Category: UEB Operational and Comparison Signs

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This braille table contains a comprehensive list of operational and comparison signs found in the UEB (Unified English Braille) tables.

Comparison Signs

NOTE: These are normally spaced on both sides.


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Equals Sign = ⠐⠶ 5, 2-3-5-6
Not Equal Sign ≠ ⠐⠶⠈⠱ 5, 2-3-5-6, 4, 1-5-6
Less Than Sign < ⠈⠣ 4, 1-2-6
Less Than or Equal To Sign ≤ ⠸⠈⠣ 4-5-6, 4, 1-2-6
Greater Than Sign > ⠈⠜ 4, 3-4-5
Greater Than or Equal To Sign ≥ ⠸⠈⠜ 4-5-6, 4, 3-4-5
Much Less Than Sign ≪ ⠨⠈⠜ 4-6, 4, 3-4-5
Much Greater Than Sign ≫ ⠨⠈⠣ 4-6, 4, 1-2-6
Not Less Than Sign ≮ ⠈⠣⠈⠱ 4, 1-2-6, 4, 1-5-6
Not Greater Than Sign ≯ ⠈⠜⠄⠱ 4, 3-4-5, 3, 1-5-6
Neither Less Than nor Equal To Sign ≰ ⠸⠈⠣⠈⠱ 4-5-6, 4, 1-2-6, 4, 1-5-6
Neither Greater Than nor Equal To Sign ≱ ⠸⠈⠜⠈⠱ 4-5-6, 4, 3-4-5, 4, 1-5-6
Proportional To Sign ∝ ⠸⠐⠶ 4-5-6, 5, 2-3-5-6
Approximately Equal To Sign ≃ ⠸⠔ 4-5-6, 3-5
Approximately Equal To Sign ≅ ⠐⠸⠔ 5, 4-5-6, 3-5
Approximately Equal To Sign ≈ ⠘⠔ 4-5, 3-5
Equals with Bump in top bar ≏ ⠘⠐⠶ 4-5, 5, 2-3-5-6
Geometrically Equal To ≑ ⠨⠐⠶ 4-6, 5, 2-3-5-6
Equivalent To ≡ ⠸⠿ 4-5-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6
Not Identical To ≢ ⠸⠿⠈⠱ 4-5-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6, 4, 1-5-6
Element of (member of) ∈ ⠘⠑ 4-5, 1-5
Not an element of ∉ ⠘⠑⠈⠱ 4-5, 1-5, 4, 1-5-6
Contains as member ∋ ⠈⠘⠑ 4, 4-5, 1-5
Does not contain as member ∌ ⠈⠘⠑⠈ʁ 4, 4-5, 1-5, 4, 1-5-6
Subset of (is contained in) ⊂ ⠘⠣ 4-5, 1-2-6
Superset (contains) ⊃ ⠘⠜ 4-5, 3-4-5
Not a subset of ⊄ ⠘⠣⠈⠱ 4-5, 1-2-6, 4, 1-5-6
Not a superset of ⊅ ⠘⠜⠈⠱ 4-5, 3-4-5, 4, 1-5-6
Subset or equal to ⊆ ⠸⠘⠣ 4-5-6, 4-5, 1-2-6
Superset or equal to ⊇ ⠸⠘⠜ 4-5-6, 4-5, 3-4-5
Neither subset nor equal to ⊈ ⠸⠘⠣⠈⠱ 4-5-6, 4-5, 1-2-6, 4, 1-5-6
Neither superset nor equal to ⊉ ⠸⠘⠜⠈⠱ 4-5-6, 4-5, 3-4-5, 4, 1-5-6
Subset but not equal to ⊊ ⠨⠘⠣ 4-6, 4-5, 1-2- 6
Superset but not equal to ⊋ ⠨⠘⠜ 4-6, 4-5, 3-4-5
Normal subgroup of ⊲ ⠈⠸⠣ 4, 4-5-6, 1-2-6
Contains as normal subgroup ⊳ ⠈⠸⠜ 4, 4-5-6, 3-4-5
Normal subgroup of or equal ⊴ ⠸⠸⠣ 4-5-6, 4-5-6, 1-2-6
Contains as normal subgroup of or equal to ⊵ ⠸⠸⠜ 4-5-6, 4-5-6, 3-4-5
Triple vertical bar ⫴ ⠼⠸⠇ 3-4-5-6, 4-5-6, 1-2-3

Operation Signs

NOTE: These signs are generally not spaced.


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Plus Sign + ⠐⠖ 5, 2-3-5
Minus Sign − ⠐⠤ 5, 3-6
Multiplication × ⠐⠦ 5, 2-3-6
Division Sign ÷ ⠐⠌ 5, 3-4
Plus or Minus Sign ± ⠸⠖ 4-5-6, 2-3-5
Minus or Plus Sign ∓ ⠸⠤ 4-5-6, 3-5
Asterisk Operator ∗ ⠐⠔ 5, 3-5
Ring Operator ∘ ⠐⠴ 5, 3-5-6
Tilde Operator ∼ ⠈⠔ 4, 3-5
Dot Operator ⋅ ⠐⠲ 5, 2-5-6
Logical and ∧ ⠈⠦ 4, 2-3-6
Logical or ∨ ⠈⠖ 4, 2-3-5
Intersection ∩ ⠨⠦ 4-6, 2-3-6
Union ∪ ⠨⠖ 4-6, 2-3-5
Set minus∖ ⠸⠡ 4-5-6, 1-6

Miscellaneous Signs

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Running Product · ⠐⠲ 5, 2-5-6
Multiplication Dot · ⠐⠲ 5, 2-5-6
Ratio Sign : ⠒ 2-5