Phrase
“I love you” in braille
Easily the most requested phrase, mostly for jewellery, cards and tattoos. Note the capital I takes a capital sign.
Grade 1 — letter by letter
⠠⠊ ⠇⠕⠧⠑ ⠽⠕⠥
9 cells
Grade 2 — contracted
⠠⠊ ⠇⠕⠧⠑ ⠽
7 cells — 2 fewer than Grade 1.
Letter by letter
2-4
space — an empty cell
1-2-3
1-3-5
1-2-3-6
1-5
space — an empty cell
1-3-4-5-6
1-3-5
1-3-6
Before you emboss it
If this is going onto something permanent — jewellery, a card, a tattoo — decide which grade you want first. The two are different lengths and a Grade 2 reader will read the Grade 1 version perfectly well, but not the other way round if the contraction is misapplied.
See the bracelet pattern maker for turning this into a physical layout.