UEB Braille Reference

An interactive reference for the Unified English Braille (UEB) alphabet, numbers, punctuation, and Grade 2 contractions. Filter by grade and category, search by letter, word, or by dot pattern.

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For example: type but, the, question mark, or a single letter.

Enter dot numbers 1 to 6. Example: 1 2 3 or 1-2-3 finds entries with dots 1, 2, 3. For multi-cell patterns, separate cells with a forward slash. Example: 5 / 1 4 5 finds the contraction for "day".

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Reference: how braille cells are numbered

A braille cell consists of six dots arranged in two columns of three. The dots are numbered as follows:

Dots 1, 2, 3 form the left column from top to bottom. Dots 4, 5, 6 form the right column from top to bottom. So the letter l uses dots 1, 2, 3 — the entire left column. The letter c uses dots 1 and 4 — the top row.

Reference table

Braille reference. Each row gives the print form, the braille glyph, the dot pattern, the category, and usage notes.
Print Braille Dot pattern Category Notes