For a better reading experience on braille displays, we shortened some braille representations.
While many of these are familiar if you’ve used a braille display before, the tables below contain various element representations you can encounter.
Screen interactions
|
Description |
Braille representation |
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A selectable element, equivalent to a double-tap |
Braille dots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, then braille dot 3 |
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Element you can tap and hold, equivalent to a double-tap and hold |
Braille dots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, then braille dots 3, 6 |
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Checked checkbox |
(x) (open parentheses, x, closed parentheses) |
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Unchecked checkbox |
() (open parentheses, closed parentheses) |
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Button |
btn |
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Link |
lnk |
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Editable field |
edt |
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Drop-down button |
drbtn |
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Visited link |
vlnk |
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A checkbox |
chk |
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A radio button |
rbtn |
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Loading |
⠣⠿⠜ |
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A list |
lst |
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A table |
tbl |
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Grid |
grd |
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Row 1 |
[r1] |
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Column 1 |
[c1] |
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A table with 2 rows and 1 column |
[grd 2r 1c] |
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Currently at row 1 and column 2 in a table with 5 rows and 6 columns |
[r1 c2] [grd 5r 6c] |
Reading
|
Description |
Braille representation |
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Graphic |
gra |
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Heading |
hdg |
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Heading level 1 |
h1 |
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Heading level 2 |
h2 |
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Heading level 3 |
h3 |
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Heading level 4 |
h4 |
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Heading level 5 |
h5 |
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Heading level 6 |
h6 |
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Line break |
Braille dots 1, 2, 4, 6, then braille dots 1, 2, 3 |
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Multiline text field |
mln |
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Selected element |
sel |
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Expanded |
- (minus) |
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Collapsed |
+ (plus) |