UEB Braille Alphabet Chart

Use this UEB braille alphabet chart to look up any English letter: raised dots, Unicode cell, NABCC ASCII, and how Grade 2 reuses the same cell as a wordsign. Click a letter to jump. Use your browser’s Print for a one-page A4 chart (no separate PDF file). For full passages, open the braille translator; to decode pasted cells, use braille to English.

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26 letters — Grade 1 cells & Grade 2 wordsigns

Every card is one lowercase letter cell from this site’s liblouis 3.39.0 UEB tables. Capital letters need the capital indicator (⠠, dots 6) before the letter cell—see the indicators note below.

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A in braille — dots 1

⠁

A in braille is dots 1: ⠁

Dots: 1
Unicode: U+2801 · ⠁
ASCII (NABCC): a
Grade 1: Letter a
Grade 2: Same cell for the word “a” when standing alone
Example: a → ⠁

Same cell as digit 1 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

B in braille — dots 12

⠃

B in braille is dots 12: ⠃

Dots: 12
Unicode: U+2803 · ⠃
ASCII (NABCC): b
Grade 1: Letter b
Grade 2: Wordsign “but” when standing alone
Example: but → ⠃

Same cell as digit 2 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

C in braille — dots 14

⠉

C in braille is dots 14: ⠉

Dots: 14
Unicode: U+2809 · ⠉
ASCII (NABCC): c
Grade 1: Letter c
Grade 2: Wordsign “can” when standing alone
Example: can → ⠉

Same cell as digit 3 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

D in braille — dots 145

⠙

D in braille is dots 145: ⠙

Dots: 145
Unicode: U+2819 · ⠙
ASCII (NABCC): d
Grade 1: Letter d
Grade 2: Wordsign “do” when standing alone
Example: do → ⠙

Same cell as digit 4 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

E in braille — dots 15

⠑

E in braille is dots 15: ⠑

Dots: 15
Unicode: U+2811 · ⠑
ASCII (NABCC): e
Grade 1: Letter e
Grade 2: Wordsign “every” when standing alone
Example: every → ⠑

Same cell as digit 5 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

F in braille — dots 124

⠋

F in braille is dots 124: ⠋

Dots: 124
Unicode: U+280B · ⠋
ASCII (NABCC): f
Grade 1: Letter f
Grade 2: Wordsign “from” when standing alone
Example: from → ⠋

Same cell as digit 6 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

G in braille — dots 1245

⠛

G in braille is dots 1245: ⠛

Dots: 1245
Unicode: U+281B · ⠛
ASCII (NABCC): g
Grade 1: Letter g
Grade 2: Wordsign “go” when standing alone
Example: go → ⠛

Same cell as digit 7 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

H in braille — dots 125

⠓

H in braille is dots 125: ⠓

Dots: 125
Unicode: U+2813 · ⠓
ASCII (NABCC): h
Grade 1: Letter h
Grade 2: Wordsign “have” when standing alone
Example: have → ⠓

Same cell as digit 8 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

I in braille — dots 24

⠊

I in braille is dots 24: ⠊

Dots: 24
Unicode: U+280A · ⠊
ASCII (NABCC): i
Grade 1: Letter i
Grade 2: Wordsign “I” (pronoun) when standing alone
Example: I → ⠊

Same cell as digit 9 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

J in braille — dots 245

⠚

J in braille is dots 245: ⠚

Dots: 245
Unicode: U+281A · ⠚
ASCII (NABCC): j
Grade 1: Letter j
Grade 2: Wordsign “just” when standing alone
Example: just → ⠚

Same cell as digit 0 when after ⠼ in numeric mode.

K in braille — dots 13

⠅

K in braille is dots 13: ⠅

Dots: 13
Unicode: U+2805 · ⠅
ASCII (NABCC): k
Grade 1: Letter k
Grade 2: Wordsign “knowledge” when standing alone
Example: knowledge → ⠅

L in braille — dots 123

⠇

L in braille is dots 123: ⠇

Dots: 123
Unicode: U+2807 · ⠇
ASCII (NABCC): l
Grade 1: Letter l
Grade 2: Wordsign “like” when standing alone
Example: like → ⠇

M in braille — dots 134

⠍

M in braille is dots 134: ⠍

Dots: 134
Unicode: U+280D · ⠍
ASCII (NABCC): m
Grade 1: Letter m
Grade 2: Wordsign “more” when standing alone
Example: more → ⠍

N in braille — dots 1345

⠝

N in braille is dots 1345: ⠝

Dots: 1345
Unicode: U+281D · ⠝
ASCII (NABCC): n
Grade 1: Letter n
Grade 2: Wordsign “not” when standing alone
Example: not → ⠝

O in braille — dots 135

⠕

O in braille is dots 135: ⠕

Dots: 135
Unicode: U+2815 · ⠕
ASCII (NABCC): o
Grade 1: Letter o
Grade 2: No alphabetic wordsign; stays the letter o
Example: on → ⠕⠝ (Grade 1 letters)

P in braille — dots 1234

⠏

P in braille is dots 1234: ⠏

Dots: 1234
Unicode: U+280F · ⠏
ASCII (NABCC): p
Grade 1: Letter p
Grade 2: Wordsign “people” when standing alone
Example: people → ⠏

Q in braille — dots 12345

⠟

Q in braille is dots 12345: ⠟

Dots: 12345
Unicode: U+281F · ⠟
ASCII (NABCC): q
Grade 1: Letter q
Grade 2: Wordsign “quite” when standing alone
Example: quite → ⠟

