Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Etiquette / Braille

Etiquette ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

245,609 braille cells · 260 embossed pages at 40×25 · 917 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠎⠥⠍⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠁⠽⠀⠁⠀
⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠑⠗⠀⠕⠥⠞⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠉⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠑⠥⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀
⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠁⠃⠎⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠊⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠛⠗⠑⠑⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠁⠉⠟⠥⠁⠊⠝⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠥⠗⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠑⠞⠉⠲⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀
⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠙⠍⠊⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠁⠗⠑⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠎⠂⠀
⠧⠊⠎⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠤⠉⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠏⠕⠎⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠠⠏⠲
⠀⠏⠲⠀⠉⠲⠀⠶⠠⠏⠕⠥⠗⠀⠏⠗⠑⠝⠙⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠛⠑⠤⠤⠞⠕⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀
⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠶⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠑⠟⠥⠊⠧⠁⠇⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠕⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠋⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠋⠋⠕⠗⠙⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀
⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑
⠀⠝⠑⠛⠇⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠎⠞⠑⠑⠍⠑⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠏⠕⠇⠊⠞⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠉⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠇⠙⠤⠋⠁⠎⠓⠊⠕⠝⠑⠙⠀
⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠎⠀⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠋⠕⠇⠙⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠤⠉⠁⠗⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠗⠙
⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠋⠕⠇⠙⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.