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The Unicode names of braille dot patterns are not the same as what many English speakers would use colloquially. In particular, Unicode names use the word dots in the plural even when only one dot is listed: thus Unicode says braille pattern dots-5 when most English-speaking users of braille would simply say "braille dot 5" or just "dot 5".
Braille has been extended to an 8-dot code, particularly for use with braille embossers and refreshable braille displays. In 8-dot braille the additional dots are added at the bottom of the cell, giving a matrix 4 dots high by 2 dots wide. The additional dots are given the numbers 7 (for the lower-left dot) and 8 (for the lower-right dot).
The Braille pattern dots-45 ( ⠘) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top and middle right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top and upper middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2818, and in Braille ASCII with a caret: ^.
The Braille pattern dots-345 ( ⠜) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top and middle right and bottom left dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top and upper-middle right, and lower-middle left dots raised.
The Braille pattern dots-6 ( ⠠) is a 6-dot braille cell with the bottom right dot raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the lower-middle right dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2820, and in Braille ASCII with a comma:, .
The Braille pattern dots-4 ( ⠈) is a 6-dot or 8-dot braille cell with the top right dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2808, and in Braille ASCII with the "at" sign: @. Character information
The Braille pattern dots-123456 ( ⠿) is a 6-dot braille cell with all six dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with both dots in the top three rows raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+283F, and in Braille ASCII with the equal sign.
The Braille pattern dots-1234 ( ⠏) is a 6-dot braille cell with both top and all left-side dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with both top and both middle-left dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+280f, and in Braille ASCII with P.