title: Braille pattern dots-156
text: # Braille pattern dots-156
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-156 ( ⠱ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the upper left, and middle and bottom right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper left, and upper-middle and lower-middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2831, and in Braille ASCII with a colon: ":".
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-156 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-156 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10289 | U+2831 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 177 | E2 A0 B1 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10289; | &#x2831; |
  | Braille ASCII | 58 | 3A |
  
  ## Unified braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-156 is used to represent a guttural fricative or approximant, such as /h/, /ʜ/, or /ʕ/ when multiple letters correspond to these values, and is otherwise assigned as needed.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | French Braille | Û, mathematical 5, es-, -es, "est" |
  | - | - |
  | English Braille | Wh |
  | English Contraction | which |
  | German Braille | sch |
  | Bharati Braille | ज्ञ / જ્ઞ / জ্ঞ / ଜ୍ଞ / ඵ / ح ‎ |
  | IPA Braille | /ʃ/ |
  | Russian Braille | Ш |
  | Slovak Braille | Š |
  | Arabic Braille | ح |
  | Persian Braille | ح |
  | Thai Braille | ไ◌ ai |
  | Luxembourgish Braille | 5 (five) |
  | Romanian Braille | ș |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Japanese Braille | sa / さ / サ |
  | - | - |
  | Korean Braille | yeo / ㅕ |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | Sh |
  | Taiwanese Braille | er, -i / ㄦ,ㄭ |
  | Two-Cell Chinese Braille | ju- -éng, 就 jiù |
  | Nemeth Braille | not an independent sign |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | 5 |
  | Algerian Braille | ـَ (fatḥah) ‎ |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-156 are Braille patterns 1567, 1568, and 15678, 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-1567 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1567 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1568 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1568 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-15678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-15678 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10353 | U+2871 | 10417 | U+28B1 | 10481 | U+28F1 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 177 | E2 A1 B1 | 226 162 177 | E2 A2 B1 | 226 163 177 | E2 A3 B1 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10353; | &#x2871; | &#10417; | &#x28B1; | &#10481; | &#x28F1; |
  | | dots 1567 | dots 1568 | dots 15678 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | | | ℵ (aleph) |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 268, 1268, 2468, and 12468 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-156, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0156, 1567, and 01567 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-268 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-268 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1268 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1268 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12468 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10402 | U+28A2 | 10403 | U+28A3 | 10410 | U+28AA | 10411 | U+28AB |
  | UTF-8 | 226 162 162 | E2 A2 A2 | 226 162 163 | E2 A2 A3 | 226 162 170 | E2 A2 AA | 226 162 171 | E2 A2 AB |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10402; | &#x28A2; | &#10403; | &#x28A3; | &#10410; | &#x28AA; | &#10411; | &#x28AB; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 268, 1268, 2468, or 12468
  
  This listing includes kantenji using braille pattern dots-156 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  * - 都
  
  **Variants and thematic compounds**
  
  * - selector 1 + さ/阝 = 卩
  * - selector 2 + さ/阝 = 卵
  * - selector 4 + さ/阝 = 印
  * - selector 5 + さ/阝 = 巷
  * - selector 6 + さ/阝 = 乍
  * - さ/阝 + selector 1 = 陸
  
  **Compounds of 都 and ⻏**
  
  * - み/耳 + さ/阝 = 耶
     * - て/扌 + み/耳 + さ/阝 = 揶
     * - 心 + み/耳 + さ/阝 = 椰
  * - へ/⺩ + さ/阝 = 邦
  * - め/目 + さ/阝 = 邪
  * - も/門 + さ/阝 = 邸
  * - ろ/十 + さ/阝 = 郁
  * - や/疒 + さ/阝 = 郎
     * - 心 + や/疒 + さ/阝 = 榔
     * - へ/⺩ + や/疒 + さ/阝 = 瑯
     * - む/車 + や/疒 + さ/阝 = 螂
  * - お/頁 + さ/阝 = 郡
  * - ま/石 + さ/阝 = 部
     * - く/艹 + ま/石 + さ/阝 = 蔀
  * - さ/阝 + ち/竹 = 郊
  * - さ/阝 + こ/子 = 郭
     * - よ/广 + さ/阝 + こ/子 = 廓
     * - き/木 + さ/阝 + こ/子 = 槨
  * - さ/阝 + に/氵 = 郵
  * - ふ/女 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 娜
  * - て/扌 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 擲
  * - ね/示 + 龸 + さ/阝 = 祁
  * - な/亻 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 那
  * - さ/阝 + 比 + ふ/女 = 邨
  * - さ/阝 + selector 4 + る/忄 = 邯
  * - さ/阝 + く/艹 + selector 4 = 邱
  * - さ/阝 + ぬ/力 + 囗 = 邵
  * - さ/阝 + 氷/氵 + う/宀/#3 = 郛
  * - さ/阝 + れ/口 + へ/⺩ = 郢
  * - さ/阝 + た/⽥ + selector 1 = 郤
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + け/犬 = 鄂
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + も/門 = 鄒
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + 囗 = 鄙
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + て/扌 = 鄭
  * - さ/阝 + れ/口 + れ/口 = 鄲
  
