Grade One Braille Alphabet and Numerals

GRADE ONE

Braille Alphabet and Numerals

• The six dots of braille cell are arranged and numbered:

• The capital sign, dot 6,

  
  placed before a letter makes a capital letter.

• The number sign, dots 3, 4, 5, 6,

  
  placed before a character, makes a number: a preceded by the number sign is 1, b is 2, etc.

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