title: Braille pattern dots-246
text: # Braille pattern dots-246
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-246 ( ⠪ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the middle left, and top and bottom right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper-middle left, and top and lower-middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+282a, and in Braille ASCII with an open bracket: [.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-246 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-246 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10282 | U+282A |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 170 | E2 A0 AA |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10282; | &#x282A; |
  | Braille ASCII | 91 | 5B |
  
  ## Unified Braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-246 is used to represent close-mid to open-mid back rounded vowels, such as /o/, /o̞/, or /ɔ/ when multiple letters correspond to these values, and is otherwise assigned as needed.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | French Braille | Œ, mathematical 9, im-, -ition, "son" |
  | - | - |
  | English Braille | Ow |
  | German Braille | Ö |
  | Bharati Braille | औ / ਔ / ઔ / ঔ / ଔ / ఔ / ಔ / ഔ / ஔ / ඖ / و ‎ |
  | Icelandic Braille | Ö |
  | IPA Braille | /œ/ |
  | Russian Braille | Э |
  | Slovak Braille | Ó |
  | Arabic Braille | أو |
  | Thai Braille | ึ eu |
  | Luxembourgish Braille | 9 (nine) |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Japanese Braille | ko / こ / コ |
  | - | - |
  | Korean Braille | eu / ㅡ |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | ai |
  | Taiwanese Braille | yao, -iao / ㄧㄠ, ) (end parenthesis) |
  | Two-Cell Chinese Braille | m- -é/-ó, 没 méi |
  | Nemeth Braille | cancel (open) |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | 9 |
  | Algerian Braille | ـً (tanwīn) ‎ |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-246 are Braille patterns 2467, 2468, and 24678, 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-2467 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2467 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-24678 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10346 | U+286A | 10410 | U+28AA | 10474 | U+28EA |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 170 | E2 A1 AA | 226 162 170 | E2 A2 AA | 226 163 170 | E2 A3 AA |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10346; | &#x286A; | &#10410; | &#x28AA; | &#10474; | &#x28EA; |
  | | dots 2467 | dots 2468 | dots 24678 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | | √ (radical) | 〈 (open angle bracket) |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 358, 1358, 3458, and 13458 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-246, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0246, 2467, and 02467 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-358 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-358 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1358 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1358 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3458 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3458 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13458 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13458 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10388 | U+2894 | 10389 | U+2895 | 10396 | U+289C | 10397 | U+289D |
  | UTF-8 | 226 162 148 | E2 A2 94 | 226 162 149 | E2 A2 95 | 226 162 156 | E2 A2 9C | 226 162 157 | E2 A2 9D |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10388; | &#x2894; | &#10389; | &#x2895; | &#10396; | &#x289C; | &#10397; | &#x289D; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 358, 1358, 3458, or 13458
  
  This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-246 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  * - 子
  
  **Variants and thematic compounds**
  
  * - selector 1 + こ/子 = 孑
  * - selector 3 + こ/子 = 巽
  * - selector 4 + こ/子 = 共
  * - selector 5 + こ/子 = 呉
  * - selector 6 + こ/子 = 公
  * - こ/子 + selector 1 = 工
  * - こ/子 + selector 3 = 耒
  * - 数 + こ/子 = 甲
  * - し/巿 + こ/子 = 黄
  
  **Compounds of 子**
  
  * - 龸 + こ/子 = 享
     * - る/忄 + 龸 + こ/子 = 惇
     * - き/木 + 龸 + こ/子 = 椁
     * - え/訁 + 龸 + こ/子 = 諄
     * - せ/食 + 龸 + こ/子 = 醇
  * - 仁/亻 + こ/子 = 仔
  * - う/宀/#3 + こ/子 = 字
  * - ろ/十 + こ/子 = 存
     * - て/扌 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 拵
     * - き/木 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 栫
     * - く/艹 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 荐
  * - と/戸 + こ/子 = 孝
     * - れ/口 + と/戸 + こ/子 = 哮
  * - の/禾 + こ/子 = 季
     * - せ/食 + こ/子 = 酵
     * - る/忄 + の/禾 + こ/子 = 悸
  * - こ/子 + ふ/女 = 好
  * - こ/子 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 孕
  * - こ/子 + 宿 + ろ/十 = 孛
  * - こ/子 + ふ/女 + ゑ/訁 = 孥
  * - と/戸 + 宿 + こ/子 = 孱
  * - こ/子 + 宿 + ゐ/幺 = 孳
  * - 龸 + 龸 + こ/子 = 學
  * - こ/子 + 宿 + 氷/氵 = 敦
  * - こ/子 + 龸 + selector 3 = 斈
  * - 心 + 宿 + こ/子 = 李
  * - に/氵 + 宿 + こ/子 = 潺
  
