Braille writing system

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:firstPublished 1829
gptkbp:hasVariant gptkb:Japanese_Braille
gptkb:Music_Braille
gptkb:Nemeth_Braille
gptkb:Braille_ASCII
gptkb:Unified_English_Braille
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Braille writing system
gptkbp:introducedIn 1824
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Louis_Braille
gptkbp:ISO15924 Brai
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Louis_Braille
gptkbp:numberOfDotsPerCell 6
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Barbier's_night_writing
Moon type
gptkbp:type gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:unicodeBlock U+2800–U+28FF
gptkbp:usedBy blind people
visually impaired people
gptkbp:usedFor reading by the visually impaired
computer programming (with Computer Braille Code)
mathematics (with Nemeth Braille)
music notation (with Music Braille)
writing by the visually impaired
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:ATMs
books
maps
elevators
many languages
educational toys
labels
pharmaceutical packaging
menus
digital devices
voting ballots
public signage
education for the blind
audio labeling systems
computer displays (refreshable braille displays)
currency identification
embossers
slates and styluses
tactile graphics
tactile watches
typewriters (braille typewriters)
gptkbp:uses raised dots
gptkbp:writingSystem left-to-right
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_Braille_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6