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APPENDIX 1

BRAILLE SYMBOLS AND INDICATORS

Braille Characters
Letters
Numbers
Contractions
Indicators
Punctuation and Symbols

Within each group, the braille signs are listed in alphabetic order by name. Each
braille sign is listed under all possible names. In the last three groups, references to
The Rules of Unified English Braille appear in the right-hand column.

Braille Characters [1.1.2]

Line 1: a b c d e f g h i j

Line 2: k l m n o p q r s t

Line 3: u v x y z & = ( ! )

Line 4: * < % ? : $ ] \ [ w

Line 5: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Line 6: / + # > ' -

Line 7: @ ^ _ " . ; ,
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Letters [4.1]

a a h h o o v v
b b i i p p w w
c c j j q q x x
d d k k r r y y
e e l l s s z z
f f m m t t
g g n n u u

Numbers [6]

1 #a 9 #i
2 #b 0 #j
3 #c 10 #aj
4 #d 1,000 #a1jjj
5 #e 100 000 #ajj"jjj
6 #f 3.14 #c4ad
7 #g #a/b
8 #h
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Contractions [10]

about ab 10.9 because 2c 10.9

above abv 10.9 before 2f 10.9

according ac 10.9 behind 2h 10.9

across acr 10.9 below 2l 10.9

after af 10.9 beneath 2n 10.9

afternoon afn 10.9 beside 2s 10.9

afterward afw 10.9 between 2t 10.9

again ag 10.9 beyond 2y 10.9

against ag/ 10.9 blind bl 10.9

almost alm 10.9 braille brl 10.9

already alr 10.9 but b 10.1

also al 10.9 can c 10.1

although al? 10.9 cannot _c 10.7

altogether alt 10.9 cc 3 10.6

always alw 10.9 ch * 10.4

ance .e 10.8 character "* 10.7

and & 10.3 child * 10.2

ar > 10.4 children *n 10.9

as z 10.1 con 3 10.6

bb 2 10.6 conceive 3cv 10.9

be 2 10.5, conceiving 3cvg 10.9

10.6
could cd 10.9
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day "d 10.7 go g 10.1

declare dcl 10.9 good gd 10.9

declaring dclg 10.9 great grt 10.9

deceive dcv 10.9 had _h 10.7

deceiving dcvg 10.9 have h 10.1

dis 4 10.6 here "h 10.7

do d 10.1 herself h]f 10.9

ea 1 10.6 him hm 10.9

ed $ 10.4 himself hmf 10.9

either ei 10.9 his 8 10.5

en 5 10.6 immediate imm 10.9

ence ;e 10.8 in 9 10.5,

10.6
enough 5 10.5
ing + 10.4
er ] 10.4
it x 10.1
ever "e 10.7
its xs 10.9
every e 10.1
itself xf 10.9
father "f 10.7
ity ;y 10.8
ff 6 10.6
just j 10.1
first f/ 10.9
know "k 10.7
for = 10.3
knowledge k 10.1
friend fr 10.9
less .s 10.8
from f 10.1
letter lr 10.9
ful ;l 10.8
like l 10.1
gg 7 10.6
little ll 10.9
gh < 10.4
lord "l 10.7
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many _m 10.7 people p 10.1

ment ;t 10.8 perceive p]cv 10.9

more m 10.1 perceiving p]cvg 10.9

mother "m 10.7 perhaps p]h 10.9

much m* 10.9 question "q 10.7

must m/ 10.9 quick qk 10.9

myself myf 10.9 quite q 10.1

name "n 10.7 rather r 10.1

necessary nec 10.9 receive rcv 10.9

neither nei 10.9 receiving rcvg 10.9

ness ;s 10.8 rejoice rjc 10.9

not n 10.1 rejoicing rjcg 10.9

of ( 10.3 right "r 10.7

one "o 10.7 said sd 10.9

oneself "of 10.9 sh % 10.4

ong ;g 10.8 shall % 10.2

ou \ 10.4 should %d 10.9

ound .d 10.8 sion .n 10.8

ount .t 10.8 so s 10.1

ought "\ 10.7 some "s 10.7

ourselves \rvs 10.9 spirit _s 10.7

out \ 10.2 st / 10.4

ow [ 10.4 still / 10.2

paid pd 10.9 such s* 10.9

part "p 10.7 th ? 10.4

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that t 10.1 whose ^: 10.7

the ! 10.3 will w 10.1

their _! 10.7 with ) 10.3

themselves !mvs 10.9 word ^w 10.7

there "! 10.7 work "w 10.7

these ^! 10.7 world _w 10.7

this ? 10.2 would wd 10.9

those ^? 10.7 you y 10.1

through "? 10.7 young "y 10.7

thyself ?yf 10.9 your yr 10.9

time "t 10.7 yourself yrf 10.9

tion ;n 10.8 yourselves yrvs 10.9

today td 10.9

together tgr 10.9

tomorrow tm 10.9

tonight tn 10.9

under "u 10.7

upon ^u 10.7

us u 10.1

very v 10.1

was 0 10.5

were 7 10.5

wh : 10.4

where ": 10.7

which : 10.2
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Indicators

boldface passage ^7 9

boldface symbol ^2 9

boldface terminator ^' 9

boldface word ^1 9

capitalized letter , 8.3

capitalized passage ,,, 8.5

capitalized word ,, 8.4

capitals terminator ,' 8.6

dot locator for mention .= 3.13

first transcriber-defined typeform passage @#7 9

first transcriber-defined typeform symbol @#2 9

first transcriber-defined typeform terminator @#' 9

first transcriber-defined typeform word @#1 9

grade 1 passage ;;; 5.4

grade 1 symbol ; 5.2

grade 1 terminator ;' 5.5

grade 1 word ;; 5.3

horizontal line mode "3 16.2

italic passage .7 9

italic symbol .2 9

italic terminator .' 9

italic word .1 9
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level change down (subscript) 5 3.23

