Number 5 in braille
⠼⠑2 cells
Braille has no separate digits. 5 is the number sign (dots 3-4-5-6) followed by the letter e (dots 1-5): ⠼⠑.
Now read one yourself
⠼⠛
Which number is this? 2, 7, 8.
Cell by cell
- Number signdots 3-4-5-6
- 5 (e)dots 1-5
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 e. 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.