In the table below, the first column gives the word or part word in Roman orthography. The second column provides the contracted braille representation given in the Duxbury font. The third column describes this representation using letters and dot numbers.
Romanized Form | Braille | Description | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
account | acc | acc | ||
acknowledge | ack | ack | ||
acknowledgement | ack;t | ack dots 5-6 t | ||
agree | agr | agr | ||
agreeable | agr# | agr dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
ai | @ | dot 4 | ||
all | _a | dots 4-5-6 a | ||
allow | _[ | dots 4-5-6 dots 2-4-6 | ||
alone | "1 | dot 5 dot 2 | ||
along | _1 | dots 4-5-6 dot 2 | ||
am | 1 | dot 2 | ||
among | "a | dot 5 a | ||
an | 1 | dot 2 | ||
ances | .z | dots 4-6 z | ||
another | ^1 | dots 4-5 dot 2 | ||
answer | ans | ans | ||
anxious | anx | anx | ||
any | @& | dot 4 dots 1-2-3-4-6 | ||
anybody | ^& | dots 4-5 dots 1-2-3-4-6 | ||
anyone | "& | dot 5 dots 1-2-3-4-6 | ||
anything | _& | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-2-3-4-6 | ||
appear | ^a | dots 4-5 a | ||
are | 4 | dots 2-5-6 | ||
ask | "z | dot 5 z | ||
at | ' | dot 3 | ||
au | @ | dot 4 | ||
ay | @ | dot 4 | ||
bear | ^b | dots 4-5 b | ||
become | "2 | dot 5 dots 2-3 | ||
been | 6 | dots 2-3-5 | ||
beginning | @2 | dot 4 dots 2-3 | ||
believe | ^2 | dots 4-5 dots 2-3 | ||
belong | _2 | dots 4-5-6 dots 2-3 | ||
best | b/ | b dots 3-4 | ||
better | @b | dot 4 b | ||
bly | .y | dots 4-6 y | ||
book | bk | bk | ||
both | b? | b dots 1-4-5-6 | ||
bring | "b | dot 5 b | ||
brought | _b | dots 4-5-6 b | ||
business | bus;s | bus dots 5-6 s | ||
came | _- | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-6 | ||
ce | - | dots 3-6 | ||
certain | c] | c dots 1-2-4-5-6 | ||
change | @* | dot 4 dots 1-6 | ||
charge | _* | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-6 | ||
chief | ^* | dots 4-5 dots 1-6 | ||
christ | "c | dot 5 c | ||
church | ** | dots 1-6 dots 1-6 | ||
clear | ^c | dots 4-5 c | ||
come | - | dots 3-6 | ||
comes | ^- | dots 4-5 dots 3-6 | ||
coming | @- | dot 4 dots 3-6 | ||
common | "- | dot 5 dots 3-6 | ||
concern | @3 | dot 4 dots 2-5 | ||
condition | "3 | dot 5 dots 2-5 | ||
consider | ^3 | dots 4-5 dots 2-5 | ||
continue | _3 | dots 4-5-6 dots 2-5 | ||
course | @c | dot 4 c | ||
cy | - | dots 3-6 | ||
de- | j | j | ||
dear | ^4 | dots 4-5 dots 2-5-6 | ||
did | _d | 4-5-6 d | ||
differ | @4 | dot 4 dots 2-5-6 | ||
difficult | d6c | d dots 2-3-5 c | ||
does | ^d | dots 4-5 d | ||
doing | @d | dot 4 d | ||
done | _d | dots 4-5-6 d | ||
down | _4 | dots 4-5-6 dots 2-5-6 | ||
during | "4 | dot 5 dots 2-5-6 | ||
each | ^e | dots 4-5 e | ||
ee | " | dot 5 | ||
ei | " | dot 5 | ||
ences | ;z | dots 5-6 z | ||
enclose | _5 | dots 4-5-6 dorts 2-6 | ||
endeavor | ^5 | dots 4-5 dots 2-6 | ||
enter | @5 | dot 4 dots 2-6 | ||
entire | "5 | dot 5 dots 2-6 | ||
eo | " | dot 5 | ||
es | z | z | ||
especial | e< | e dots 1-2-6 | ||
etc | @e | dot 4 e | ||
eu | " | dot 5 | ||
even | _e | dots 4-5-6 e | ||
everybody | ebdy | ebdy | ||
everyone | e"o | e dot 5 o | ||
