Braille Dot Cell Explorer
Explore the eight dots of a Unicode braille cell. Choose raised dots and see the matching character and byte value.
How are eight-dot braille cells numbered?
The left column contains dots 1, 2, 3, and 7 from top to bottom; the right contains 4, 5, 6, and 8. Selecting dots determines a Unicode braille pattern.
Eight dots. One byte.
Toggle a dot to change the pattern. Dot numbers follow the Unicode braille layout.
Your pattern
- Byte
- 27
- Unicode
- U+281B
- Hex
- 1B
- Binary
- 00011011
- Raised dots
- 1, 2, 4, 5
This is a binary pattern, not a translation of written language into braille.
Three simple steps
How to use Braille Dot Cell Explorer
Toggle the numbered dots or enter a byte value.
Compare the character, binary value, and Unicode code point.
Copy the character or download the cell details.
Common questions
Good to know
Understand the result.
Keep the original.
Is this tool free, and are my files uploaded?
This tool is free with no account required. The work happens in your browser. Your input and files are not sent to a processing server.
What are the limits and details?
Dot patterns are shown as Unicode characters. Their linguistic meaning depends on the braille code and language in use.
Limits: one eight-dot cell with a byte value from 0 to 255.