Category: UEB Shapes

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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:

Print 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:

Print 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