Meanings
- marks a cell as having its letter value.
Used when a cell would otherwise be read as a digit or word. For example, ⠼⠙⠰⠁ is 4a rather than 41, and ⠰⠃ is the letter b itself rather than the word but.
- Unified English Braillemarks a cell as having its Grade-1 (uncontracted) value.
Used when a cell would otherwise be read as a sequence or contraction. For example, ⠰⠃ is the letter b itself rather than the word but (as above); ⠰⠳ clarifies that the ⠳ is an arrow icon rather than the sequence ou.
- marks a cell as being a non-Latin word or a foreign punctuation mark.
- Marks various letter sequences that are common at the ends of words
⠰⠛ -ong, ⠰⠇ -ful, ⠰⠞ -ment, ⠰⠑ -ence, ⠰⠎ -ness, ⠰⠝ -tion, ⠰⠽ -ity
Cite this entry
⠰. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%A0%B0
“⠰.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%A0%B0. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “⠰,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%E2%A0%B0.
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