title: Braille pattern dots-3
text: # Braille pattern dots-3
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-3 ( ⠄ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the bottom left dot raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the middle-bottom left dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2804, and in Braille ASCII with an apostrophe.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10244 | U+2804 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 132 | E2 A0 84 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10244; | &#x2804; |
  | Braille ASCII | 39 | 27 |
  
  ## Unified Braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-3 is used to represent an apostrophe, accent mark, or other punctuation.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | Italian Braille | ' (apostrophe) |
  | - | - |
  | French Braille | ' (apostrophe), re-, "la" |
  | English Braille | ' (apostrophe) |
  | German Braille | . (period) |
  | Bharati Braille | Chandrabindu |
  | Icelandic Braille | . (period) |
  | IPA Braille | . (period) |
  | Slovak Braille | ' (apostrophe) |
  | Arabic Braille | ء Hamza |
  | Thai Braille | ็ (mai taikhu) |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Japanese Braille | wa / わ / ワ |
  | - | - |
  | Korean Braille | -s / ㅅ |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | tone 3 |
  | Taiwanese Braille | tone 1 |
  | Nemeth Braille | ' (apostrophe) |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | ' (close single quote) |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-3 are Braille patterns 37, 38, and 378, 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-37 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-37 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-38 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-38 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-378 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-378 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10308 | U+2844 | 10372 | U+2884 | 10436 | U+28C4 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 132 | E2 A1 84 | 226 162 132 | E2 A2 84 | 226 163 132 | E2 A3 84 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10308; | &#x2844; | &#10372; | &#x2884; | &#10436; | &#x28C4; |
  | | dots 37 | dots 38 | dots 378 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | begin misc. symbol | begin array | ` (open single quote) |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 7, 17, 47, and 147 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-3, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 03, 37, and 037 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-7 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-7 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-17 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-17 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-47 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-47 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-147 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-147 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10304 | U+2840 | 10305 | U+2841 | 10312 | U+2848 | 10313 | U+2849 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 128 | E2 A1 80 | 226 161 129 | E2 A1 81 | 226 161 136 | E2 A1 88 | 226 161 137 | E2 A1 89 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10304; | &#x2840; | &#10305; | &#x2841; | &#10312; | &#x2848; | &#10313; | &#x2849; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 7, 17, 47, or 147
  
  This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-3 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  * - N/A - used only as a selector
  
  **Selector**
  
  * - へ/⺩ + selector 3 = 主
  * - 宿 + selector 3 = 冖
  * - 氷/氵 + selector 3 = 冫
  * - も/門 + selector 3 = 区
     * - み/耳 + も/門 + selector 3 = 躯
     * - も/門 + selector 3 + selector 3 = 匚
     * - も/門 + も/門 + selector 3 = 區
        * - 仁/亻 + も/門 + selector 3 = 傴
        * - け/犬 + も/門 + selector 3 = 奩
        * - ふ/女 + も/門 + selector 3 = 嫗
        * - や/疒 + も/門 + selector 3 = 嶇
  * - ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 咸
     * - れ/口 + ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 喊
     * - ち/竹 + ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 箴
     * - い/糹/#2 + ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 緘
     * - か/金 + ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 鍼
     * - せ/食 + ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 鰔
     * - ん/止 + ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 鹹
  * - し/巿 + selector 3 = 巾
     * - し/巿 + selector 3 + selector 3 = 黹
  * - ゐ + selector 3 = 幺
  * - よ + selector 3 = 广
  * - ゆ + selector 3 = 彳
  * - 龸 + selector 3 = 文
     * - れ/口 + 龸 + selector 3 = 吝
     * - こ/子 + 龸 + selector 3 = 斈
     * - 日 + 龸 + selector 3 = 旻
     * - い/糹/#2 + 龸 + selector 3 = 紊
     * - す/発 + 龸 + selector 3 = 虔
     * - も/門 + 龸 + selector 3 = 閔
     * - そ/馬 + 龸 + selector 3 = 馼
  * - に/氵 + selector 3 = 泡
     * - く/艹 + に/氵 + selector 3 = 萢
  * - 囗 + selector 3 = 用
     * - む/車 + 囗 + selector 3 = 蛹
  * - の + selector 3 = 禾
  * - 心 + selector 3 = 粟
  * - こ/子 + selector 3 = 耒
  * - す/発 + selector 3 = 虎
     * - す/発 + selector 3 + selector 3 = 虍
     * - う/宀/#3 + す/発 + selector 3 = 彪
     * - へ/⺩ + す/発 + selector 3 = 琥
     * - ね/示 + す/発 + selector 3 = 褫
     * - せ/食 + す/発 + selector 3 = 鯱
  * - そ/馬 + selector 3 = 豚
     * - ひ/辶 + そ/馬 + selector 3 = 遯
     * - れ/口 + そ/馬 + selector 3 = 啄
     * - へ/⺩ + そ/馬 + selector 3 = 琢
  * - は/辶 + selector 3 = 遊
     * - に/氵 + は/辶 + selector 3 = 游
     * - む/車 + は/辶 + selector 3 = 蝣
  * - せ/食 + selector 3 = 酉
     * - ひ/辶 + せ/食 + selector 3 = 逎
  * - selector 3 + め/目 = 乂
     * - め/目 + selector 3 + selector 3 = 睿
  * - selector 3 + え/訁 = 云
  * - selector 3 + む/車 = 冓
     * - ひ/辶 + selector 3 + む/車 = 遘
  * - selector 3 + う/宀/#3 = 冢
  * - selector 3 + か/金 = 咼
  * - selector 3 + け/犬 = 夫
     * - た/⽥ + selector 3 + け/犬 = 畉
     * - 心 + selector 3 + け/犬 = 芙
     * - み/耳 + selector 3 + け/犬 = 趺
     * - む/車 + selector 3 + け/犬 = 輦
     * - す/発 + selector 3 + け/犬 = 麸
  * - selector 3 + に/氵 = 奚
  * - selector 3 + 仁/亻 = 尢
  * - selector 3 + き/木 = 已
  * - selector 3 + こ/子 = 巽
  * - selector 3 + ね/示 = 幵
     * - き/木 + selector 3 + ね/示 = 枅
  * - selector 3 + と/戸 = 并
  * - selector 3 + 囗 = 弋
  * - selector 3 + ひ/辶 = 戌
  * - selector 3 + ほ/方 = 敖
     * - 火 + selector 3 + ほ/方 = 熬
     * - む/車 + selector 3 + ほ/方 = 螯
     * - ひ/辶 + selector 3 + ほ/方 = 遨
     * - せ/食 + selector 3 + ほ/方 = 鰲
  * - selector 3 + ふ/女 = 聿
     * - や/疒 + selector 3 + ふ/女 = 肄
  * - selector 3 + ゆ/彳 = 臾
     * - ⺼ + selector 3 + ゆ/彳 = 腴
  * - selector 3 + や/疒 = 艮
     * - け/犬 + selector 3 + や/疒 = 狠
     * - み/耳 + selector 3 + や/疒 = 跟
  * - selector 3 + そ/馬 = 曾
  * - selector 3 + く/艹 = 艸
  * - selector 3 + み/耳 = 襄
  * - る/忄 + selector 3 + そ/馬 = 忸
  * - 氷/氵 + selector 3 + は/辶 = 敝
  * - 日 + selector 3 + は/辶 = 暼
  * - も/門 + 宿 + selector 3 = 匸
  