UEB Braille Maths Basic Signs

Numbers:
1
2

#a #b #c #d #e #f #g #h #i #j
Operators and comparison signs:
+
x

20

Decimals:
1.2

12

48

;x

#aj4cj

10

#dx

;$#d

;$=

#f a4m4
17.3.87

#ag4c4hg

#c9#e

; to show grade 1

12 kg

km/h

#e;cm
Degrees:
(degrees)

7%

#g.0

viii ;v

#ej`c

#e4c ;l

5cm

#fj km_/h
Percent:
%

5.3 l (litres)

#ab kg

Roman Numerals:
viii (8)
v (5)

50

Greater than; less than

>
<
7

#d ;m

.0

;%#af+ "7 #d
Money:
$45.90

Measurement:
4 m

60

x2

x;9#b

no ; because already grade 1

`<

#c;a

#ad"/",- "7 #b

Superscript (to the power of):

35

`>

#bc"jed

Numbers and letters

3a
4x

",-

6 a.m.

#e3#cjpm

`s#de4ij

#b_/#c

#bc1jed

;,y

14

5:30pm

Square root:
16

2/3

Place Holders:
fill-in space or long dash

#cj"/#c "7 #aj

Time, Date:
10.30

written with literary slash:

Single letters:
x
Y

#d"8#ab "7 #dh

30

#a1edh

Thousands comma: Thousands space:

23,054
23 054

#a4b

25

#de"-#bj "7 #be

4

#bjj

#a/b #a#a/af

#c"6#f "7 #i
45

1,548

Simple fractions:
1
1
1
2
16

"6 "- "8 "/ "7

Sums:
3
+

200

~j

8m

#hm
19

#ai~j

MMCLIII (2153)

,,mmclIIi

Greek Symbols:
>

#g `> #b

(theta)

.?

(pi)

.p

#j4h<#c>~4

comparison sign is spaced as with equals

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UEB Braille Maths Layout examples

1.

13
+ 6
19

#a4
## (begin number passage)
"6 ac
f
"33
ai
#'(end number passage)

##
"8 eg
e
c
"33
bhe
#'

57
x5
285

$ 3842
$ 6320
+ $ 421
1

$ 10583

__85 r1
3. 3)256

2. 47
+ 44
91

#c4
##
c _ bef
"3333
he r#a
#'

#b4
##
"6 dg
dd
a (carried number)
"33
fill-in space (long dash)
ia
",#'
3 + __ = 10 OR
3+
= 10
#c"6",- "7 #aj

45
- 13
32

"6 `s#ch4db
#fc4bj
# d4ba
a
"33333333
`s#aje4hc

452
- 168
_ 1 1__
284

##
"- de
ac
"33
cb
#'

34,257
3,196
+ 260,974
1 21

298,427

##
"- deb
afh
aa
"333
bhd
#'

##
"6 cd1beg
c1aif
bfj1igd
a ba
"3333333
bih1dbg
#'
Compiled by Lea Nagel, 2011

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