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The name Ethan in braille

⠠⠑⠞⠓⠁⠝5 lettersUncontracted

To write the name Ethan in braille, put the capital sign (dot 6) before the E, then write the letters E-T-H-A-N one cell each: ⠠⠑⠞⠓⠁⠝.

Now read one yourself

⠠⠁⠍⠽

Which word is this? Max, Ben, Amy.

Cell by cell

  1. Capitaldot 6
  2. 1. Edots 1-5
  3. 2. Tdots 2-3-4-5
  4. 3. Hdots 1-2-5
  5. 4. Adot 1
  6. 5. Ndots 1-3-4-5

Capitals

Braille letters are lower case unless marked. A name takes the capital sign, dot 6, before its first letter (⠠⠑⠞⠓⠁⠝). In all capitals, ETHAN, 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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