Braille a Day

The name James in braille

⠠⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎5 lettersUncontracted

To write the name James in braille, put the capital sign (dot 6) before the J, then write the letters J-A-M-E-S one cell each: ⠠⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎.

Now read one yourself

⠠⠵⠕⠑

Which word is this? Emma, Zoe, Mia.

Cell by cell

  1. Capitaldot 6
  2. 1. Jdots 2-4-5
  3. 2. Adot 1
  4. 3. Mdots 1-3-4
  5. 4. Edots 1-5
  6. 5. Sdots 2-3-4

Capitals

Braille letters are lower case unless marked. A name takes the capital sign, dot 6, before its first letter (⠠⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎). In all capitals, JAMES, 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.

Practise reading Letters A–JPractise writing

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