In some DBT Codes, you must provide the "ASCII" braille character for a braille pattern such as Leader or Guide Dots. For example, if you want to produce a braille cell of dots 3-6, the ASCII braille character required is the hyphen (-).
The following table shows which braille characters are normally embossed when DBT's braille file is sent to an embosser.
You may need to refer to this table for some of the topics in the Codes section in order to determine the character you need to complete a code.
| Braille Dot | Character | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
A |
A as in Alpha |
|
1-2 |
B |
B as in Beta |
|
1-2-3 |
L |
L as in Lima |
|
1-2-3-4 |
P |
P as in Papa |
|
1-2-3-4-5 |
Q |
Q as in Quebec |
|
1-2-3-4-5-6 |
= |
Equals |
|
1-2-3-4-6 |
& |
Ampersand |
|
1-2-3-5 |
R |
R as in Romeo |
|
1-2-3-5-6 |
( |
Left Parenthesis |
|
1-2-3-6 |
V |
V as in Victor |
|
1-2-4 |
F |
F as in Foxtrot |
|
1-2-4-5 |
G |
G as in Golf |
|
1-2-4-5-6 |
] |
Right square bracket |
|
1-2-4-6 |
$ |
Dollar sign |
|
1-2-5 |
H |
H as in Hotel |
|
1-2-5-6 |
\ |
Backslash |
|
1-2-6 |
< |
Less than |
|
1-3 |
K |
K as in Kilo |
|
1-3-4 |
M |
M as in Mike |
|
1-3-4-5 |
N |
N as in November |
|
1-3-4-5-6 |
Y |
Y as in Yankee |
|
1-3-4-6 |
X |
X as in Xray |
|
1-3-5 |
O |
O as is Oscar |
|
1-3-5-6 |
Z |
Z as in Zulu |
|
1-3-6 |
U |
U as in Uniform |
|
1-4 |
C |
C as in Charlie |
|
1-4-5 |
D |
D as in Delta |
|
1-4-5-6 |
? |
Question Mark |
|
1-4-6 |
% |
Per Cent Sign |
|
1-5 |
E |
E as in Echo |
|
1-5-6 |
: |
Colon |
|
1-6 |
* |
Asterisk |
|
2 |
1 |
Number one |
|
2-3 |
2 |
Number two |
|
2-3-4 |
S |
S as in Sierra |
|
2-3-4-5 |
T |
T as in Tango |
|
2-3-4-5-6 |
) |
Right Parenthesis |
|
2-3-4-6 |
! |
Exclamation Mark |
|
2-3-5 |
6 |
Number six |
|
2-3-5-6 |
7 |
Number sever |
|
2-3-6 |
8 |
Number eight |
|
2-4 |
I |
I as in India |
|
2-4-5 |
J |
J as in Juliet |
|
2-4-5-6 |
W |
W as in Whisky |
|
2-4-6 |
[ |
Left square bracket |
|
2-5 |
3 |
Number three |
|
2-5-6 |
4 |
Number four |
|
2-6 |
5 |
Number five |
|
3 |
' |
Single Quote |
|
3-4 |
/ |
Forward Slash |
|
3-4-5 |
> |
Greater than |
|
3-4-5-6 |
# |
Hash or Pound |
|
3-4-6 |
+ |
Plus sign |
|
3-5 |
9 |
Number 9 |
|
3-5-6 |
0 |
Number 0 |
|
3-6 |
- |
Dash or Hyphen |
|
4 |
@ |
At Sign |
|
4-5 |
^ |
Circumflex |
|
4-5-6 |
_ |
Underscore |
|
4-6 |
. |
Period or full stop |
|
5 |
" |
Double Quotes |
|
5-6 |
; |
Semi-Colon |
|
6 |
, |
Comma |