Reference
Printable braille chart
The whole code on one page: alphabet, numbers, indicators and punctuation. Laid out to print cleanly in black and white on a single sheet.
Alphabet
1a, dot 1
1-2b, dots 1 and 2
1-4c, dots 1 and 4
1-4-5d, dots 1, 4 and 5
1-5e, dots 1 and 5
1-2-4f, dots 1, 2 and 4
1-2-4-5g, dots 1, 2, 4 and 5
1-2-5h, dots 1, 2 and 5
2-4i, dots 2 and 4
2-4-5j, dots 2, 4 and 5
1-3k, dots 1 and 3
1-2-3l, dots 1, 2 and 3
1-3-4m, dots 1, 3 and 4
1-3-4-5n, dots 1, 3, 4 and 5
1-3-5o, dots 1, 3 and 5
1-2-3-4p, dots 1, 2, 3 and 4
1-2-3-4-5q, dots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
1-2-3-5r, dots 1, 2, 3 and 5
2-3-4s, dots 2, 3 and 4
2-3-4-5t, dots 2, 3, 4 and 5
1-3-6u, dots 1, 3 and 6
1-2-3-6v, dots 1, 2, 3 and 6
2-4-5-6w, dots 2, 4, 5 and 6
1-3-4-6x, dots 1, 3, 4 and 6
1-3-4-5-6y, dots 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
1-3-5-6z, dots 1, 3, 5 and 6
Numbers
Each digit is the number sign (dots 3-4-5-6) followed by the letter shown.
j · 2-4-50, number sign then dots 2, 4 and 5
a · 11, number sign then dot 1
b · 1-22, number sign then dots 1 and 2
c · 1-43, number sign then dots 1 and 4
d · 1-4-54, number sign then dots 1, 4 and 5
e · 1-55, number sign then dots 1 and 5
f · 1-2-46, number sign then dots 1, 2 and 4
g · 1-2-4-57, number sign then dots 1, 2, 4 and 5
h · 1-2-58, number sign then dots 1, 2 and 5
i · 2-49, number sign then dots 2 and 4
Indicators
| Indicator | Cell | Dots | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number sign | 3-4-5-6 | Turns the following letters a-j into the digits 1-9 and 0. | |
| Capital letter sign | 6 | Capitalises the single letter that follows. | |
| Capital word sign | 6 | Written twice. Capitalises the whole word that follows. | |
| Letter sign | 5-6 | Marks a letter as standing for itself, not a contraction. | |
| Grade 1 symbol | 5-6 | Suspends contraction rules for the next symbol. |
Punctuation
| Symbol | Name | Cells | Dots |
|---|---|---|---|
, | Comma | 2 | |
; | Semicolon | 2-3 | |
: | Colon | 2-5 | |
. | Full stop / period | 2-5-6 | |
? | Question mark | 2-3-6 | |
! | Exclamation mark | 2-3-5 | |
' | Apostrophe | 3 | |
- | Hyphen | 3-6 | |
( | Opening parenthesis | 5 1-2-6 | |
) | Closing parenthesis | 5 3-4-5 | |
/ | Slash | 4-5-6 3-4 | |
@ | At sign | 4 1 | |
# | Number / hash sign | 4 3-4-5-6 | |
$ | Dollar sign | 4 2-3-4 | |
% | Percent sign | 4 3-5-6 | |
& | Ampersand | 4 1-2-3-4-6 | |
* | Asterisk | 5 3-5 | |
+ | Plus sign | 5 2-3-5 | |
= | Equals sign | 5 2-3-5-6 | |
" | Double quotes | 2-3-6 3-5-6 |