Fillable Printable Braille Alphabet and Numbers
Fillable Printable Braille Alphabet and Numbers
Braille Alphabet and Numbers
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The Braille
Alphabet and Numbers
The Braille Alphabet
A B C D E F G H i J
a b c d e f g h i j
K L M N O P Q R S T
k l m n o p q r s t
U V W X Y z
u v w x y z
The Braille Cell
The basic unit of the braille system is the braille cell. A braille
cell is a group of six dots.
The dots of the cell are arranged and numbered like this:
A braille letter, number, or other character is made by raising
one or more of the dots in the cell.
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The large dots represent raised dots. The small dots are to
help identify the position of the dots within the cell. The small
dots do not show in embossed braille.
To make an a, the dot in the 1 position is raised. A
b is made by raising dots 1 and 2. b
c is made by raising dots 1 and 4. c
d is made by raising dots 1, 4 and 5. d
e is made by raising dots 1 and 5. e
The Braille Numbers
#A #B #C #D #E
1 2 3 4 5
#F #G #H #I #J
6 7 8 9 0
Braille numbers are made by placing the braille number sign before
the braille letters a through j.
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Examples:
The braille number sign: #
1 is number sign plus a: #a
2 is number sign plus b: #b
10 is number sign plus aj: #aj
375 is number sign plus cge: #cge
Fun with Braille
Playing with Letters and Numbers
Braille numbers are formed by placing a braille number sign
before braille letters.
Let's try guessing what word will be spelled when we take
away the number sign from a group of letters. Fill in the
blanks below with the correct word using the hints given. You
can find the answers after the last puzzle.
1. Let's play 894!
Here is number 894: #hid
Without the number sign: hid
Can you guess what the remaining group of letters spell?
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Hint: He ________ his cookie in his coat pocket.
2. Let's play 654!
Here is number 654: #fed
Without the number sign: fed
Can you guess what the remaining group of letters spell?
Hint: She ________ her cat tuna fish in the morning.
If you guessed it, good for you!
3. Let's play 097!
Here is number 097: #jig
Without the number sign: jig
Can you guess what the remaining group of letters spell?
Hint: He was so happy that he danced a little ________.
If you guessed it, dance a jig!
4. Let's play 3165!
Here is number 3165: #cafe
Without the number sign: cafe
Can you guess what the remaining group of letters spell?
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Hint: People like to have coffee at a ________.
If you guessed it, you're doing great!
5. Now for an even tougher one! Let's play 61354!
Here is number 61354: #faced
Without the number sign: faced
Can you guess what the remaining group of letters spell?
Hint: She turned and ________ the wind.
If you guessed it, that's terrific!
Answers to Fun with Braille
1. hid 2. fed
3. jig 4. cafe 5. faced
Using Your Computer to Print
Braille Letters and Numbers
If you have braille fonts installed on your computer, the
braille number sign can be typed on the keyboard using the #
symbol. The # symbol is found above the number 3 key on
your keyboard.
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To type 375 on your computer, open a text editor and select
the braille font that you have installed on your computer.
(The braille font will appear in the list of fonts available for
the document.)
Type the number 375 by typing #cge.
Would you like to download a simulated braille font? You may
by going to:
http://www.louisbrailleschool.org/font.htm
Instructions on how to install the font are provided on the
Web page.
