Number 1 in braille
⠼⠁2 cells
Braille has no separate digits. 1 is the number sign (dots 3-4-5-6) followed by the letter a (dot 1): ⠼⠁.
Now read one yourself
⠼⠉
Which number is this? 3, 4, 8.
Cell by cell
- Number signdots 3-4-5-6
- 1 (a)dot 1
Why a letter?
The digits 1 to 9 and 0 use the same cells as the letters a to j. The number sign in front tells the reader they are digits until the next space. So without the number sign, ⠁ would read as a. See all the numbers and punctuation.
Remember it, don't just look it up
Numbers are the number sign and ten letters, so they come quickly. Braille a Day brings it back tomorrow to answer from memory, then again just before you'd forget. Five minutes a day.