  **Compounds of 孑**
  
  * - こ/子 + こ/子 = 孤
     * - 心 + こ/子 + こ/子 = 菰
  * - さ/阝 + こ/子 = 郭
     * - よ/广 + さ/阝 + こ/子 = 廓
     * - き/木 + さ/阝 + こ/子 = 槨
  * - こ/子 + を/貝 = 孔
     * - れ/口 + こ/子 + を/貝 = 吼
  * - こ/子 + ゐ/幺 = 孫
     * - ひ/辶 + こ/子 + ゐ/幺 = 遜
  * - こ/子 + 龸 + 氷/氵 = 孜
  * - こ/子 + selector 5 + ゐ/幺 = 孩
  * - こ/子 + 宿 + お/頁 = 孰
  * - こ/子 + ち/竹 + の/禾 = 孺
  
  **Compounds of 巽**
  
  * - ひ/辶 + こ/子 = 選
  * - て/扌 + 宿 + こ/子 = 撰
  * - せ/食 + 宿 + こ/子 = 饌
  
  **Compounds of 共**
  
  * - な/亻 + こ/子 = 供
  * - た/⽥ + こ/子 = 異
     * - 日 + こ/子 = 暴
        * - 日 + 日 + こ/子 = 曝
        * - に/氵 + 日 + こ/子 = 瀑
        * - 火 + こ/子 = 爆
        * - む/車 + こ/子 = 翼
  * - ⺼ + こ/子 = 臀
  * - も/門 + こ/子 = 閧
     * - も/門 + も/門 + こ/子 = 鬨
  * - こ/子 + る/忄 = 恭
  * - こ/子 + の/禾 = 殿
     * - に/氵 + こ/子 + の/禾 = 澱
     * - や/疒 + こ/子 + の/禾 = 癜
  * - れ/口 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 哄
  * - て/扌 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 拱
  * - に/氵 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 洪
  * - む/車 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 蛬
  
  **Compounds of 呉**
  
  * - ふ/女 + こ/子 = 娯
  * - く/艹 + selector 5 + こ/子 = 茣
  * - む/車 + selector 5 + こ/子 = 蜈
  * - す/発 + こ/子 = 虞
  * - え/訁 + こ/子 = 誤
  * - こ/子 + そ/馬 + 比 = 麌
  
  **Compounds of 公**
  
  * - 心 + こ/子 = 松
     * - に/氵 + 心 + こ/子 = 淞
     * - 心 + 心 + こ/子 = 菘
     * - と/戸 + 心 + こ/子 = 鬆
  * - 宿 + こ/子 = 窓
  * - い/糹/#2 + こ/子 = 総
     * - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + こ/子 = 總
  * - み/耳 + こ/子 = 聡
     * - み/耳 + み/耳 + こ/子 = 聰
  * - ゑ/訁 + こ/子 = 訟
  * - こ/子 + む/車 = 翁
     * - く/艹 + こ/子 + む/車 = 蓊
     * - こ/子 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鶲
  * - 心 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 枩
  * - か/金 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 瓮
  * - ふ/女 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 舩
  * - む/車 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 蚣
  * - お/頁 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 頌
  
  **Compounds of 工**
  
  * - そ/馬 + こ/子 = 差
     * - れ/口 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 嗟
     * - や/疒 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 嵯
     * - て/扌 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 搓
     * - き/木 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 槎
     * - へ/⺩ + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 瑳
     * - ま/石 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 磋
     * - い/糹/#2 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 縒
     * - み/耳 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 蹉
  * - 氷/氵 + こ/子 = 江
  * - ゐ/幺 + こ/子 = 紅
  * - を/貝 + こ/子 = 貢
     * - き/木 + を/貝 + こ/子 = 槓
     * - 火 + を/貝 + こ/子 = 熕
  * - こ/子 + ぬ/力 = 功
  * - こ/子 + も/門 = 巧
  * - こ/子 + 氷/氵 = 攻
  * - こ/子 + う/宀/#3 = 虹
  * - こ/子 + お/頁 = 項
  * - 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
  * - き/木 + 宿 + こ/子 = 杠
  
