Numbers

The number 2 in braille

2 is the number sign followed by the letter b — dots 1 and 2.

Number sign + b

Dots 3-4-5-6, then dots 1-2

Why it uses a letter

The first ten letters of the alphabet double as the ten digits. b is letter 2 of the alphabet, so after a number sign it reads as 2. Without the number sign the same cell is simply the letter b — see B in braille.

2 inside larger numbers

A number sign covers the whole run of digits that follows it, so these examples each use one indicator regardless of length.

2

12

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