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The Braille pattern dots-0 ( ⠀ ), also called a blank Braille pattern, is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with no dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2800, and in Braille ASCII with a space.

Character information

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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN BLANK
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10240	U+2800
UTF-8	226 160 128	E2 A0 80
Numeric character reference	⠀	⠀
Braille ASCII	32	20

Unified Braille

In all braille systems, the braille pattern dots-0 is used to represent a space or the lack of content.^[1] In particular some fonts display the character as a fixed-width blank. However, the Unicode standard explicitly states that it does not act as a space,^[2] a statement added in response to a comment that it should be treated as a space.^[3]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-0 are Braille patterns 7, 8, and 78, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information

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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-7		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-8		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-78
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10304	U+2840	10368	U+2880	10432	U+28C0
UTF-8	226 161 128	E2 A1 80	226 162 128	E2 A2 80	226 163 128	E2 A3 80
Numeric character reference	⡀	⡀	⢀	⢀	⣀	⣀