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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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