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Text to Braille Converter

Turn text into Unicode braille cells — capitals, numbers and punctuation included.

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Quick Tool Overview

The Text to Braille Converter writes text as Unified English Braille grade 1 in Unicode cells, with capital and number signs, common punctuation, and a dot-pattern view of the first cells.

What it does
Converts text into Unicode braille cells
You give it
Letters, numbers and punctuation
You get back
Grade 1 UEB braille
Best for
Accessibility work, teaching and labels
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About the Text to Braille Converter

Braille cells have their own block in Unicode, which means braille can be written in an ordinary text file, shown on a web page, or sent to a refreshable display or an embosser. Working out the cells by hand means memorising sixty-four dot patterns and the rules for capitals and numbers.

Type or paste text and get Unified English Braille, grade 1: every letter written out, capitals marked with ⠠, digits introduced by the number sign ⠼, and the letter sign ⠰ added where a letter after a number would otherwise be read as another digit. Common punctuation is included, and the first cells are drawn as real dot patterns so you can see what each one means. It also runs in reverse on the Braille to Text page.

Key features of the Text to Braille Converter

Capitals and numbers

The ⠠ capital sign and ⠼ number sign are placed correctly.

The letter sign too

A letter after digits gets ⠰ so it is not read as another number.

Punctuation included

Including the two-cell brackets and quotation marks.

Dot patterns drawn

See the actual six dots behind each cell.

Plain Unicode out

The result is ordinary text and pastes anywhere.

How to use the Text to Braille Converter

  1. 1

    Type or paste the text

    Letters, numbers and punctuation.

  2. 2

    Choose how capitals are marked

    With the ⠠ sign, or left unmarked.

  3. 3

    Look at the dot patterns

    The first cells are drawn dot by dot underneath.

  4. 4

    Copy the braille

    It is ordinary Unicode text and pastes anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

Grade 1, where every letter is written out. Grade 2 uses contractions — one cell standing for a whole word — and is what most printed braille books use.

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