Words in Capitals

Capitalized words, capitalized passages, and the capitals terminator.

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When a whole word is in capitals, write the capitalized word indicator (dot 6, then dot 6) once, before the word. “CAT” is the indicator followed by c, a, t.

The capitals stop at the end of the word, or at any symbol that is not a letter, such as an apostrophe or a hyphen. That’s why “DON’T” needs a capital letter indicator again before the T.

For three or more capitalized words in a row, use the capitalized passage indicator (dot 6, then dot 6, then dot 6) at the start and the capitals terminator (dot 6, then dot 3) right after the last capitalized word.

The capitals terminator also ends capitals partway through a word, as in “ABCs”.

capitalized word indicatordot 6, then dot 6
capitalized passage indicatordot 6, then dot 6, then dot 6
capitals terminatordot 6, then dot 3
CATdot 6, then dot 6, then dots 1, 4, then dot 1, then dots 2, 3, 4, 5

Examples

Each example is shown cell by cell, with what each cell stands for underneath.

CAT
One capitalized word indicator covers the whole word.
BIG DOG
Only two words, so each gets its own capitalized word indicator.
I LOVE YOU
Three capitalized words: passage indicator at the start, terminator at the end.
DON’T
The apostrophe ends the capitals, so T gets its own capital letter indicator.
ABCs
The terminator ends the capitals before the lowercase s.

Your Turn

Write It Yourself

Braille is read by touch and written dot by dot. Recreate each character below in the writer. The best way to make it stick.

capitalized word indicator (current)
capitalized passage indicator
capitals terminator
CAT

Character 1 of 4

Write:capitalized word indicatorcell 1 of 2

Keys F D S and J K L (or 1–6) raise dots · Enter checks

Practice

Keep Practicing: Capital Quest

Finish writing the characters above, then this practice activity will help it stick.

Tip Count the dot 6 cells: one for a letter, two for a word, three for a passage.