There are a lot of fancy names for the different types of contractions. And lots of specific rules for their use in writing. There are many braille differences from print. For instance, capital letters have to be signified by an extra symbol.
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Braille Letters
Lower Case Letters
a b c d e f g h I j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Capital Letters
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Letter Sign Words
One letter equals a word.
b but but
c can can
d do do
e every every
f from from
g go go
h have have
j just just
k knowledge knowledge
l like like
m more more
n not not
p people people
q quite quite
r rather rather
s so so
t that that
u us us
v very very
w will will
x it it
y you you
z as as
Contractions - Strong Word Signs
A single sign that equals a whole word.
C child child
U out out
S shall shall
Z still still
T this this
W which which
Contractions - Strong Group Signs
A shortcut which represents a pair of letters within a word.
A ar ar
C ch, ch
D ed ed
R er er
H gh gh
G ing ing
U ou ou
O ow ow
S sh sh
Z st st
T th th
W wh wh
Lower Word Signs
Lower braille letter symbols that equal a word.
B be be
N enough enough
? his his
I in in
Y was was
) were were
Lower Group Signs
Lower Braille letter symbols that equal a set of letters within a word.
B bb bb
B be be
K cc cc
K con con
. Dis dis
E ea ea
N en en
! ff ff
) gg gg
I in in
Two Sign Contractions
The first symbol has a single dot in the middle of the right column. Sometimes called a middle right A. The second symbol is usually the first letter of the word.
@d day day
@e ever ever
@f father father
@h here here
@k know know
@l lord lord
@m mother mother
@n name name
@o one one
@p part part
@q question question
@r right right
@s some some
@t time time
@u under under
@w work work
@y young young
@+ there there
@C character character
@T through through
@W where where
@U ought ought
Two Sign Contractions
The first symbol has two dots in the top and middle of the right column. Sometimes called a right B. The second symbol is usually the first letter of the word.
=+ these these
=T those those
=W whose whose
=w word word
=u upon upon
Two Sign Contractions
The first symbol has three dots on the right column. Sometimes called a right L. The second symbol is usually the first letter of the word.
|c cannot cannot
|h had had
|m many many
|s spirit spirit
|+ their their
|w world world
Two Sign Word Ending Contractions
The first symbol has two dots in the top and bottom of the right column. Sometimes called a right K.
_d ound ound
_e ance ance
_n sion sion
_s less less
_t ount ount
Two Sign Word Ending Contractions
The first symbol has two dots in the middle bottom of the right column. Sometimes called a lower right B.
\e ence ence
\l ful ful
\y ity ity
\t ment ment
\s ness ness
\g ong ong
\n tion tion
Multi-Sign Letter A Contractions (Short Forms)
The first symbol has a single dot in the A position. The second (and third) symbol varies.
ab about about
abv above above
ac acAccording according
acr across across
af after after
afn afternoon afternoon
afw afterward afterward
ag again again
agZ against against
al also also
alm almost almost
alr already already
alT although although
alt altogether altogether
alw always always
Multi-Sign Letter B Contractions
The first symbol has a two dots in the lower left B position. The second (and third) symbol varies.
Bc because because
Bf before before
Bh behind behind
Bl below below
Bn beneath beneath
Bs beside beside
Bt between between
By beyond beyond
bl blind blind
^brl ^braille Braille
Multi-Sign Letter C Contractions
The first symbol usually has two dots in the middle C position. The second (third, and fourth) symbol varies.
Cn children children
Kcv conceive conceive
Kcvg conceiving conceiving
cd could could
Multi-Sign Letter D Contractions
The first symbol is in the D position. The second (third, and fourth) symbol varies.
dcv deceive deceive
dcvg deceiving deceiving
dcl declare declare
dclg declaring declaring
Multi-Sign Letter E Contraction
The first symbol is in the E position. The second symbol is the letter I.
ei either either
Multi-Sign Letter F Contractions
The first symbol has a single dot in the F position. The second symbol varies.
fr friend friend
fZ first first
Multi-Sign Letter G Contractions
The first symbol is in the G position. The second (and third) symbol varies.
gd good good
grt great great
Multi-Sign Letter H Contractions
The first symbol is in the H position. The second (and third) symbol varies.
hRf herself herself
hm him him
hmf himself himself
Multi-Sign Letter I Contractions
The first symbol is in the I position. The second (and third) symbol varies.
imm immediate immediate
xs its its
xf itself itself
Multi-Sign Letter L Contractions
The first symbol is in the L position. The second symbol varies.
lr letter letter
ll little little
Multi-Sign Letter M Contractions
The first symbol is in the M position. The second (and third) symbol varies.
mC much much
m/ must must
myf myself myself
Multi-Sign Letter N Contraction
The first symbol is in the N position. The second symbol is an E, and the third varies.
nec necessary necessary
nei neither neither
Multi-Sign Letter O Contractions
The first symbol is in the O position. The second (third and fourth) symbol varies.
@of oneself oneself
Urvs ourselves ourselves
Multi-Sign Letter P Contractions
The first symbol is in the P position. The second (third, fourth, and fifth) symbol varies.
pd paid paid
pRh perhaps perhaps
pRcv perceive perceive
pRcvg perceiving perceiving
Multi-Sign Letter Q Contraction
The first symbol is in the Q position. The second symbol is a right column K.
qk quick quick
Multi-Sign Letter R Contractions
The first symbol is in the R position. The second (third and fourth) symbol varies.
rcv receive receive
rcvg receiving receiving
rjc rejoice rejoice
rjcg rejoicing rejoicing
Multi-Sign Letter S Contractions
The first symbol is in the S position. The second (and third) symbol varies.
sd said said
Sd should should
sC such such
Multi-Sign Letter T Contractions
The first symbol is in the T position. The second (third, and fourth) symbol varies.
+mvs themselves themselves
Tyf thyself thyself
td today today
tgr together together
tm tomorrow tomorrow
tn tonight tonight
Multi-Sign Letter W Contraction
The first symbol has a single dot in the W position. The second symbol is a D.
wd would would
Multi-Sign Letter Y Contractions
The first symbol is in the Y position. The second (third, and fourth) symbol varies.
yr your your
yrf yourself yourself
yrvs yourselves yourselves
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