Word to Text Converter
Strip a .docx back to plain text — words and paragraphs, nothing else.
Text to Braille Converter
Turn text into Unicode braille cells — capitals, numbers and punctuation included.
Braille
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
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
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1
Type or paste the text
Letters, numbers and punctuation.
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2
Choose how capitals are marked
With the ⠠ sign, or left unmarked.
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3
Look at the dot patterns
The first cells are drawn dot by dot underneath.
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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.
The number sign ⠼ is written once, then digits reuse the cells for a–j. A letter from a to j straight afterwards gets the letter sign ⠰ so it is not read as a digit.
It is Unicode braille, which many displays and some embossers read directly. Others want BRF, a different file format that embossing software produces.
This is Unified English Braille. Other languages have their own braille codes with different letter and accent rules.
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