Appendix D - Mathematical and Nonalphabetical Signs, Print Shapes, Numbers, and Numeration Systems

The following print characters, their braille equivalent and the ASCII representation of the braille symbol are listed below. This table is intended as a supplement to transcription when following the BANA guidelines set forth in the Braille Formats book; please be sure to refer to the Formats book (1997 version), pages 55-64, whenever you use this supplement.

If you are using the ASCII equivalent of the braille in your print document prior to translation, be sure to apply the “brlinline” style to the ASCII.

Please keep in mind that some of the print characters — such as the percent sign (%) — may be entered simply by using the keyboard, and do not require direct ASCII entry of the braille.

Braille

Print

Description

ASCII

Mathematical and Nonalphabetical Signs in General Textbooks

Arrows and Arrowheads

Arrows

$[33

←

Left Arrow

$[33

$33o

→

Right Arrow

$33o

$[33o

↔

Left and right arrow

$[33o

$<33o

↑

Up arrow

$<33o

$%33o

↓

Down arrow

$%33o

$<[33o

↕

Up and down arrow

$<[33o

$^33o

↗

Northeast arrow

$^33o

$;33o

↘

Southeast arrow

$;33o

Arrowheads

$[

<

Left arrowhead, derived from

$[

$o

>

Right arrowhead, whence is derived

$o

$[ @8

<?

Left arrowhead and question mark, source unknown

$[ @8

Currency, Domestic And Foreign Monetary Signs

@c

¢

Cent sign

@c

4

$

Dollar sign

4

l

£

Pound sterling sign

l

@y

¥

Yen sign

@y

Mathematical Signs

@+

+

Plus sign

@+

@-

-

Minus sign

@-

@+-

±

Plus or minus sign

@+-

@*

×

Multiplication, times sign

@*

./

÷

Division sign

./

.k

=

Equal sign

.k

/.k

≠

Negated equal sign

/.k

.1

>

Greater than sign

.1

“k

<

Less than sign

“k

“1

:

Ratio sign

“1

;2

∷

Proportion sign

;2

@/

∵

Because

@/

,*

∴

Therefore

,*

@3p

%

Percent sign

@3p

_0

∅

Slashed zero, null or empty set

_0

Signs  for Units of Measure

dg

º

Degree sign

dg

ft

′

Foot sign

ft

@9

″

Inch sign

@9

m9

′

Minute of arc sign

m9

lb

#

Pound of weight sign

lb

sec

″

Second of arc sign

sec

Nonalphabetical Signs

@&

&

Ampersand

@&

99

*

Asterisk

99

@at

@

At sign

@at

@>

ü

Check mark

@>

.3

:

Boldface or symbolic colon

.3

/*

¦

Combined stress signs

/*

@#

#

Crosshatch, number sign

@#

55

†

Dagger

55

95

‡

Double dagger

95

--

—

Lightface dash

--

.--

~

Lightface swung dash

.--

_.--

~

Boldface swung dash

_.--

“1

“

Ditto sign

“1

p>

Paragraph sign

p>

\\

ǁ

Parallels, double vertical bar

\\

@8

?

Question mark

@8

s'

§

Section sign

s'

@\

ǀ

Vertical bar

@\

Print Shapes and Other Characters

$c

Circle

$c

$p5

1

Pen

$p5

$p

/

Pencil

$p

$s

*

Square

$s

$t

r

Triangle

$t

$d

¯

Diamond

$d

$bd

u

Black diamond

$bd

$fn

+

Fist note

$fn

$/>

I

Star

$/>

$bs

ê

Black star

$bs