Most punctuation and common symbols are implemented as follows:
. (full stop)
2-5-6 (lower d)
, (comma)
2 (lower a)
: (colon)
2-5 (lower c)
; (semi-colon)
2-3 (lower b)
? (question mark)
2-3-6 (lower h)
which is also open quotes depending on context - implemented as question only
" (close quotes)
3-5-6 (lower j) - implemented for opening and closing types of double quotes
' (opening single quotation mark)
6>2-3-6
' (closing single quotation mark)
6>3-5-6
(
5>1-2-6
)
5>3-4-5
[
4-6>1-2-6
]
4-6>3-4-5
<
4>1-2-6
>
4>3-4-5
! (exclamation mark)
2-3-5 (lower f)
- (hyphen)
3-6
- (dash)
6>3-6
_ (underline)
4-6>3-6
*
5>3-5
/ (forward slash)
3-4 (This is implemented but not understood by the author in light of the signs below)
/ A forward slash as used in URLs (does not depend on number context)
4-5-6>3-4
A forward slash as used in division is also defined as
5>3-4
Arithmetic:
+ (plus)
5>2-3-5
- (minus)
5>3-6
* (multiply looks like x)
5>2-3-6
/ (divide)
5>3-4
= (equals)
5>2-3-5-6
% (percent)
4-6>3-5-6
Other symbols:
&
4>1-2-3-4-6
@
4>1
£
4>1-2-3
$
4>2-3-4
euro
4>1-5
Character representation:
Not all punctuation marks can be represented by standard keyboard characters so:
hyphen, dash and minus translate to '-'
star multiplication translates to '*'
forward slash, division and a non context slash translate to '/'
Not implemented:
The following symbols were not found in Braille tables and when located should be implemented in the future:
| (vertical bar)
\ (backslash)
Ellipsis (U+2026)
Ellipsis is not implemented as it probably needs to involve post-processing of three dots (full stops). This might be implemented in the future.
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