everything | e?+ | e dots 1-4-5-6 dots 3-4-6 | ||
everywhere | e": | e dot 5 dots 1-5-6 | ||
ex | x | x | ||
example | _x | dots 4-5-6 x | ||
exceeding | xd+ | xd dots 3-4-6 | ||
except | @x | dot 4 x | ||
extra | "x | dot 5 x | ||
extreme | ^x | dots 4-5 x | ||
ey | " | dot 5 | ||
faith | f? | f 1-4-5-6 | ||
father | ||||
fear | ^f | dots 4-5 f | ||
few | fw | fw | ||
follow | _f | dots 4-5-6 f | ||
foreign | "= | dot 5 1-2-3-4-5-6 | ||
forget | @= | dot 4 1-2-3-4-5-6 | ||
fortunate | _= | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 | ||
fortune | ^= | dots 4-5 dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 | ||
forward | =w | dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 w | ||
frequent | frq | frq | ||
gave | _7 | dots 4-5-6 dots 2-3-5-6 | ||
-ge | 7 | dots 2-3-5-6 | ||
general | g5 | g dots 2-6 | ||
get | gt | gt | ||
gg | 7 | 2-3-5-6 | ||
give | "7 | dot 5 dots 2-3-5-6 | ||
given | _7 | dots 4-5-6 dots 2-3-5-6 | ||
giving | @7 | dot 4 dots 2-3-5-6 | ||
glory | gl | gl | god | "g | dot 5 g |
goes | ^g | dots 4-5 7 | ||
going | @g | dot 4 g | ||
gone | _g | dots 4-5-6 g | ||
govern | gov | gov | ||
grace | gr | gr | ||
great | ^7 | dots 4-5 dots 2-3-5-6 | ||
has | ^h | dots 4-5 h | ||
having | @h | dot 4 h | ||
he | @8 | dot 4 dots 2-3-6 | ||
hear | ^8 | dots 4-5 dots 2-3-6 | ||
help | hlp | hlp | ||
her | _8 | dots 4-5-6 dots 2-3-6 | ||
herself | h]f | h dots 1-2-4-5-6 f | ||
holy | hl | hl | ||
home | hme | hme | ||
house | "8 | dot 5 dots 2-3-6 | ||
how | "[ | dot 5 dots 2-4-6 | ||
however | ^[ | dots 4-5 dots 2-4-6 | ||
ia | , | dot 6 | ||
ian | , | dot 6 | ||
idea | ^i | dots 4-5 i | ||
ie | , | dot 6 | ||
if | @i | dot 4 i | ||
import | "i | dot 5 i | ||
improve | _i | dots 4-5-6 i | ||
indeed | 9d | dots 3-5 d | ||
inside | @9 | dot 4 dots 3-5 | ||
instant | "9 | dot 5 dots 3-5 | ||
instead | ^9 | dts 4-5 dots 3-5 | ||
interest | _9 | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-5 | ||
io | , | dot 6 | ||
ion | , | dot 6 | ||
ire | i | i | ||
is | 3 | dots 2-5 | ||
ize | : | dots 1-5-6 | ||
Jesus | "j | dot 5 j | ||
join | @j | dot 4 j | ||
judge | ^j | dots 4-5 j | ||
judgment | _j | dots 4-5-6 j | ||
justice | j- | j dots 3-6 | ||
justly | j^ | j dots 4-5 | ||
keep | ^k | dots 4-5 k | ||
kind | @k | dot 4 k | ||
knew | _k | dots 4-5-6 k | ||
known | _k | dots 4-5-6 k | ||
le | q | q | ||
least | ^l | dots 4-5 l | ||
leave | ^v | dot 4-5 v | ||
left | _v | dots 4-5-6 v | ||
let | lt | lt | ||
life | @l | dot 4 l | ||
likely | l^ | l dots 4-5 | ||
likewise | lw: | lw dots 1-5-6 | ||
live | @v | dot 4 v | ||
ll | _ | dots 4-5-6 | ||
long | _l | dots 4-5-6 l | ||
look | lk | lk | ||
-ly | ^ | dot 4-5 | ||
made | _) | dots 4-5-6 dots 2-3-4-5-6 | ||
make | ") | dot 5 dots 2-3-4-5-6 | ||
may | @m | dot 4 m | ||
me | > | dots 3-4-5 | ||
mean | ^> | dots 4-5 dots 3-4-5 | ||
member | mm | mm | ||
might | @> | dot 4 dots 3-4-5 | ||
mind | "> | dot 5 dots 3-4-5 | ||
moreover | mo | mo | ||
most | ^m | dots 4-5 m | ||
my | _> | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-4-5 | ||
near | ^n | dots 4-5 n | ||
necessarily | nec^ | nec dots 4-5 | ||
