Letter 22 of 26
The letter V in braille
V is dots 1, 2, 3 and 6.
Dots 1-2-3-6
Unicode ⠧ — U+2827
How to recognise it
Dots 1, 2, 3 and 6. v is b plus dots 3 and 6 — the left column is complete and dot 6 anchors the bottom right.
How this cell is built
V belongs to decade 3. It is the letter b with dots 3 and 6 added — the same transformation applied to every letter in this decade.
bdots 3 and 6v
Easily confused with
These letters differ from V by a single dot, which is where reading errors actually happen. Drill them against each other rather than in alphabetical order.
Practice words
Each word below starts with V, written in Grade 1 so every letter has its own cell.
very
voice
visit
In Grade 2 this letter is also a word
Standing alone, V means “very”. Inside a longer word it is just the letter v. See the contraction reference for the full list.