Unit 13 Typeform Modes
A typeform is a way to show that a word in print is emphasized using bold, italic, underlined, or script. A typeform indicator is a two-cell indicator. The first cell denotes which typeform will be used (bold, italic, underline, or script) and is formed with a combination of dots 4-5-6.
Type
| Bold | Italic | Underline | Script |
| ⠘ | ⠨ | ⠸ | ⠈ |
The second cell in the typeform indicator tells if the typeform will apply to a single symbol, a word, or a whole passage and is formed with a combination of dots 1-2-3.
Extent or Action
| Symbol | ⠆ | Activates the typeform for the following braille cell only |
| Word | ⠂ | Activates the typeform for the following letter/symbol sequence until the next space |
| Passage | ⠶ | Activates the typeform mode until it is terminated |
| Terminator | ⠄ | Terminates the mode |
A 2-cell typeform indicator appears directly in front of the text it affects with no space between the indicator and the first letter/symbol.
| Bold | Italic | Underline | Script | |
| Symbol | ⠘⠆ | ⠨⠆ | ⠸⠆ | ⠈⠆ |
| Word | ⠘⠂ | ⠨⠂ | ⠸⠂ | ⠈⠂ |
| Passage | ⠘⠶ | ⠨⠶ | ⠸⠶ | ⠈⠶ |
| Terminator | ⠘⠄ | ⠨⠄ | ⠸⠄ | ⠈⠄ |
Typeform Formula:
Typeform Mode + Extent/Action + Letter/Symbol
Single-Letter (Symbol) Indicator
Using the typeform formula, we will apply the bold typeform to the first letter in the word "Willy."
| Typeform | Extent | Letter/Symbol | ||
| Bold Indicator | + | Symbol Indicator | + | W |
| ⠘ | + | ⠆ | + | ⠠⠺ |
Wee Willy Wilson
⠘⠆⠠⠺⠑⠑⠀⠘⠆⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠽⠀⠘⠆⠠⠺⠊⠇⠎⠕⠝
Word Indicator
Using the typeform formula, we will apply the underline typeform to the word "best."
| Typeform | Extent | Letter/Symbol(s) | ||
| Underline Indicator | + | Word | + | best |
| ⠸ | + | ⠂ | + | ⠃⠑⠌ |
Mom’s cookies are the best!
⠠⠍⠕⠍⠄⠎⠀⠉⠕⠕⠅⠊⠑⠎⠀⠜⠑⠀⠮⠀⠸⠂⠃⠑⠌⠖
The typeform word indicator puts the typeform into effect until the next space occurs.
The typeform word indicator also carries through punctuation or other symbols.
Passage Indicator and Terminator
The typeform passage indicator is used when the typeform applies to three or more consecutive words. It sets the typeform into effect until the mode is terminated by the typeform terminator.
The typeform terminator is placed directly after the affected passage with no space between the end of the passage and the indicator.
Using the typeform formula, we will apply the italic typeform to the passage below beginning with the first letter "F."
| Typeform | Extent | Letter/symbol | ||
| Italic Indicator | + | Passage Indicator | + | First Letter/Symbol |
| ⠨ | + | ⠶ | + | ⠠⠋ |
And we will use the same typeform formula applied after the last letter/symbol of the passage to terminate the mode.
| Letter/Symbol(s) | Typeform | Extent | ||
| Last Symbol | Italic Indicator | + | Terminator | |
| ⠲ | + | ⠨ | + | ⠄ |
Love the life you live. Live the life you love. Bob Marley
⠨⠶⠠⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠽⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠲⠀⠠⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠽⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠲⠨⠄⠀⠠⠃⠕⠃⠀⠍⠜⠇⠑⠽
Special Situations:
Sometimes the typeform needs to be stopped before the next space. A terminator can be inserted between the text.
SuperMarket
⠘⠂⠠⠎⠥⠏⠻⠘⠄⠠⠍⠜⠅⠑⠞
Sometimes more than one typeform is used at the same time.
You spell it truly not truly.
⠠⠽⠀⠎⠏⠑⠇⠇⠀⠭⠀⠨⠂⠞⠗⠥⠇⠽⠀⠝⠀⠨⠂⠞⠗⠥⠸⠆⠑⠇⠽⠲
More Examples:
Letter b + ought = bought.
⠠⠇⠗⠀⠰⠃⠀⠐⠖⠀⠐⠳⠀⠐⠶⠀⠘⠆⠃⠐⠳⠲
As the glass fell, Andrew saw it crash!
⠠⠵⠀⠮⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠠⠯⠗⠑⠺⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠭⠀⠨⠂⠉⠗⠁⠩⠖
I prefer Time to Wall Street Journal.
⠠⠊⠀⠏⠗⠑⠋⠻⠀⠨⠂⠠⠐⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠨⠶⠠⠺⠁⠇⠇
⠠⠌⠗⠑⠑⠞⠀⠠⠚⠳⠗⠝⠁⠇⠨⠄⠲
Do you know of The Walls of the World?
⠠⠙⠀⠽⠀⠐⠅⠀⠷⠀⠸⠶⠠⠮⠀⠠⠺⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠸⠺⠸⠄⠦
One should not eat too much candy.
⠠⠐⠕⠀⠘⠂⠩⠙⠀⠘⠂⠝⠀⠑⠁⠞⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠍⠡⠀⠉⠯⠽⠲
NOTE: The word indicator carries through the entire shortform word "should," not just the letters "sh."
NOTE: The word indicator is used rather than the single symbol indicator even though the word "not" is contracted to one letter. Otherwise it would read "not."