Letter 26 of 26
The letter Z in braille
Z is dots 1, 3, 5 and 6.
Dots 1-3-5-6
Unicode ⠵ — U+2835
How to recognise it
Dots 1, 3, 5 and 6. z is e plus dots 3 and 6 and closes the alphabet. In Grade 2 a standalone z means the word 'as'.
How this cell is built
Z belongs to decade 3. It is the letter e with dots 3 and 6 added — the same transformation applied to every letter in this decade.
edots 3 and 6z
Easily confused with
These letters differ from Z 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 Z, written in Grade 1 so every letter has its own cell.
zoo
zero
zone
In Grade 2 this letter is also a word
Standing alone, Z means “as”. Inside a longer word it is just the letter z. See the contraction reference for the full list.