The letter X in braille

dots 1-3-4-624 of 26⠭

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

X in braille is dots 1-3-4-6. X is C plus dots 3 and 6.

A capital X has the capital sign, dot 6, in the cell before it: ⠠⠭.

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

Don't mix it up

Now write it yourself

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

Remember it, don't just look it up

X is in Letters U–Z. Braille a Day brings it back tomorrow to answer from memory, then again just before you'd forget. Five minutes a day.

Words with X