There are many braille differences from print. For instance, capital letters have to be signified by an extra symbol.
This document is designed to help you recognize and read documents already written by others.
If you intend to write in Braille, please research those writing rules through more indepth programs.
Just writing in a regular font and switching it to a braille font does not always work as intended, except through a braille display or screen reader program. Even then, it may not follow all the rules.
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Braille Letters
The Braille alphabet is different from the regular alphabet in that capital letters need an extra symbol, rather than a different shape. Also, there is an indicator for multiple capital letters in a row.
Capital Letter Indicator
Multiple Capital Letter Indicator (UEB)
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
Punctuation
Create your own pattern recognition options.
While some of the Braille symbols match, or resemble their print counterparts, others have no relationship, even though they could have been similar, or almost identical.
Writing
' apostrophe ' apostrophe
^ capital letter capital letter
, comma , comma
K colon : colon
=c copyright copyright
Punctuation - Writing Page 2
^M dash - dash
^^ double capital letter double capital letter
$$$ ellipses ... ellipses
! Exclamation mark ! exclamation mark
M hyphen - hyphen
=% paragraph paragraph
@A close parentheses ) close parentheses
@H open parentheses ( open parentheses
$ period . period
? Question mark ? question mark
=? open quote " open quote
=" close wuote " close quote
B semicolon ; semicolon
Money and Numbers
Create your own pattern recognition options.
`a at symbol @ at symbol
|C backslash \ backslash
`c cent cent
|T crosshatch # crosshatch
$ decimal point . decimal point
@Z division division
`s dollar sign $ dollar sign
|Z forward slash / forward slash
_" percent % percent
=t trademark trademark
Braille Punctuation Changes Page 1
Sign Name
^asterisk
^dash - ^long
^dash - ^short
^decimal ^point
^dollar ^sign
^ellipsis
^parenthesis ^H^clos@A
^parenthesis @H^Open@A
^percent
^quote ^marks @H^double ^close@A
^quote ^marks @H^double ^Open@A
^quote ^mark @H^single ^close@A
^quote ^mark @H^single ^Open@A
^square ^brackets @H^close@A
^square ^brackets @H^Open@A
Braille Punctuation Changes Page 2
Sign Name
* Asterisk *
_ Dash - Long _
- Dash - Short -
. Decimal Point .
$ Dollar Sign $
... Ellipsis ...
) Parenthesis (Close) )
( Parenthesis (Open) (
% Percent %
" Quote Marks (Double Close) "
" Quote Marks (Double Open) "
' Quote Mark (Single Close) '
' Quote Mark (Single Open) '
] Square Brackets (Close) ]
[ Square Brackets (Open) [
Numbers
The Number symbol is #.
#1 one 1 one
#2 two 2 two
#3 three 3 three
#4 four 4 four
#5 five 5 five
#6 six 6 six
#7 seven 7 seven
#8 eight 8 eight
#9 nine 9 nine
#0 zero 0 zero
Various Number Examples
10
100
1,000
568.32
$25.00
$100.00
1,234.67
112/25/20 Calendar Date
L2020 May 2, 2020 Calendar Date
000-000-0000 Phone
(000) 000-0000 Phone
3:00 pm Time
2nd
Italics Rules
Sign Name
Italic Sign Double
Italic Sign Single
Italic Sign Symbol
Italic Word
Italic Passage
Italic Indicator
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