Please note the EBU code for Pharmaceutical Packaging has not been accepted by all Braille Authorities. For a list of which countries accept the EBU recommended code please see Summary of Acceptance.
For Practical Guidance on Braille on Pharmaceutical packaging including how to deal with capitals, abbreviations and accented characters, please see the Practical Guidance.
Note: this Braille is illustrative only, not to scale.
View the summary of results to see which countries have signed up to the European recommended Braille code.
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We have used every effort to ensure that these Braille codes are correct. If there is any doubt, please contact the representing blindness organisation of that country for clarification. You can use our International Blindness Agencies Directory to help identify the correct organisation.
EBU Braille
Character | Braille | Braille dots |
---|---|---|
a | ⠁ | 1 |
b | ⠃ | 12 |
c | ⠉ | 14 |
d | ⠙ | 145 |
e | ⠑ | 15 |
f | ⠋ | 124 |
g | ⠛ | 1245 |
h | ⠓ | 125 |
i | ⠊ | 24 |
j | ⠚ | 245 |
k | ⠅ | 13 |
l | ⠇ | 123 |
m | ⠍ | 134 |
n | ⠝ | 1345 |
o | ⠕ | 135 |
p | ⠏ | 1234 |
q | ⠟ | 12345 |
r | ⠗ | 1235 |
s | ⠎ | 234 |
t | ⠞ | 2345 |
u | ⠥ | 136 |
v | ⠧ | 1236 |
w | ⠺ | 2456 |
x | ⠭ | 1346 |
y | ⠽ | 13456 |
z | ⠵ | 1356 |
comma, thousands separator, decimal point | ⠂ | 2 |
semi-colon | ⠆ | 23 |
colon | ⠒ | 25 |
full stop/period, thousands separator | ⠄ | 3 |
any character(s) in parenthesis (xxx) | ⠶⠭⠭⠭⠶ | 2356 1346 1346 1346 2356 |
forward slash or solidus | ⠌ | 34 |
dash/hyphen | ⠤ | 36 |
long dash or hyphen | ⠤⠤ | 36 36 |
per cent | ⠏⠉ | 1234 14 |
per mille | ⠏⠍ | 1234 134 |
grams | ⠛ | 1245 |
milligrams | ⠍⠛ | 134 1245 |
micrograms | ⠍⠉⠛ | 134 14 1245 |
litres | ⠇ | 123 |
decilitres | ⠙⠇ | 145 123 |
millilitres | ⠍⠇ | 134 123 |
Internationale Einheiten | ⠊⠑ | 24 15 |
intra muscular | ⠊⠍ | 24 134 |
intravenous | ⠊⠧ | 24 1236 |
million international units | ⠍⠊⠥ | 134 24 136 |
subcutaneous | ⠎⠉ | 234 14 |
sustained relief | ⠎⠗ | 234 1235 |
Unites Internationales | ⠥⠊ | 136 24 |
Latin Small Letter A With Acute | ⠈⠁ | 4 1 |
Latin Small Letter A With Circumflex | ⠈⠁ | 4 1 |
Latin Small Letter A With Diaeresis | ⠈⠁ | 4 1 |
Latin Small Letter A With Ring Above | ⠈⠁ | 4 1 |
Latin Small Letter A With Ogonek | ⠈⠁ | 4 1 |
Latin Small Letter A With Caron | ⠈⠁ | 4 1 |
Latin Small Letter C With Caron | ⠈⠉ | 4 14 |
Latin Small Letter C With Cedilla | ⠈⠉ | 4 14 |
Latin Small Letter E With Acute | ⠈⠑ | 4 15 |
Latin Small Letter E With Dot Above | ⠈⠑ | 4 15 |
Latin Small Letter E With Ogonek | ⠈⠑ | 4 15 |
Latin Small Letter I With Circumflex | ⠈⠊ | 4 24 |
Latin Small Letter I With Acute | ⠈⠊ | 4 24 |
Latin Small Letter I With Ogonek | ⠈⠊ | 4 24 |
Latin Small Letter N With Tilde | ⠈⠝ | 4 1345 |
Latin Small Letter O With Acute | ⠈⠕ | 4 135 |
Latin Small Letter O With Diaeresis | ⠈⠕ | 4 135 |
Latin Small Letter O With Tilde | ⠈⠕ | 4 135 |
Latin Small Letter O With Double Acute | ⠈⠕ | 4 135 |
Latin Small Letter S with Cedilla | ⠈⠎ | 4 234 |
Latin Small Letter S With Caron | ⠈⠎ | 4 234 |
Latin Small Letter Sharp S | ⠈⠎ | 4 234 |
Latin Small Letter T With Cedilla | ⠈⠞ | 4 2345 |
Latin Small Letter U With Acute | ⠈⠥ | 4 136 |
Latin Small Letter U With Diaeresis | ⠈⠥ | 4 136 |
Latin Small Letter U With Macron | ⠈⠥ | 4 136 |
Latin Small Letter U With Ogonek | ⠈⠥ | 4 136 |
Latin Small Letter U With Double Acute | ⠈⠥ | 4 136 |
Latin Small Letter Z With Caron | ⠈⠵ | 4 1356 |
Digit one | ⠼⠁ | 3456 1 |
Digit two | ⠼⠃ | 3456 12 |
Digit three | ⠼⠉ | 3456 14 |
Digit four | ⠼⠙ | 3456 145 |
Digit five | ⠼⠑ | 3456 15 |
Digit six | ⠼⠋ | 3456 124 |
Digit seven | ⠼⠛ | 3456 1245 |
Digit eight | ⠼⠓ | 3456 125 |
Digit nine | ⠼⠊ | 3456 24 |
Digit Zero | ⠼⠚ | 3456 245 |
Last date updated: May 2009