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Detailed Description of the Braille Alphabet Chart (Letter by Letter): The Braille system shown on this chart is based on a six-dot cell, arranged in two columns of three dots each. Dots are numbered from top to bottom: 1, 2, 3 on the left column; 4, 5, 6 on the right. Below is a full description of each letter and symbol shown on the chart, with its corresponding braille dot pattern: Alphabet letter: A: Dot 1 B: Dots 1 and 2 C: Dots 1 and 4 D: Dots 1, 4, and 5 E: Dots 1 and 5 F: Dots 1, 2, and 4 G: Dots 1, 2, 4, and 5 H: Dots 1, 2, and 5 I: Dots 2 and 4 J: Dots 2, 4, and 5 K: Dots 1 and 3 L: Dots 1, 2, and 3 M: Dots 1, 3, and 4 N: Dots 1, 3, 4, and 5 O: Dots 1, 3, and 5 P: Dots 1, 2, 3, and 4 Q: Dots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 R: Dots 1, 2, 3, and 5 S: Dots 2, 3, and 4 T: Dots 2, 3, 4, and 5 U: Dots 1, 3, and 6 V: Dots 1, 2, 3, and 6 W: Dots 2, 4, 5, and 6 *(Note: W is an exception—it was added later for French speakers)* X: Dots 1, 3, 4, and 6 Y: Dots 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Z: Dots 1, 3, 5, and 6 Additional characters Comma (,): Dot 2 Period (.): Dots 2, 5, and 6 É: Dots 1, 2, 5, and 6 Ç: Dots 1, 2, 4, 6 Informative Note on the Chart At the bottom of the chart, there's a note that says: “Did you know?” The Braille alphabet is based on 6 raised dots. For example, the letter ‘a’ is represented in this way:” Next to this is a visual box that shows: On the left: the braille cell for A (only dot 1 raised). On the right: the printed letter “a”.
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