Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Harness making / Braille

Harness making ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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

207,827 braille cells · 210 embossed pages at 40×25 · 527 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.