Tool to decode / code in Braille GS8, a variant of Braille with 8 dots invented by Gardner-Salinas (GS-8) to write mathematics and other scientific formulas for the visually impaired.
GS8 Braille Code - dCode
Tag(s) : Notation System, Substitution Cipher
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Answers to Questions (FAQ)
How to encrypt using Gardner–Salinas 8 Braille?
The Braille variant called Gardner – Salinas 8 (GS8) is an extension of Braille with 8 points instead of 6. Supported by Unicode (characters U + 2800 to U + 28FF) its use has spread a little, it allows to use 256 characters instead of the usual 64.
The principle of GS8 is identical to Braille, it matches a Braille character to a common character (letter, number, punctuation, etc.). The contribution of the GS8 is mainly for science and mathematical symbols.
| a | ⠁ | b | ⠃ | c | ⠉ | d | ⠙ | e | ⠑ | f | ⠋ | g | ⠛ | h | ⠓ | i | ⠊ | j | ⠚ | k | ⠅ | l | ⠇ | m | ⠍ | n | ⠝ | o | ⠕ | p | ⠏ | q | ⠟ | r | ⠗ | s | ⠎ | t | ⠞ | u | ⠥ | v | ⠧ | w | ⠺ | x | ⠭ | y | ⠽ | z | ⠵ | A | ⡁ | B | ⡃ | C | ⡉ | D | ⡙ | E | ⡑ | F | ⡋ | G | ⡛ | H | ⡓ | I | ⡊ | J | ⡚ | K | ⡅ | L | ⡇ | M | ⡍ | N | ⡝ | O | ⡕ | P | ⡏ | Q | ⡟ | R | ⡗ | S | ⡎ | T | ⡞ | U | ⡥ | V | ⡧ | W | ⡺ | X | ⡭ | Y | ⡽ | Z | ⡵ |
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Example: 'Braille' is written ⡃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑
Lower case letters are identical to classic Braille, upper case letters are noted with an additional point (bottom left)
How to decrypt Gardner–Salinas 8 Braille?
How to recognize a Braille GS8 message?
The message is made up of dots joined into vertical 2x4 rectangles.
All references to visual impairment (visually impaired, blind person, etc.) are clues.
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