never | _n | dots 4-5-6 n | ||
nevertheless | _n. | dots 4-5-6 n dots 4-6 | ||
new | nw | nw | ||
next | @n | dot 4 n | ||
no | # | dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
nobody | ^# | dots 4-5 dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
none | "# | dot 5 dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
nor | nr | nr | ||
north | nr? | nr dots 1-4-5-6 | ||
note | n0 | n dots 3-5-6 | ||
notes | ntz | ntz | ||
nothing | _# | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
notwithstanding | n+ | n dots 3-4-6 | ||
now | [ | 2-4-6 | ||
number | @# | dot 4 dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
oa | ^ | dots 4-5 | ||
oe | ^ | dots 4-5 | ||
offer | @( | dot 4 dots 1-2-3-5-6 | ||
office | ^( | dots 4-5 dots 1-2-3-5-6 | ||
official | _( | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-2-3-5-6 | ||
often | "( | dot 5 dots 1-2-3-5-6 | ||
oi | ^ | dots 4-5 | ||
old | @o | dot 4 o | ||
on | o | o | ||
once | o- | o dots 3-6 | ||
only | o^ | o dots 4-5 | ||
oo | ^ | dots 4-5 | ||
or | + | dots 3-4-6 | ||
order | "+ | dot 5 dots 3-4-6 | ||
ordinarily | _+ | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-4-6 | ||
ordinary | ^+ | dots 4-5 dots 3-4-6 | ||
origin | @+ | dot 4 dots 3-4-6 | ||
other | ^o | dots 4-5 o | ||
ounce | ^\ | dots 4-5 dots 1-2-5-6 | ||
our | _\ | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-2-5-6 | ||
ous | \ | dots 1-2-5-6 | ||
out | ||||
outside | @\ | dot 4 dots 1-2-5-6 | ||
over | _o | dots 4-5-6 o | ||
own | @[ | dot 4 dots 2-4-6 | ||
oy | ^ | dots 4-5 | ||
particular | "pr | dot 5 pr | ||
please | ^p | dots 4-5 p | ||
possible | p# | p dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
possibly | p.y | p dots 4-6 y | ||
pp | - | dots 3-6 | ||
pre | @p | dot 4 p | ||
present | @ps | dot 4 ps | ||
prevent | @pv | dot 4 pv | ||
pro | _p | dots 4-5-6 p | ||
probable | _p# | dots 4-5-6 p dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
probably | _p.y | dots 4-5-6 p dots 4-6 y | ||
put | pt | pt | ||
qu | q | q | ||
quality | _q | dots 4-5-6 q | ||
quick | ^q | dots 4-5 q | ||
quiet | @q | dot 4 q | ||
re | [ | dots 2-4-6 | ||
read | ^r | dots 4-5 r | ||
regular | _r | dots 4-5-6 r | ||
represent | @r | dot 4 r | ||
rr | 8 | dots 2-3-6 | ||
rule | rq | rq | ||
rules | rlz | rlz | ||
ry | " | dot 5 | ||
said | same | @s | dot 4 s | |
se | : | dots 1-5-6 | ||
sea | ^s | dots 4-5 s | ||
see | ^s | dots 4-5 s | ||
seem | ^z | dots 4-5 z | ||
shalt | _% | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-4-6 | ||
share | ^% | dots 4-5 dots 1-4-6 | ||
she | @% | dot 4 dots 1-4-6 | ||
short | "% | dot 5 dots 1-4-6 | ||
side | @z | dot 4 z | ||
sign | sgn | sgn | ||
somebody | sbdy | sbdy | ||
somehow | sh[ | sh dots 3-4-6 | ||
someone | s"o | s dot 5 o | ||
something | s?+ | s dots 1-4-5-6 dots 3-4-6 | ||
sometimes | sts | sts | ||
somewhat | s$ | s dots 1-2-4-6 | ||
somewhere | s": | s dot 5 dots 1-5-6 | ||
son | sn | sn | ||
soon | _z | dots 4-5-6 z | ||
sp | < | dots 1-2-6 | ||
speak | ^< | dots 4-5 dots 1-2-6 | ||
special | "< | dot 5 dots 1-2-6 | ||
