Is this Grade 1 or Grade 2 Braille?

Grade 1 (uncontracted): every letter is spelled out cell by cell. Grade 2 contractions (whole-word and letter-group shortcuts) are not applied, which keeps the mapping unambiguous and reversible.

How are capitals and numbers shown?

A capital sign ⠠ precedes a capital letter, and a number sign ⠼ starts a run of digits (1–0 reuse the letters a–j). Decoding understands both, so a round trip restores your original text.

Which characters are supported?

A–Z, 0–9 and the punctuation , . ? ! ' - : ; / . Other symbols pass through unchanged. Parentheses and quotation marks are omitted because they are multi-cell in modern Braille and would be ambiguous to decode.

Is my text sent anywhere?

No. The translation happens entirely in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Braille Translator (Text ↔ Braille)

Convert ordinary text into uncontracted (Grade 1) English Braille using Unicode braille patterns, and decode those dots back into text. Capital letters get a capital sign (⠠) and digits a number sign (⠼), exactly as in standard Braille, so the output is a faithful cell-by-cell transcription you can paste anywhere or compare against a Braille chart. Letters, digits and common punctuation (, . ? ! ' - : ; /) are supported. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

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DirectionInput

Output

⠠⠓⠑⠇⠇⠕⠂ ⠠⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠖ ⠼⠁⠃⠉

How to use

Choose the direction: text to Braille, or Braille to text.
Type or paste your input.
Read the translated output and copy it.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Grade 1 or Grade 2 Braille?: Grade 1 (uncontracted): every letter is spelled out cell by cell. Grade 2 contractions (whole-word and letter-group shortcuts) are not applied, which keeps the mapping unambiguous and reversible.
How are capitals and numbers shown?: A capital sign ⠠ precedes a capital letter, and a number sign ⠼ starts a run of digits (1–0 reuse the letters a–j). Decoding understands both, so a round trip restores your original text.
Which characters are supported?: A–Z, 0–9 and the punctuation , . ? ! ' - : ; / . Other symbols pass through unchanged. Parentheses and quotation marks are omitted because they are multi-cell in modern Braille and would be ambiguous to decode.
Is my text sent anywhere?: No. The translation happens entirely in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

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