Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Ethics / The elements of character / Braille

The elements of character ⠃⠗⠋ 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

254,620 braille cells · 267 embossed pages at 40×25 · 177 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.