The final letters, and w, the famous exception.
u, v, x, y and z are a, b, c, d and e with dots 3 and 6 added.
w is the odd one out. Louis Braille designed his code for French, which rarely used w, so w was fitted in later. It is j plus dot 6.
Braille is read by touch and written dot by dot. Recreate each character below in the writer. The best way to make it stick.
Character 1 of 6
Keys F D S and J K L (or 1–6) raise dots · Enter checks
Finish writing the characters above, then this practice activity will help it stick.
Tip That’s the whole alphabet! From here, it’s all about reading speed.