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This braille table list of transcriber defined signs found in the UEB (Unified English Braille) tables.
Transcriber-defined signs may be used where there is no specific UEB encoding for a symbol. Transcriber-defined signs must be described in a note to braille or transcriber note.
| Description | Braille | Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Opening transcriber's note indicator | ⠈⠨⠣ | 4, 4-6, 1-2-6 |
| Closing transcriber's note indicator | ⠈⠨⠜ | 4, 4-6, 3-4-5 |
| 1st transcriber-defined print symbol | ⠹ | 1-4-5-6 |
| 2nd transcriber-defined print symbol | ⠼⠹ | 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5-6 |
| 3rd transcriber-defined print symbol | ⠈⠼⠹ | 4, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5-6 |
| 4th transcriber-defined print symbol | ⠘⠼⠹ | 4-5, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5-6 |
| 5th transcriber-defined print symbol | ⠸⠼⠹ | 4-5-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5-6 |
| 6th transcriber-defined print symbol | ⠐⠼⠹ | 5, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5-6 |
| 7th transcriber-defined print symbol | ⠨⠼⠹ | 4-6, 3-4-5-6, 1-4-5-6 |
| 1st transcriber-defined typeform word indicator | ⠈⠼⠂ | 4, 3-4-5-6, 2 |
| 1st transcriber-defined typeform symbol indicator | ⠈⠼⠆ | 4, 3-4-5-6, 2-3 |
| 1st transcriber-defined typeform passage indicator | ⠈⠼⠶ | 4, 3-4-5-6, 2-3-5-6 |
| 1st transcriber-defined typeform terminator | ⠈⠼⠄ | 4, 3-4-5-6, 3 |
| 2nd transcriber-defined typeform word indicator | ⠘⠼⠂ | 4-5, 3-4-5-6, 2 |
| 2nd transcriber-defined typeform symbol indicator | ⠘⠼⠆ | 4-5, 3-4-5-6, 2-3 |
| 2nd transcriber-defined typeform passage indicator | ⠘⠼⠶ | 4-5, 3-4-5-6, 2-3-5-6 |
| 2nd transcriber-defined typeform terminator | ⠘⠼⠄ | 4-5, 3-4-5-6, 3 |
| 3rd transcriber-defined typeform word indicator | ⠸⠼⠂ | 4-5-6, 3-4-5-6, 2 |
| 3rd transcriber-defined typeform symbol indicator | ⠸⠼⠆ | 4-5-6, 3-4-5-6, 2-3 |
| 3rd transcriber-defined typeform passage indicator | ⠸⠼⠶ | 4-5-6, 3-4-5-6, 2-3-5-6 |
| 3rd transcriber-defined typeform terminator | ⠸⠼⠄ | 4-5-6, 3-4-5-6, 3 |
| 4th transcriber-defined typeform word indicator | ⠐⠼⠂ | 5, 3-4-5-6, 2 |
| 4th transcriber-defined typeform symbol indicator | ⠐⠼⠆ | 5, 3-4-5-6, 2-3 |
| 4th transcriber-defined typeform passage indicator | ⠐⠼⠶ | 5, 3-4-5-6, 2-3-5-6 |
| 4th transcriber-defined typeform terminator | ⠐⠼⠄ | 5, 3-4-5-6, 3 |
| 5th transcriber-defined typeform word indicator | ⠨⠼⠂ | 4-6, 3-4-5-6, 2 |
| 5th transcriber-defined typeform symbol indicator | ⠨⠼⠆ | 4-6, 3-4-5-6, 2-3 |
| 5th transcriber-defined typeform passage indicator | ⠨⠼⠶ | 4-6, 3-4-5-6, 2-3-5-6 |
| 5th transcriber-defined typeform terminator | ⠨⠼⠄ | 4-6, 3-4-5-6, 3 |