R in braille — dots 1235

⠗

R in braille is dots 1235: ⠗

Dots: 1235
Unicode: U+2817 · ⠗
ASCII (NABCC): r
Grade 1: Letter r
Grade 2: Wordsign “rather” when standing alone
Example: rather → ⠗

S in braille — dots 234

⠎

S in braille is dots 234: ⠎

Dots: 234
Unicode: U+280E · ⠎
ASCII (NABCC): s
Grade 1: Letter s
Grade 2: Wordsign “so” when standing alone
Example: so → ⠎

T in braille — dots 2345

⠞

T in braille is dots 2345: ⠞

Dots: 2345
Unicode: U+281E · ⠞
ASCII (NABCC): t
Grade 1: Letter t
Grade 2: Wordsign “that” when standing alone
Example: that → ⠞

U in braille — dots 136

⠥

U in braille is dots 136: ⠥

Dots: 136
Unicode: U+2825 · ⠥
ASCII (NABCC): u
Grade 1: Letter u
Grade 2: Wordsign “us” when standing alone
Example: us → ⠥

V in braille — dots 1236

⠧

V in braille is dots 1236: ⠧

Dots: 1236
Unicode: U+2827 · ⠧
ASCII (NABCC): v
Grade 1: Letter v
Grade 2: Wordsign “very” when standing alone
Example: very → ⠧

W in braille — dots 2456

⠺

W in braille is dots 2456: ⠺

Dots: 2456
Unicode: U+283A · ⠺
ASCII (NABCC): w
Grade 1: Letter w
Grade 2: Wordsign “will” when standing alone
Example: will → ⠺

X in braille — dots 1346

⠭

X in braille is dots 1346: ⠭

Dots: 1346
Unicode: U+282D · ⠭
ASCII (NABCC): x
Grade 1: Letter x
Grade 2: Wordsign “it” when standing alone
Example: it → ⠭

Y in braille — dots 13456

⠽

Y in braille is dots 13456: ⠽

Dots: 13456
Unicode: U+283D · ⠽
ASCII (NABCC): y
Grade 1: Letter y
Grade 2: Wordsign “you” when standing alone
Example: you → ⠽

Z in braille — dots 1356

⠵

Z in braille is dots 1356: ⠵

Dots: 1356
Unicode: U+2835 · ⠵
ASCII (NABCC): z
Grade 1: Letter z
Grade 2: Wordsign “as” when standing alone
Example: as → ⠵

Quick reference: A–Z cells, dots and wordsigns

Grade 1 letter cells · Grade 2 alphabetic wordsigns · Numbers reuse a–j after ⠼

Lt	Cell	Dots	ASCII	G2 wordsign	Lt	Cell	Dots	ASCII	G2 wordsign
A	⠁	1	a	a	N	⠝	1345	n	not
B	⠃	12	b	but	O	⠕	135	o	—
C	⠉	14	c	can	P	⠏	1234	p	people
D	⠙	145	d	do	Q	⠟	12345	q	quite
E	⠑	15	e	every	R	⠗	1235	r	rather
F	⠋	124	f	from	S	⠎	234	s	so
G	⠛	1245	g	go	T	⠞	2345	t	that
H	⠓	125	h	have	U	⠥	136	u	us
I	⠊	24	i	I	V	⠧	1236	v	very
J	⠚	245	j	just	W	⠺	2456	w	will
K	⠅	13	k	knowledge	X	⠭	1346	x	it
L	⠇	123	l	like	Y	⠽	13456	y	you
M	⠍	134	m	more	Z	⠵	1356	z	as

Number indicator ⠼ (dots 3456) then digit cells a–j
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
⠁A · 1	⠃B · 12	⠉C · 14	⠙D · 145	⠑E · 15	⠋F · 124	⠛G · 1245	⠓H · 125	⠊I · 24	⠚J · 245

Capital indicator ⠠ (dot 6) before a letter. Learning reference only — not for publishing or exams.

Braille numbers 1–0

UEB writes digits with the number indicator ⠼ (dots 3456, ASCII #), then the same cells as letters A–J. So 1 uses A’s cell, 2 uses B’s, …, 0 uses J’s. Example: 42 → ⠼⠙⠃ (number sign + D + B).

Digits after ⠼ (number indicator)
Digit	Reuses letter	Unicode cell	Dots	ASCII
1	A	⠁	`1`	`a`
2	B	⠃	`12`	`b`
3	C	⠉	`14`	`c`
4	D	⠙	`145`	`d`
5	E	⠑	`15`	`e`
6	F	⠋	`124`	`f`
7	G	⠛	`1245`	`g`
8	H	⠓	`125`	`h`
9	I	⠊	`24`	`i`
0	J	⠚	`245`	`j`

Capital letters & indicators

Capital letter: prefix ⠠ (dot 6, ASCII ",") then the letter cell. Example: A → ⠠⠁.
Numbers: prefix ⠼ then A–J cells (see above). The number mode continues until a space or another indicator ends it.
Grade 2 wordsigns: apply when that letter cell stands alone as a word (or under the UEB standing-alone rule). Inside a longer word the same cell is usually just the letter—context matters; check with the braille translator.

How to use this chart

Click a letter in the jump bar, or filter by dots/wordsign, to see dots, Unicode, ASCII, and Grade 2 wordsign notes.
Print from your browser (or the Print chart button) for a single A4 sheet—layout is tuned so cells are not clipped.
Paste a full line into the braille translator when you need Grade 2 contractions beyond single-letter wordsigns, or use braille to English to decode a pasted cell string.

UEB Braille Alphabet Chart

26 letters — Grade 1 cells & Grade 2 wordsigns

Braille numbers 1–0

Capital letters & indicators

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