title: Braille pattern dots-56
text: # Braille pattern dots-56
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-56 ( ⠰ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the middle and bottom right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper-middle and lower-middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2830, and in Braille ASCII with a semicolon: ;.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-56 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-56 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10288 | U+2830 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 176 | E2 A0 B0 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10288; | &#x2830; |
  | Braille ASCII | 59 | 3B |
  
  ## Unified Braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-56 is used as a punctuation or formatting sign, or otherwise as needed.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | French Braille | uncontracted value sign, or |
  | - | - |
  | English Braille | final letter abbreviation |
  | German Braille | -ach |
  | Bharati Braille | / ன |
  | IPA Braille | national orthography (non-IPA) format sign |
  | Slovak Braille | lower case mark |
  | Arabic Braille | ; (semicolon) |
  | Persian Braille | mathematical symbol sign |
  | Thai Braille | not an independent sign |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Japanese Braille | 、 (comma) |
  | - | - |
  | Korean Braille | ch- / ㅊ |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | ; (semicolon) |
  | Taiwanese Braille | ; (semicolon) |
  | Two-Cell Chinese Braille | foreign script mark |
  | Nemeth Braille | subscript, letter mark |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-56 are Braille patterns 567, 568, and 5678, 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-567 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-567 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-568 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-568 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-5678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-5678 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10352 | U+2870 | 10416 | U+28B0 | 10480 | U+28F0 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 176 | E2 A1 B0 | 226 162 176 | E2 A2 B0 | 226 163 176 | E2 A3 B0 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10352; | &#x2870; | &#10416; | &#x28B0; | &#10480; | &#x28F0; |
  | | dots 567 | dots 568 | dots 5678 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | | | close complex radicand |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 68, 168, 468, and 1468 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-56, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 056, 567, and 0567 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-68 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-68 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-168 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-168 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1468 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10400 | U+28A0 | 10401 | U+28A1 | 10408 | U+28A8 | 10409 | U+28A9 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 162 160 | E2 A2 A0 | 226 162 161 | E2 A2 A1 | 226 162 168 | E2 A2 A8 | 226 162 169 | E2 A2 A9 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10400; | &#x28A0; | &#10401; | &#x28A1; | &#10408; | &#x28A8; | &#10409; | &#x28A9; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 68, 168, 468, or 1468
  
  This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-56 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  The kantenji is used in indicating most of the common (non-banking) number kanji, as well as the classical heavenly stem ordinals.
  
  * - 数
  
  **Variants and thematic compounds**
  
  * - selector 4 + 数 = 勿
  * - 比 + 数 = 右
  
  **Compounds of 勿**
  
  * - れ/口 + 数 = 吻
  * - 数 + 心 = 忽
  * - 日 + 数 = 易
     * - 仁/亻 + 数 = 傷
     * - つ/土 + 数 = 場
        * - つ/土 + つ/土 + 数 = 塲
     * - て/扌 + 数 = 揚
     * - し/巿 + 数 = 暢
     * - に/氵 + 数 = 湯
        * - ⺼ + に/氵 + 数 = 盪
        * - く/艹 + に/氵 + 数 = 蕩
     * - や/疒 + 数 = 瘍
     * - ⺼ + 数 = 腸
        * - ⺼ + ⺼ + 数 = 膓
     * - 囗 + 数 = 觴
     * - を/貝 + 数 = 賜
     * - か/金 + 数 = 錫
     * - さ/阝 + 数 = 陽
     * - ぬ/力 + 日 + 数 = 剔
     * - む/車 + 日 + 数 = 蜴
     * - ね/示 + 日 + 数 = 裼
     * - せ/食 + 日 + 数 = 鯣
     * - る/忄 + 宿 + 数 = 慯
     * - 日 + 宿 + 数 = 暘
     * - 心 + 宿 + 数 = 楊
     * - ほ/方 + 宿 + 数 = 殤
     * - 火 + 宿 + 数 = 煬
     * - む/車 + 宿 + 数 = 蝪
  * - そ/馬 + 数 = 物
  * - の/禾 + 数 = 黎
  * - ぬ/力 + selector 4 + 数 = 刎
  * - 日 + selector 4 + 数 = 昜
  * - ち/竹 + selector 4 + 数 = 笏
  
  **Compounds of 右**
  
  * - く/艹 + 数 = 若
     * - も/門 + 数 = 匿
        * - る/忄 + も/門 + 数 = 慝
     * - え/訁 + 数 = 諾
     * - る/忄 + く/艹 + 数 = 惹
  * - ね/示 + 数 = 祐
  * - な/亻 + 比 + 数 = 佑
  * - せ/食 + 比 + 数 = 醢
  