level change up (superscript) 9 3.23

line continuation " 6.10

line continuation with space "" 6.10

line mode, horizontal "3 16.2

numeric # 6

script passage @7 9

script symbol @2 9

script terminator @' 9

script word @1 9

subscript (level change down) 5 3.23

superscript (level change up) 9 3.23

transcriber-defined typeform passage, first @#7 9

transcriber-defined typeform symbol, first @#2 9

transcriber-defined typeform terminator, first @#' 9

transcriber-defined typeform word, first @#1 9

transcriber's note, opening @.< 3.26

transcriber's note, closing @.> 3.26

underlined passage _7 9

underlined symbol _2 9

underlined terminator _' 9

underlined word _1 9
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Punctuation and Symbols

acute e.g. ^/ 4.2

ampersand & @& 3.1

angle bracket, opening < @< 7

angle bracket, closing > @> 7

apostrophe ' ' 7

asterisk * "9 3.3

at sign @ @a 3.7

backslash \ _* 7

brace (curly bracket), opening { _< 7

brace (curly bracket), closing } _> 7

bracket, angle, opening < @< 7

bracket, angle, closing > @> 7

bracket, curly, opening { _< 7

bracket, curly, closing } _> 7

bracket, round, opening ( "< 7

bracket, round, closing ) "> 7

bracket, square, opening [ .< 7

bracket, square, closing ] .> 7

British pound @l 3.10

bullet _4 3.5

cedilla e.g. ^& 4.2

cent @c 3.10
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circle above e.g. ^$ 4.2

circumflex e.g. ^% 4.2

colon : 3 7

comma , 1 7

commercial at @ @a 3.7

copyright ^c 3.8

crosshatch # _? 3.18

curly bracket, opening { _< 7

curly bracket, closing } _> 7

dagger @,? 3.3

dagger, double @,] 3.3

dash ,- 7.2

dash, long ",- 7.2.4

dash, swung ~ @9 3.24

decimal point . 4 6

degree ^j 3.11

diaeresis e.g. ^3 4.2

ditto "1 3.12

division "/ 3.17

dollar $ @s 3.10

dot . 4 7

double dagger @,] 3.3

double prime 77 3.11,

3.15

double quotation mark, opening e.g. ^8 7.6

double quotation mark, closing e.g. ^0 7.6

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ellipsis e.g. ... 444 7.3

equals = "7 3.17

euro @e 3.10

exclamation mark ! 6 7

exclamation mark, inverted ^;6 13.5

feet ' ' 3.15

feet (prime) 7 3.15

female ^x 3.16

forward slash / _/ 7.4

fraction line, simple numeric e.g. / 6

franc @f 3.10

full stop . 4 7

grave e.g. ^* 4.2

greater than > @> 3.17

hash # _? 3.18

horizontal line segment 3 16.2

hyphen - - 7.2

inches " ,7 3.15

inches (double prime) 77 3.15

inverted exclamation mark ^;6 13.5

inverted question mark ^;8 13.5

less than < @< 3.17

line segment, horizontal 3 16.2

line, vertical | _\ 15.1

long dash ",- 7.2.4

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low line _ .- 7.2

male ^y 3.16

Mars ^y 3.16

minus "- 3.17

minutes ' ' 3.11

minutes (prime) 7 3.11

multiplication "8 3.17

naira @n 3.10

nonspecific quotation mark, opening e.g. 8 7.6

nonspecific quotation mark, closing e.g. 0 7.6

number # _? 3.18

numeric fraction line, simple e.g. / 6

numeric space e.g. 10 000 " 6.6

oblique / _/ 7.4

one-cell quotation mark, opening e.g. 8 7.6

one-cell quotation mark, closing e.g. 0 7.6

paragraph ^p 3.19

parenthesis, opening ( "< 7

parenthesis, closing ) "> 7

percent % .0 3.20

period . 4 7

plus + "6 3.17

pound # _? 3.18

pound, British @l 3.10

prime 7 3.11,
3.15
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prime, double 77 3.11,

3.15

question mark ? 8 7.5

question mark, inverted ^;8 13.5

quotation mark, double, opening e.g. ^8 7.6

quotation mark, double, closing e.g. ^0 7.6

quotation mark, nonspecific, opening e.g. 8 7.6

quotation mark, nonspecific, closing e.g. 0 7.6

quotation mark, single, opening e.g. ,8 7.6

quotation mark, single, closing e.g. ,0 7.6

registered trademark ^r 3.8

reverse solidus \ _* 7

round bracket, opening ( "< 7

round bracket, closing ) "> 7

seconds " ,7 3.11

seconds (double prime) 77 3.11

section ^s 3.19

semicolon ; 2 7

simple numeric fraction line e.g. / 6

single quotation mark, opening e.g. ,8 7.6

single quotation mark, closing e.g. ,0 7.6

slash / _/ 7.4

solidus / _/ 7.4

solidus, reverse \ _* 7

space 3.22

space, numeric e.g. 10 000 " 6.6

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square bracket, opening [ .< 7

square bracket, closing ] .> 7

star * "9 3.3

swung dash ~ @9 3.24

tilde ~ @9 3.24

tilde above e.g. ^] 4.2

times "8 3.17

trademark ^t 3.8

trademark, registered ^r 3.8

umlaut e.g. ^3 4.2

underscore _ .- 7.2

Venus ^x 3.16

vertical line | _\ 15.1

yen @y 3.10

yuan @y 3.10