  **Compounds of 卩**
  
  * - よ/广 + さ/阝 = 厄
     * - て/扌 + よ/广 + さ/阝 = 扼
     * - む/車 + よ/广 + さ/阝 = 軛
     * - さ/阝 + よ/广 + さ/阝 = 阨
  * - さ/阝 + 囗 = 叩
     * - り/分 + さ/阝 = 命
        * - て/扌 + り/分 + さ/阝 = 掵
  * - く/艹 + さ/阝 = 危
     * - ⺼ + く/艹 + さ/阝 = 脆
     * - え/訁 + く/艹 + さ/阝 = 詭
     * - み/耳 + く/艹 + さ/阝 = 跪
     * - せ/食 + く/艹 + さ/阝 = 鮠
  * - す/発 + さ/阝 = 即
     * - ち/竹 + さ/阝 = 節
     * - れ/口 + す/発 + さ/阝 = 喞
  * - つ/土 + さ/阝 = 却
     * - ⺼ + さ/阝 = 脚
  * - ん/止 + さ/阝 = 卸
     * - ゆ/彳 + さ/阝 = 御
        * - ね/示 + ゆ/彳 + さ/阝 = 禦
     * - れ/口 + ん/止 + さ/阝 = 啣
  * - て/扌 + さ/阝 = 抑
  * - さ/阝 + 心 = 怨
  * - け/犬 + さ/阝 = 巻
     * - 囗 + さ/阝 = 圏
        * - 囗 + 囗 + さ/阝 = 圈
     * - け/犬 + け/犬 + さ/阝 = 卷
        * - な/亻 + け/犬 + さ/阝 = 倦
        * - る/忄 + け/犬 + さ/阝 = 惓
        * - て/扌 + け/犬 + さ/阝 = 捲
        * - い/糹/#2 + け/犬 + さ/阝 = 綣
        * - む/車 + け/犬 + さ/阝 = 蜷
  * - よ/广 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 卮
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + た/⽥ = 卻
  * - さ/阝 + ほ/方 + selector 1 = 夘
  * - き/木 + ち/竹 + さ/阝 = 櫛
  * - に/氵 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 氾
  * - ち/竹 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 笵
  * - く/艹 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 范
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鴛
  
  **Compounds of 卵**
  
  * - さ/阝 + う/宀/#3 = 卯
     * - 心 + さ/阝 = 柳
     * - 日 + さ/阝 + う/宀/#3 = 昴
     * - 心 + さ/阝 + う/宀/#3 = 茆
  * - な/亻 + さ/阝 = 仰
  * - ひ/辶 + さ/阝 = 迎
  * - う/宀/#3 + selector 2 + さ/阝 = 孵
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 卿
  * - 日 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 昂
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 聊
  * - か/金 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 鉚
  
  **Compounds of 巷**
  
  * - に/氵 + さ/阝 = 港
  
  **Compounds of 乍**
  
  * - 仁/亻 + さ/阝 = 作
     * - ち/竹 + 仁/亻 + さ/阝 = 筰
  * - 宿 + さ/阝 = 搾
  * - 日 + さ/阝 = 昨
  * - え/訁 + さ/阝 = 詐
  * - せ/食 + さ/阝 = 酢
  * - る/忄 + selector 6 + さ/阝 = 怎
  * - れ/口 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 咋
  * - 心 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 柞
  * - 火 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 炸
  * - ね/示 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 祚
  * - う/宀/#3 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 窄
  * - ⺼ + 宿 + さ/阝 = 胙
  * - せ/食 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 鮓
  