  **Compounds of numbers**
  
  * - 数 + #1 = 一
     * - ふ/女 + 数 + selector 1 = 丕
  * - 数 + #2 = 二
  * - 数 + #3 = 三
  * - 数 + #4 = 四
     * - に/氵 + 数 + る/忄 = 泗
     * - そ/馬 + 数 + る/忄 = 駟
  * - 数 + #5 = 五
     * - な/亻 + 数 + ら/月 = 伍
  * - 数 + #6 = 六
     * - う/宀/#3 + 数 + え/訁 = 宍
  * - 数 + #7 = 七
  * - 数 + #8 = 八
     * - れ/口 + 数 + り/分 = 叭
     * - か/金 + 数 + り/分 = 釟
  * - 数 + #9 = 九
     * - と/戸 + 数 = 尻
     * - 日 + 数 + お/頁 = 旭
     * - ひ/辶 + 数 + お/頁 = 馗
  * - 数 + め/目 = 百
     * - な/亻 + 数 + め/目 = 佰
     * - ゆ/彳 + 数 + め/目 = 弼
     * - 心 + 数 + め/目 = 栢
     * - か/金 + 数 + め/目 = 瓸
     * - ま/石 + 数 + め/目 = 竡
     * - の/禾 + 数 + め/目 = 粨
     * - そ/馬 + 数 + め/目 = 貊
     * - さ/阝 + 数 + め/目 = 陌
  * - 数 + せ/食 = 千
     * - な/亻 + 数 + せ/食 = 仟
     * - ぬ/力 + 数 + せ/食 = 刋
     * - ま/石 + 数 + せ/食 = 竏
     * - さ/阝 + 数 + せ/食 = 阡
  * - 数 + ま/石 = 万
     * - 数 + 数 + ま/石 = 萬
        * - の/禾 + 数 + ま/石 = 糲
        * - や/疒 + 数 + ま/石 = 癘
     * - む/車 + 数 + ま/石 = 蛎
     * - 心 + 数 + ま/石 = 栃
     * - ま/石 + 数 + ま/石 = 砺
     * - き/木 + 数 + る/忄 = 楞
     * - 心 + 龸 + 数 = 杤
  * - 数 + 宿 = 兆
     * - な/亻 + 数 + 宿 = 佻
     * - て/扌 + 数 + 宿 = 挑
     * - 日 + 数 + 宿 = 晁
     * - う/宀/#3 + 数 + 宿 = 窕
     * - か/金 + 数 + 宿 = 銚
  * - 数 + な/亻 = 億
  * - 数 + と/戸 = 廿
  * - 数 + よ/广 = 丗
     * - 数 + 数 + よ/广 = 卅
  
  **Compounds of heavenly stems**
  
  * - 数 + こ/子 = 甲
     * - も/門 + 数 + こ/子 = 匣
     * - れ/口 + 数 + こ/子 = 呷
     * - け/犬 + 数 + こ/子 = 狎
     * - ⺼ + 数 + こ/子 = 胛
  * - 数 + を/貝 = 乙
     * - や/疒 + 数 + を/貝 = 乢
     * - て/扌 + 数 + を/貝 = 扎
  * - 数 + へ/⺩ = 丙
     * - 火 + 数 + へ/⺩ = 炳
     * - さ/阝 + 数 + へ/⺩ = 陋
     * - と/戸 + 数 + へ/⺩ = 鞆
  * - 数 + て/扌 = 丁
     * - れ/口 + 数 + て/扌 = 叮
     * - に/氵 + 数 + て/扌 = 汀
     * - た/⽥ + 数 + て/扌 = 甼
     * - や/疒 + 数 + て/扌 = 疔
     * - ま/石 + 数 + て/扌 = 竚
     * - い/糹/#2 + 数 + て/扌 = 紵
     * - 心 + 数 + て/扌 = 苧
     * - せ/食 + 数 + て/扌 = 酊
  * - 数 + ひ/辶 = 戊
  * - 数 + き/木 = 己
     * - 心 + 数 + き/木 = 杞
  * - 数 + の/禾 = 庚
  * - 数 + に/氵 = 壬
     * - ふ/女 + 数 + に/氵 = 婬
     * - ね/示 + 数 + に/氵 = 衽
  * - 数 + す/発 = 癸
     * - て/扌 + 数 + す/発 = 揆
  
  **Other compounds**
  
  * - 数 + ち/竹 = 父
  * - 数 + し/巿 = 寸
  * - き/木 + 数 = 束
     * - ぬ/力 + 数 = 勅
        * - ぬ/力 + ぬ/力 + 数 = 敕
     * - ん/止 + 数 = 整
     * - 氷/氵 + 数 = 瀬
     * - よ/广 + 数 = 疎
     * - ま/石 + 数 = 辣
     * - ひ/辶 + 数 = 速
     * - お/頁 + 数 = 頼
     * - る/忄 + き/木 + 数 = 悚
     * - selector 1 + き/木 + 数 = 朿
        * - ち/竹 + 数 = 策
        * - き/木 + き/木 + 数 = 棗
        * - 心 + き/木 + 数 = 棘
     * - ま/石 + き/木 + 数 = 竦
     * - み/耳 + き/木 + 数 = 踈
     * - 心 + 数 + 数 = 蕀
     * - ふ/女 + お/頁 + 数 = 嬾
     * - る/忄 + お/頁 + 数 = 懶
     * - け/犬 + お/頁 + 数 = 獺
     * - や/疒 + お/頁 + 数 = 癩
     * - ち/竹 + お/頁 + 数 = 籟
     * - 心 + お/頁 + 数 = 藾
  * - ゑ/訁 + 数 = 讐
  * - そ/馬 + 数 + り/分 = 尓
  * - 数 + う/宀/#3 + 龸 = 卍
  * - く/艹 + 宿 + 数 = 薮
  * - ゑ/訁 + 宿 + 数 = 讎
  * - 数 + 数 + 数 = 數
  * - う/宀/#3 + 宿 + 数 = 窶
  * - ち/竹 + 宿 + 数 = 籔
  * - く/艹 + 龸 + 数 = 藪
  * - 数 + か/金 + ら/月 = 髏
  