The letter Q in braille

dots 1-2-3-4-517 of 26⠟

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dots 1-2-3-4-5. Dots 1-2-3 run down the left, 4-5-6 down the right.

Q in braille is dots 1-2-3-4-5. Q is G plus dot 3.

A capital Q has the capital sign, dot 6, in the cell before it: ⠠⠟.

In Grade 2 (contracted) braille, q standing alone as a word means “quite”.

Don't mix it up

Now write it yourself

Tap the dots for Q, then Enter. On a keyboard, press F D S / J K L together and let go.

Remember it, don't just look it up

Q is in Letters K–T. Braille a Day brings it back tomorrow to answer from memory, then again just before you'd forget. Five minutes a day.