  **Compounds of 陸 and ⻖**
  
  * - さ/阝 + ふ/女 = 阜
     * - つ/土 + さ/阝 + ふ/女 = 埠
  * - そ/馬 + さ/阝 = 隊
  * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 = 際
  * - さ/阝 + よ/广 = 薩
  * - さ/阝 + ん/止 = 阪
  * - さ/阝 + ほ/方 = 防
  * - さ/阝 + そ/馬 = 阻
  * - さ/阝 + か/金 = 阿
     * - ふ/女 + さ/阝 + か/金 = 婀
     * - や/疒 + さ/阝 + か/金 = 痾
  * - さ/阝 + し/巿 = 附
  * - さ/阝 + い/糹/#2 = 降
  * - さ/阝 + や/疒 = 限
  * - さ/阝 + つ/土 = 陛
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 = 院
  * - さ/阝 + む/車 = 陣
  * - さ/阝 + も/門 = 除
  * - さ/阝 + ぬ/力 = 陥
     * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + ぬ/力 = 陷
  * - さ/阝 + ま/石 = 陪
  * - さ/阝 + ゑ/訁 = 陰
     * - く/艹 + さ/阝 + ゑ/訁 = 蔭
  * - さ/阝 + ひ/辶 = 陳
  * - さ/阝 + す/発 = 陵
  * - さ/阝 + と/戸 = 陶
  * - さ/阝 + り/分 = 険
     * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + り/分 = 險
  * - さ/阝 + 数 = 陽
  * - さ/阝 + く/艹 = 隅
  * - さ/阝 + せ/食 = 隆
     * - や/疒 + さ/阝 + せ/食 = 嶐
     * - う/宀/#3 + さ/阝 + せ/食 = 窿
  * - さ/阝 + た/⽥ = 隈
  * - さ/阝 + 日 = 階
  * - さ/阝 + ら/月 = 随
     * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + ら/月 = 隨
        * - き/木 + さ/阝 + ら/月 = 橢
  * - さ/阝 + れ/口 = 隔
  * - さ/阝 + ⺼ = 隘
  * - さ/阝 + ろ/十 = 障
  * - さ/阝 + る/忄 = 隠
     * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + る/忄 = 隱
  * - さ/阝 + の/禾 = 隣
     * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + の/禾 = 鄰
  * - さ/阝 + 数 + せ/食 = 阡
  * - さ/阝 + selector 1 + 宿 = 阮
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + ん/止 = 阯
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + ひ/辶 = 陀
  * - さ/阝 + selector 4 + ひ/辶 = 陂
  * - さ/阝 + 数 + へ/⺩ = 陋
  * - さ/阝 + 数 + め/目 = 陌
  * - さ/阝 + ろ/十 + ら/月 = 陏
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + な/亻 = 陜
  * - さ/阝 + 龸 + な/亻 = 陝
  * - さ/阝 + 日 + く/艹 = 陞
  * - さ/阝 + ん/止 + そ/馬 = 陟
  * - さ/阝 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 陦
  * - さ/阝 + み/耳 + ゑ/訁 = 陬
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + に/氵 = 陲
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + ら/月 = 隋
  * - さ/阝 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 隍
  * - さ/阝 + を/貝 + れ/口 = 隕
  * - さ/阝 + お/頁 + に/氵 = 隗
  * - さ/阝 + 比 + そ/馬 = 隙
  * - さ/阝 + selector 2 + そ/馬 = 隧
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 隰
  * - さ/阝 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 隲
  * - さ/阝 + ま/石 + 心 = 隴
  
  **Other compounds**
  
  * - た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 卑
     * - な/亻 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 俾
     * - ふ/女 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 婢
     * - や/疒 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 痺
     * - め/目 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 睥
     * - 心 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 稗
     * - ね/示 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 裨
     * - か/金 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 髀
  * - れ/口 + さ/阝 = 叫
  * - ふ/女 + さ/阝 = 妻
     * - き/木 + さ/阝 = 棲
     * - さ/阝 + 氷/氵 = 凄
     * - る/忄 + ふ/女 + さ/阝 = 悽
     * - に/氵 + ふ/女 + さ/阝 = 淒
     * - く/艹 + ふ/女 + さ/阝 = 萋
     * - ね/示 + ふ/女 + さ/阝 = 褄
  * - ね/示 + さ/阝 = 祭
     * - う/宀/#3 + さ/阝 = 察
     * - く/艹 + ね/示 + さ/阝 = 蔡
  * - 龸 + さ/阝 = 斎
     * - 龸 + 龸 + さ/阝 = 齋
     * - を/貝 + 龸 + さ/阝 = 齎
  * - さ/阝 + 龸 = 斉
     * - さ/阝 + ね/示 = 剤
        * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + ね/示 = 劑
     * - 氷/氵 + さ/阝 = 済
        * - 氷/氵 + 氷/氵 + さ/阝 = 濟
     * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 齊
        * - な/亻 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 儕
        * - て/扌 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 擠
        * - 心 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 薺
        * - み/耳 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 躋
        * - ち/竹 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 霽
        * - さ/阝 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 齊
        * - さ/阝 + 龸 + 火 = 韲
     * - い/糹/#2 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 緕
  * - 火 + さ/阝 = 燦
  * - い/糹/#2 + さ/阝 = 糾
  * - は/辶 + さ/阝 = 遷
     * - と/戸 + は/辶 + さ/阝 = 韆
  * - 仁/亻 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 僊
  * - の/禾 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 粲
  * - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 纃
  * - は/辶 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 赳
  * - さ/阝 + selector 4 + 火 = 齏
  