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Braille Course

Lesson 7 of 14

Capital Letters

The capital indicator and how it works.

Learn

There are no separate capital shapes in braille. Instead, a capital indicator (dot 6) placed just before a letter makes it uppercase.

One capital indicator capitalizes one letter; doubling it capitalizes a whole word. Write the capital indicator below to feel where dot 6 sits.

  • Capital signdots 6Placed before a letter — dot 6.
  • Adots 1With a capital sign in front, this reads as a capital A.
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.

  1. Capital sign — current
  2. A

Character 1 of 2

Write:Capital sign

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

Practice

Keep Practicing — Reflex Dots

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

Tip Capital and number signs are “indicators” — they change how the next cell is read.