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Unit 16 Shapes and Omissions

Shapes

A shape in print can be used to represent its geometric form and sometimes omissions. The shape used in print should be used in braille. The shape indicator (dots (1-2-4-6) is followed by a number or symbol that represents that shape and the spacing used in print is followed.

Shape Indicator	Filled Shape Indicator
⠫	⠸⠫

Square	Circle	Triangle
⠼⠙	⠿	⠼⠉

	Shape	Filled Shape
Square	⠫⠼⠙	⠸⠫⠼⠙
Circle	⠫⠿	⠸⠫⠿
Triangle	⠫⠼⠉	⠸⠫⠼⠉
Shape Terminator	⠱	⠱

Since the shape indicator also has a contracted meaning, a grade 1 indicator must be used if the symbol can be misinterpreted as a contraction.

Examples:

$△\mathrm{X}\mathrm{Y}\mathrm{Z}$

⠰⠫⠼⠉⠀⠠⠠⠭⠽⠵

$4+4=◻$

⠼⠙⠐⠖⠼⠙⠀⠐⠶⠀⠰⠫⠼⠙

• The grade 1 indicator is used because the shape indicator could be read as (ed).

Terminator

The shape terminator (dots 1-5-6) is required when the shape is not followed by a space.

Examples:

$△\mathrm{X}\mathrm{Y}\mathrm{Z}$

⠰⠫⠼⠉⠱⠠⠠⠭⠽⠵

$4◯4=8$

⠼⠙⠫⠿⠱⠼⠙⠀⠐⠶⠀⠼⠓

• The grade 1 indicator is not used because the problem is already in number mode (also placing it in uncontracted mode).

Filled Shape Indicator

The filled shape indicator does not require a grade 1 indicator because it has no contracted meaning.

Example:

$▲\mathrm{X}\mathrm{Y}\mathrm{Z}$

⠸⠫⠼⠉⠱⠠⠠⠭⠽⠵

Signs of Omission

These symbols are also used as signs of omission and should follow print spacing.

Underscore blank	⠨⠤
Stand-alone question mark	⠰⠦
Long dash	⠐⠠⠤

• Notice that the stand-alone question mark is preceded by a grade 1 indicator or it could be read as (his) or another punctuation sign.

Examples:

2+2 = ?

⠼⠃⠐⠖⠼⠃⠀⠐⠶⠀⠰⠦

2+_ = 4

⠼⠃⠐⠖⠨⠤⠀⠐⠶⠀⠼⠙

Drop d—d – just kidding.

⠠⠙⠗⠕⠏⠀⠙⠐⠠⠤⠙⠀⠠⠤⠀⠨⠂⠚⠀⠨⠂⠅⠊⠙⠙⠬⠲

Fill in the blank:

The weather is _ outside.

⠠⠮⠀⠺⠂⠮⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠨⠤⠀⠳⠞⠎⠊⠙⠑⠲