Braille Alphabet List (A–Z)
Grab the complete Grade 1 Braille alphabet as Unicode Braille pattern characters, ready to copy in text, JSON, or HTML format. Ideal for accessibility tools, educational resources, and developer reference.
Braille alphabet (A–Z)(26 letters)
Ordered A through Z using standard Grade 1 (uncontracted) English Braille dot patterns; numbers and punctuation are excluded as they require separate indicator cells.
How to use this list
Copy Braille characters in seconds
Takes ~5 seconds- 1Choose a format
Pick text for human-readable labels, JSON for a clean array of Braille Unicode values, or HTML for dropdown option tags.
- 2Copy or download
Click the copy button to grab the data to your clipboard, or download it as a file for offline use.
- 3Paste into your project
Drop the output into an accessibility tool, educational handout, code file, or UI component.
Who uses this list?
- Accessibility developers building Braille-aware tools or screen reader tests
- Educators creating Braille literacy materials and worksheets
- Designers and content creators adding Braille representations to visual or print projects
Examples
Text output with letter label and Braille character.
A - ⠁
A - ⠁
JSON output with bare Braille Unicode values.
"⠁"
["⠁", "⠃", "⠉", ...]
HTML output for a dropdown menu.
A - ⠁
<option value="⠁">A - ⠁</option>
About the Braille Alphabet list
This list provides the 26 letters of the standard Grade 1 English Braille alphabet as Unicode Braille pattern characters, ready to copy and use without any reformatting.
Looking for a reliable Braille alphabet list with Unicode characters you can copy directly into your project? This page provides all 26 letters of the Grade 1 (uncontracted) English Braille alphabet, each mapped to its correct Unicode Braille pattern code point in the U+2800–U+28FF block. The text format gives you human-readable labels pairing each letter with its Braille character, making it easy to use in documentation, handouts, or visual references. The JSON format outputs a clean array of bare Braille Unicode values, ideal for developers building accessibility tools, Braille translators, or educational apps. The HTML format generates ready-to-paste option tags for dropdown menus. Grade 1 Braille is the foundational system used to teach Braille literacy and serves as the basis for all contracted and extended Braille systems. Each cell encodes a letter through a unique pattern of raised dots arranged in a 2×3 grid, and the Unicode Braille block faithfully represents these patterns digitally. This list is intentionally scoped to letters A through Z — numbers use a separate numeric indicator convention and are excluded to keep the reference clean and accurate. Use it as a seed dataset for Braille learning apps, an accessibility QA reference, or a quick lookup when authoring content that includes Braille representations.
Each letter maps to its official Unicode Braille block character (U+2800–U+28FF).
- Accurate dot-cell encoding
- Copy-pasteable Unicode
- Compatible with screen readers
Switch between text, JSON, and HTML with one click to fit any workflow.
- Plain text labels
- JSON array of Braille characters
- HTML <option> tags
Based on uncontracted English Braille, the foundation for literacy and accessibility work.
- Letters A through Z
- No contractions or shorthand
- Recognized international standard
Braille list best practices
Keep Braille Unicode values paired with their Latin equivalents to reduce ambiguity in mixed-audience contexts.
- Always label Braille Unicode characters with their corresponding letter so sighted readers can follow along.
- Specify Grade 1 (uncontracted) in documentation to distinguish from Grade 2 contracted Braille systems.
- Test Braille Unicode rendering in your target environment, as font support varies across platforms.