Braille pattern dots-0
Braille pattern blank (U+2800); while this character is imaged as a fixed-width blank in many fonts, it does not act as a space
The Braille pattern dots-0 ( ⠀ ), also called a blank Braille pattern, is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with no dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2800, and in Braille ASCII with a space.
Unified Braille
In all braille systems, the braille pattern dots-0 is used to represent a space or the lack of content. In particular some fonts display the character as a fixed-width blank. However, the Unicode standard explicitly states that it does not act as a space, a statement added in response to a comment that it should be treated as a space.
Plus dots 7 and 8
Related to Braille pattern dots-0 are Braille patterns 7, 8, and 78, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.
The public source identifies “Braille pattern dots-0” as braille pattern blank (U+2800); while this character is imaged as a fixed-width blank in many fonts, it does not act as a space. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Braille, pattern and dots-0.
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