“November” in braille

⠠⠝⠕⠧⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗8 lettersUncontracted

November starts with a capital, so in braille the capital sign (dot 6) goes before the N, then the letters N-O-V-E-M-B-E-R one cell each: ⠠⠝⠕⠧⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗.

Now read one yourself

⠠⠙⠑⠉⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗

Which word is this? December, January, October.

Cell by cell

  1. Capitaldot 6
  2. 1. Ndots 1-3-4-5
  3. 2. Odots 1-3-5
  4. 3. Vdots 1-2-3-6
  5. 4. Edots 1-5
  6. 5. Mdots 1-3-4
  7. 6. Bdots 1-2
  8. 7. Edots 1-5
  9. 8. Rdots 1-2-3-5

Capitals

Braille letters are lower case unless marked. Days and months take the capital sign, dot 6, before their first letter (⠠⠝⠕⠧⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗). In all capitals, NOVEMBER, 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

Days and months are 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.

More months in braille