spoke | _< | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-2-6 | ||
spoken | _< | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-2-6 | ||
ss | . | dots 4-6 | ||
straight | "/ | dot 5 dots 3-4 | ||
strange | @/ | dot 4 dots 3-4 | ||
strength | ^/ | dots 4-5 dots 3-4 | ||
strong | _/ | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-4 | ||
subject | sbjct | sbjct | ||
suggest | s7/ | s dots 2-3-5-6 dots 3-4 | ||
surely | su^ | su dots 4-5 | ||
te | 0 | dots 3-5-6 | ||
than | @? | dot 4 dots 1-4-5-6 | ||
them | < | dots 1-2-6 | ||
themselves | !mvs | dots 1-2-6 vs | ||
then | @! | dot 4 dots 2-3-4-6 | ||
therefore | !f | dots 2-3-4-6 f | ||
they | @< | dot 4 dots 1-2-6 | ||
thing | ^' | dots 4-5 dot 3 | ||
things | _' | dots 4-5-6 dot 3 | ||
think | ?k | dots 1-4-5-6 k | ||
though | _? | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-4-5-6 | ||
thus | ?s | dots 1-4-5-6 s | ||
together | @6 | dot 4 dots 2-3-5 | ||
too | ^6 | dots 4-5 dots 2-3-5 | ||
took | tk | tk | ||
towards | "6 | dot 5 dots 2-3-5 | ||
treat | ^t | dots 4-5 t | ||
true | @t | dot 4 t | ||
truly | _t | dots 4-5-6 t | ||
trust | tr/ | tr dots 3-4 | ||
truth | tr? | tr dots 1-4-5-6 | ||
tt | 0 | dots 3-5-6 | ||
turn | trn | trn | ||
ty | ; | dots 5-6 | ||
ua | ; | dots 5-6 | ||
ue | ; | dots 5-6 | ||
ui | ; | dots 5-6 | ||
un | + | dots 3-4-6 | ||
undo | +d | dots 3-4-6 d | ||
unjust | +j | dots 3-4-6 j | ||
unless | +. | dots 3-4-6 dots 4-6 | ||
unlike | +l | dots 3-4-6 l | ||
until | +t | dots 3-4-6 t | ||
unto | _+ | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-4-6 | ||
up | @u | dot 4 u | ||
ure | u | u | ||
uu | ; | dots 5-6 | ||
uy | ; | dots 5-6 | ||
valuable | vl# | vl dots 3-4-5-6 | ||
value | vl | vl | ||
various | v> | v dots 3-4-5 | ||
-ve | v | v | ||
want | @] | dot 4 dots 1-2-4-5-6 | ||
-ward | w | w | ||
we | ] | dots 1-2-4-5-6 | ||
weak | ^] | dots 4-5 dots 1-2-4-5-6 | ||
week | ^] | dots 4-5 dots 1-2-4-5-6 | ||
well | _] | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-2-4-5-6 | ||
went | "] | dot 5 dots 1-2-4-5-6 | ||
west | w/ | w dots 3-4 | ||
what | $ | dots 1-2-4-6 | ||
whatever | $"e | dots 1-2-4-6 dot 5 e | ||
whatsoever | $so"e | dots 1-2-4-6 s dot 5 e | ||
when | @$ | dot 4 dots 1-2-4-6 | ||
wherefore | :f | dots 1-5-6 f | ||
wherever | :r | dots 1-5-6 r | ||
whether | ^$ | dots 4-5 dots 1-2-4-6 | ||
whichever | :"e | dots 1-5-6 dot 5 e | ||
while | _$ | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-2-4-6 | ||
who | @: | dot 4 dots 1-5-6 | ||
whole | _: | dots 4-5-6 dots 1-5-6 | ||
whom | :m | dots 1-5-6 m | ||
whose | ^: | dots 4-5 dots 1-5-6 | ||
why | "$ | dot 5 dots 1-2-4-6 | ||
willing | @w | dot 4 w | ||
within | @) | dot 4 dots 2-3-4-5-6 | ||
without | ^) | dots 4-5 dots 2-3-4-5-6 | ||
woman | wmn | wmn | ||
women | wm5 | wm dots 2-6 | ||
write | "0 | dot 5 dots 3-5-6 | ||
writes | ^0 | dots 4-5 dots 3-5-6 | ||
writing | @0 | dot 4 dots 3-5-6 | ||
written | _0 | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-5-6 | ||
wrote | _0 | dots 4-5-6 dots 3-5-6 | ||
year | ^y | dots 4-5 y | ||
yesterday | yd | yd | ||
yet | @y | dot 4 y | ||
your | _y | dots 4-5-6 y |