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This braille table lists the various shape indicators found in the UEB (Unified English Braille) tables.
The various shape indicators in UEB are:
| Description | Braille | Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Shape Indicator | ⠫ | 1-2-4-6 |
| Filled Shape Indicator | ⠸⠫ | 4-5-6, 1-2-4-6 |
| Shaded Shape Indicator | ⠨⠫ | 4-6, 1-2-4-6 |
| Transcriber-Defined Shape indicator | ⠈⠫ | 4, 1-2-4-6 |
| Transcriber-Defined Solid Shape Indicator | ⠈⠸⠫ | 4, 4-5-6, 1-2-4-6 |
| Transcriber-Defined Shaded Shape Indicator | ⠈⠨⠫ | 4, 4-6, 1-2-4-6 |
| Shape Terminator | ⠱ | 1-5-6 |
| Superposition Indicator | ⠯ | 1-2-3-4-6 |
| Horizontal Juxtaposition Indicator | ⠿ | 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Vertical Juxtaposition Indicator | ⠻ | 1-2-4-5-6 |
| Physical Enclosure Indicator | ⠪ | 2-4-6 |
Some specific shapes include:
| Braille | Dots | |
|---|---|---|
| Triangle △ | ⠫⠼⠉ | 1-2-4-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4 |
| Square □ | ⠫⠼⠙ | 1-2-4-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5 |
| Circle ○ | ⠫⠿ | 1-2-4-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Parallelogram ▱ | ⠫⠈⠼⠙ | 1-2-4-6, 4, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5 |
| Filled Triangle ▲ | ⠸⠫⠼⠉ | 4-5-6, 1-2-4-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4 |
| Filled Square ■ | ⠸⠫⠼⠙ | 4-5-6, 1-2-4-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5 |
Some combined shapes and symbols include:
| Braille | Dots | |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Equal To ≜ | ⠠⠨⠙⠻⠐⠶ | 6, 4-6, 1-4-5, 1-2-4-5-6, 5, 2-3-5-6 |
| Equal To By Definition ≝ | ⠣⠙⠑⠋⠜⠻⠐⠶ | 1-2-6, 1-4-5, 1-5, 1-2-4, 3-4-5, 1-2-4-5-6, 5, 2-3-5-6 |
| Circled Plus ⊕ | ⠫⠿⠪⠐⠖ | 1-2-4-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6, 2-4-6, 5, 2-3-5 |
| Circled Minus ⊖ | ⠫⠿⠪⠐⠤ | 1-2-4-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6, 2-4-6, 5, 3-6 |
| Circled Times ⊗ | ⠫⠿⠪⠐⠦ | 1-2-4-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6, 2-4-6, 5, 2-3-6 |
| Circled Asterisk Operator ⊛ | ⠫⠿⠪⠐⠔ | 1-2-4-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6, 2-4-6, 5, 3-5 |
| Squared Plus ⊞ | ⠫⠼⠙⠪⠐⠖ | 1-2-4-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5, 2-4-6, 5, 2-3-5 |
| Squared Minus ⊟ | ⠫⠼⠙⠪⠐⠤ | 1-2-4-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5, 2-4-6, 5, 3-6 |
| Squared Times ⊠ | ⠫⠼⠙⠪⠐⠦ | 1-2-4-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5, 2-4-6, 5, 2-3-6 |
| Division Times ⋇ | ⠐⠌⠯⠐⠦ | 5, 3-4, 1-2-3-4-6, 5, 2-3-6 |
| Forces ⊩ | ⠸⠳⠿⠸⠒ | 4-5-6, 1-2-5-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6, 4-5-6, 2-5 |