  **Compounds of 耒**
  
  * - こ/子 + い/糹/#2 = 耕
  * - こ/子 + え/訁 = 耘
  * - こ/子 + 宿 + ひ/辶 = 耙
  * - こ/子 + 宿 + ら/月 = 耜
  * - こ/子 + ぬ/力 + そ/馬 = 耡
  * - こ/子 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 耨
  
  **Compounds of 甲**
  
  * - や/疒 + こ/子 = 岬
  * - こ/子 + て/扌 = 押
  * - こ/子 + せ/食 = 鴨
  * - も/門 + 数 + こ/子 = 匣
  * - れ/口 + 数 + こ/子 = 呷
  * - け/犬 + 数 + こ/子 = 狎
  * - ⺼ + 数 + こ/子 = 胛
  * - も/門 + 宿 + こ/子 = 閘
  
  **Compounds of 黄**
  
  * - き/木 + こ/子 = 横
  * - よ/广 + こ/子 = 広
     * - て/扌 + こ/子 = 拡
     * - ま/石 + こ/子 = 砿
     * - か/金 + こ/子 = 鉱
     * - よ/广 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 廣
        * - つ/土 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 壙
        * - 日 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 曠
        * - ま/石 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 礦
     * - い/糹/#2 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 絋
  * - ち/竹 + し/巿 + こ/子 = 簧
  * - 龸 + し/巿 + こ/子 = 黌
  * - き/木 + た/⽥ + こ/子 = 冀
  * - て/扌 + て/扌 + こ/子 = 擴
  * - の/禾 + た/⽥ + こ/子 = 糞
  * - か/金 + か/金 + こ/子 = 鑛
  
  **Other compounds**
  
  * - つ/土 + こ/子 = 去
     * - る/忄 + こ/子 = 怯
     * - に/氵 + こ/子 = 法
     * - ぬ/力 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 劫
     * - に/氵 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 溘
     * - も/門 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 闔
  * - こ/子 + く/艹 = 告
     * - こ/子 + に/氵 = 浩
     * - 日 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 晧
     * - き/木 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 梏
     * - え/訁 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 誥
     * - 火 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 靠
  * - こ/子 + 宿 = 児
     * - こ/子 + こ/子 + 宿 = 兒
        * - め/目 + こ/子 = 睨
        * - な/亻 + こ/子 + 宿 = 倪
        * - そ/馬 + こ/子 + 宿 = 貎
        * - ち/竹 + こ/子 + 宿 = 霓
        * - も/門 + こ/子 + 宿 = 鬩
        * - せ/食 + こ/子 + 宿 = 鯢
        * - こ/子 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 麑
  * - ゆ/彳 + こ/子 = 弧
  * - け/犬 + こ/子 = 狐
  * - こ/子 + 日 = 暦
  * - こ/子 + ん/止 = 歴
     * - き/木 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 櫪
     * - に/氵 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 瀝
     * - や/疒 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 癧
     * - む/車 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 轣
     * - ち/竹 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 靂
  * - 囗 + こ/子 = 向
     * - ひ/辶 + 囗 + こ/子 = 迥
     * - せ/食 + 囗 + こ/子 = 餉
  * - れ/口 + こ/子 = 喉
  * - ち/竹 + こ/子 = 筍
  * - こ/子 + と/戸 = 事
     * - こ/子 + こ/子 + と/戸 = 亊
  * - こ/子 + 心 = 怱
  * - な/亻 + 宿 + こ/子 = 偬
  * - る/忄 + 宿 + こ/子 = 愡
  * - ぬ/力 + 宿 + こ/子 = 刧
  * - へ/⺩ + に/氵 + こ/子 = 琺
  * - 日 + 宿 + こ/子 = 皓
  * - こ/子 + う/宀/#3 + り/分 = 窖
  * - 宿 + 宿 + こ/子 = 窗
  * - ゐ/幺 + 宿 + こ/子 = 絳
  * - そ/馬 + 宿 + こ/子 = 羔
  * - 囗 + 宿 + こ/子 = 觚
  