Braille Art Generator
Convert text to braille Unicode characters or draw custom braille patterns with the interactive grid tool.
Text to Braille Converter
Braille Grid Drawing Tool
Click dots to toggle them on/off. Each column of 8 dots (2 wide x 4 tall) forms one braille character.
Braille Alphabet Reference
About Braille Unicode Characters
Unicode braille patterns occupy the range U+2800 to U+28FF, providing 256 characters covering every possible combination of 8 dots. The braille cell consists of two columns and four rows, with each dot assigned a specific bit value. The Unicode code point for any braille character is calculated by adding the values of the active dots to the base value 0x2800.
These characters are widely used in text art, especially on platforms like Discord where they create compact visual patterns. The blank braille character (U+2800) is also popular as an invisible character for empty messages and bios. For more text art options, see our Text Art page.