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The name Ella in braille

⠠⠑⠇⠇⠁4 lettersUncontracted

To write the name Ella in braille, put the capital sign (dot 6) before the E, then write the letters E-L-L-A one cell each: ⠠⠑⠇⠇⠁.

Now read one yourself

⠠⠍⠁⠗⠊⠁

Which word is this? Ethan, Anna, Maria.

Cell by cell

  1. Capitaldot 6
  2. 1. Edots 1-5
  3. 2. Ldots 1-2-3
  4. 3. Ldots 1-2-3
  5. 4. Adot 1

Capitals

Braille letters are lower case unless marked. A name takes the capital sign, dot 6, before its first letter (⠠⠑⠇⠇⠁). In all capitals, ELLA, two capital signs mark the whole word: ⠠⠠⠑⠇⠇⠁. More on capital letters in braille.

Grade 1 and Grade 2

This is uncontracted (Grade 1) braille, every letter written out, which is where learners start. Books, signs and labels mostly use Grade 2, where common letter groups and words take a single cell, so some words come out shorter there. See the Grade 2 contractions.

Remember it, don't just look it up

A name is spelled letter by letter, so the alphabet is what to learn. Braille a Day brings it back tomorrow to answer from memory, then again just before you'd forget. Five minutes a day.

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