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Braille pattern blank symbol ⠀

Braille pattern blank (⠀) is Unicode U+2800. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A Braille pattern with no raised dots. It takes up space but appears blank, so it is used for empty names and spacing.

How to type ⠀

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2800.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ⠀.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2800 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “braille pattern blank” and double-click ⠀.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⠀ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ⠀ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⠀ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ⠀ and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2800, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2800, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “braille pattern blank”.

Codes for ⠀

UnicodeU+2800
Official nameBRAILLE PATTERN BLANK
BlockBraille Patterns
Added inUnicode 3.0
HTML decimal⠀
HTML hex⠀
CSScontent: "\2800";
JavaScript"\u2800"
Python"\u2800"
UTF-8 bytesE2 A0 80

Look-alikes

  • ​Zero width space, U+200B
  • ㅤHangul filler, U+3164
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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