Greek Braille (Κώδικας Μπράιγ Kôdikas Mpraig ) is the braille alphabet of the Greek language. It is based on international braille conventions, generally corresponding to Latin transliteration.
| Character | Braille | Braille dots |
|---|---|---|
| α | ⠁ | 1 |
| β | ⠃ | 12 |
| γ | ⠛ | 1245 |
| δ | ⠙ | 145 |
| ε | ⠑ | 15 |
| ζ | ⠵ | 1356 |
| η | ⠜ | 345 |
| θ | ⠹ | 1456 |
| ι | ⠊ | 24 |
| κ | ⠅ | 13 |
| λ | ⠇ | 123 |
| μ | ⠍ | 134 |
| ν | ⠝ | 1345 |
| ξ | ⠭ | 1346 |
| ο | ⠕ | 135 |
| π | ⠏ | 1234 |
| ρ | ⠗ | 1235 |
| σ | ⠎ | 234 |
| τ | ⠞ | 2345 |
| υ | ⠽ | 13456 |
| φ | ⠋ | 124 |
| χ | ⠓ | 125 |
| ψ | ⠯ | 12346 |
| ω | ⠚ | 245 |
| The accent mark (acute accent or tonos) comes before the vowel or diphthong, but after the capitalization sign: ⠐⠁ ά, ⠨⠐⠁ Ά, ⠐⠣ αί. It’s not used for diaeresis/dialytika; ϊ is just ⠊. | ||
| ά | ⠐⠁ | 5 1 |
| έ | ⠐⠑ | 5 15 |
| ή | ⠐⠜ | 5 345 |
| ί | ⠐⠊ | 5 24 |
| ϊ | ⠊ | 24 |
| ΐ | ⠐⠊ | 5 24 |
| ό | ⠐⠕ | 5 135 |
| ύ | ⠐⠽ | 5 13456 |
| ϋ | ⠽ | 13456 |
| ΰ | ⠐⠽ | 5 13456 |
| ώ | ⠐⠚ | 5 245 |
| αι | ⠣ | 126 |
| ει | ⠩ | 146 |
| οι | ⠪ | 246 |
| υι | ⠻ | 12456 |
| αυ | ⠡ | 16 |
| ευ | ⠱ | 156 |
| ηυ | ⠳ | 1256 |
| ου | ⠥ | 136 |
| 1 | ⠼⠁ | 3456 1 |
| 2 | ⠼⠃ | 3456 12 |
| 3 | ⠼⠉ | 3456 14 |
| 4 | ⠼⠙ | 3456 145 |
| 5 | ⠼⠑ | 3456 15 |
| 6 | ⠼⠋ | 3456 124 |
| 7 | ⠼⠛ | 3456 1245 |
| 8 | ⠼⠓ | 3456 125 |
| 9 | ⠼⠊ | 3456 24 |
| 0 | ⠼⠚ | 3456 245 |
| . | ⠲ | 256 |
| , | ⠂ | 2 |
| ; Greek question mark | ⠢ | 26 |
| ? English question mark | ⠦ | 236 |
| · Greek semicolon | ⠆ | 23 |
| : | ⠒ | 25 |
| ́ accent | ⠐ | 5 |
| (…) | ⠶…⠶ | 2356 2356 |
| ! | ⠖ | 235 |
| – | ⠤ | 36 |
| + | ⠮ | 2346 |
| / | ⠌ | 34 |
| % | ⠒⠏ | 25 1234 |
| ‰ | ⠒⠹ | 25 1456 |
| caps indicator | ⠨ | 46 |
| number indicator | ⠼ | 3456 |
References
- Kouroupetroglou & Phlôrias, “Ελληνικο συστημα Braille”, in Επιστμονικα συμβολα κατα Braille στον Ελληνικο χωρο
- World Braille Usage Third Edition
- http://www.brl.org/codes/session02/greek.html
- http://fte.org.gr/docs/Greek%20Braille%20Code.pdf
- http://access.uoa.gr/nemeth/NemethSources/Greek%20Braille%20System.pdf
Last date updated: January 2016