 日 + selector 4 = 舊
  
  **Compounds of 曰**
  
  * - 日 + な/亻 = 更
     * - れ/口 + 日 + な/亻 = 哽
     * - や/疒 + 日 + な/亻 = 峺
     * - 心 + 日 + な/亻 = 梗
     * - の/禾 + 日 + な/亻 = 粳
  * - 日 + め/目 = 冒
     * - へ/⺩ + 日 + め/目 = 瑁
  * - 日 + ふ/女 = 書
  * - 日 + け/犬 = 替
     * - な/亻 + 日 + け/犬 = 僣
     * - 仁/亻 + 日 + け/犬 = 僭
     * - え/訁 + 日 + け/犬 = 譛
  * - 日 + ゑ/訁 = 最
     * - き/木 + 日 + ゑ/訁 = 樶
  * - に/氵 + 日 + selector 6 = 沓
  * - 日 + 宿 + め/目 = 冐
  * - 日 + ぬ/力 + 宿 = 冕
  
  **Other compounds**
  
  * - ね/示 + 日 = 衿
  * - か/金 + 日 = 鈴
  * - 日 + か/金 = 年
  * - 日 + そ/馬 = 秒
  * - 日 + を/貝 = 頃
     * - に/氵 + 日 + を/貝 = 潁
  * - め/目 + 日 = 瞼
  * - さ/阝 + 日 + く/艹 = 陞
  * - か/金 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 瓰
  