In today's world, Czech Braille is a relevant topic that has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Since its emergence, Czech Braille has generated a series of debates and discussions about its impact on various aspects of daily life. Its influence extends to multiple fields, from politics and economics to culture and society. In this article, we will explore the phenomenon of Czech Braille in depth, analyzing its many facets and its implications in today's world. Through a comprehensive approach, we will try to shed light on this complex and dynamic topic, offering the reader a more complete and insightful view of Czech Braille.
Czech Braille Slovak Braille | |
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Script type | alphabet
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Print basis | Czech alphabet |
Languages | Czech |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Braille
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Czech Braille is the braille alphabet of the Czech language. Like braille in other Latin-script languages, Czech Braille assigns the 25 basic Latin letters (not including "W") the same as Louis Braille's original assignments for French.
With the exception of w, Czech follows international norms for the basic letters of the alphabet.
a, 1 |
á |
b, 2 |
c, 3 |
č |
d, 4 |
ď |
e, 5 |
é |
ě |
f, 6 |
g, 7 |
h, 8 |
i, 9 |
í |
j, 0 |
k |
l |
m |
n |
ň |
o |
ó |
p, % |
q |
r, ‰ |
ř |
s |
š |
t |
ť |
u |
ú, § |
ů |
v |
w |
x |
y |
ý |
z |
ž |
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. |
, |
: |
; |
- or − |
+ |
/ |
? |
! |
" |
( |
) |
* |
’ |
| |
(Cap) |
(CAPS) |
(l.c.) |
For letters with diacritics, there are two common strategies: (1) a dot 6 may be added (á, č, ď), or (2) the letter is reversed (ň, ó, ř, š, ť, ú, ý, ž). The Czech braille letter ř is the international form for w, so w has been assigned an idiosyncratic form, which is the reverse of ů. Í is a stretched i. É and ě are not derived from e, but are the reverse of each other.
a |
c |
d |
e |
i |
n |
o |
r |
s |
t |
u |
v |
y |
z | |||
á |
č |
ď |
é |
ě |
í |
ň |
ó |
ř |
š |
ť |
ú |
ů |
w |
ý |
ž |
The numerical prefix, ⠼, derives the second options in the table (the digits, %, ‰, §). ⠠ indicates a capital letter, ⠰ that a word is in all caps, and ⠐ indicates lower case. There are also prefixes for small and capital Greek letters, ⠘ and ⠨.
Slovak Braille is similar. Ô is equivalent to Czech Braille ů, and it does not have the letters ě or ř. In addition, there are four letters not found in Czech Braille:
ä |
ĺ |
ľ |
ŕ |