Braille to text translator
The tool reads Braille cells written as ⠁⠃⠉ symbols and turns them into readable letters and digits.
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How to use it
- Enter braille.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
Each cell is matched against the UEB grade 1 table; after ⠼ the cells a to j read as digits until a space, ⠠ capitalises the next letter and ⠠⠠ the whole word.
Example
Result: Text: Hello 2026; Characters decoded: 9; Cells not recognised: None.
⠠⠓⠑⠇⠇⠕ ⠼⠃⠚⠃⠋
Hello 2026
Limits and caveats
- Grade 2 contractions are not expanded, so a contracted cell reads as one letter and the text may look wrong.
- Only Unicode Braille symbols are read, not photos of Braille or ASCII Braille.
Questions about this tool
Why does text from a Braille book come out wrong?
Most English books use contracted grade 2, while this tool reads uncontracted grade 1 only.
How does the tool know a cell is a digit?
After the number sign ⠼, cells a to j read as 1 to 0 until the first space or a ⠰ indicator.
What about the blank cell ⠀?
It is treated as a space between words.