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 287f.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ⡿.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 287F and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “braille pattern dots-1234567” 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 287f, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 287F, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “braille pattern dots-1234567”.
Codes for ⡿
| Unicode | U+287F |
|---|---|
| Official name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234567 |
| Block | Braille Patterns |
| Added in | Unicode 3.0 |
| HTML decimal | ⡿ |
| HTML hex | ⡿ |
| CSS | content: "\287F"; |
| JavaScript | "\u287F" |
| Python | "\u287F" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A1 BF |