Fillable Printable Braille Alphabet and Numbers
Fillable Printable Braille Alphabet and Numbers
Braille Alphabet and Numbers
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TheBraille
Alphabet and Numbers
The BrailleAlphabet
ABCDEFGHiJ
abcdefghij
KLMNOPQRST
klmnopqrst
UVWXYz
uvwxyz
The Braille Cell
The basic unit ofthe braille system is the braillecell. A braille
cell is agroup ofsix dots.
The dotsof the cell are arrangedand numberedlike this:
A braille letter, number, orother character is madeby raising
one or moreof thedots inthecell.
E
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The large dots representraised dots. The small dotsareto
help identify theposition ofthe dots withinthe cell. Thesmall
dotsdo not show inembossedbraille.
To make an a,thedot inthe 1position is raised.A
b is madeby raising dots 1 and 2.b
c ismade by raising dots 1 and 4.c
d is madeby raising dots 1, 4 and 5.d
e is madeby raising dots 1 and5.e
TheBrailleNumbers
#A#B#C#D#E
12345
#F#G#H#I#J
67890
Braillenumbersaremadebyplacingthebraillenumbersignbefore
thebraillelettersathroughj.
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Examples:
The braille number sign:#
1 isnumbersignplusa:#a
2 isnumbersignplusb:#b
10 is number signplus aj:#aj
375 is number signplus cge:#cge
Fun with Braille
Playing withLetters and Numbers
Braille numbers areformed by placing a braillenumber sign
before braille letters.
Let'stry guessingwhatword willbe spelled whenwe take
away thenumber signfrom agroup of letters. Fillinthe
blanks below withthe correct wordusing the hints given.You
can find the answers after thelastpuzzle.
1. Let'splay894!
Here is number 894:#hid
Without thenumber sign:hid
Canyou guesswhat theremaininggroupofletters spell?
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Hint:He________ his cookie inhis coat pocket.
2.Let's play 654!
Here is number 654:#fed
Without thenumber sign:fed
Canyou guesswhat theremaininggroupofletters spell?
Hint:She________her cattuna fish in themorning.
If you guessed it, good for you!
3.Let's play 097!
Here is number 097:#jig
Without thenumber sign:jig
Canyou guesswhat theremaininggroupofletters spell?
Hint:Hewas so happythat he danced a little________.
If you guessed it, dancea jig!
4.Let's play 3165!
Here is number 3165:#cafe
Without thenumber sign:cafe
Canyou guesswhat theremaininggroupofletters spell?
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Hint: People liketo have coffee at a ________.
If you guessed it, you're doinggreat!
5.Now foran eventougherone!Let's play 61354!
Here is number 61354:#faced
Without the number sign:faced
Canyou guesswhat theremaininggroupofletters spell?
Hint:Sheturned and ________the wind.
If you guessed it,that'sterrific!
Answers to Fun with Braille
1. hid2. fed
3. jig4. cafe5. faced
Using Your Computer to Print
Braille Letters and Numbers
If you have braille fonts installed on yourcomputer, the
braille number sign canbe typedon thekeyboard usingthe #
symbol.The# symbolis found above the number 3key on
your keyboard.
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To type 375on your computer, open a text editor andselect
the braille font that you haveinstalled on your computer.
(The braille font will appear inthe listof fonts available for
the document.)
Type thenumber 375by typing #cge.
Would you like to downloada simulated braillefont?Youmay
by going to:
//www.louisbrailleschool.org/font.htm
Instructions onhow to installthefont are provided onthe
Web page.
