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Unified English Braille (UEB) General Symbols and Indicators UEB Rulebook Section 3 Published by International Council on English Braille (ICEB) space (see 3.23) ⠣ opening braille grouping indicator (see 3.4) ⠹ first transcriber‐defined print symbol (see 3.26) ⠫ shape indicator (see 3.22) ⠳ arrow indicator (see 3.2) ⠳⠕ → simple right pointing arrow (east) (see 3.2) ⠳⠩ ↓ simple down pointing arrow (south) (see 3.2) ⠳⠪ ← simple left pointing arrow (west) (see 3.2) ⠳⠬ ↑ simple up pointing arrow (north) (see 3.2) ⠒ ∶ ratio (see 3.17) ⠒⠒ ∷ proportion (see 3.17) ⠢ subscript indicator (see 3.24) ⠶ ′ prime (see 3.11 and 3.15) ⠶⠶ ″ double prime (see 3.11 and 3.15) ⠔ superscript indicator (see 3.24) ⠼⠡ ♮ natural (see 3.18) ⠼⠣ ♭ flat (see 3.18) ⠼⠩ ♯ sharp (see 3.18) ⠼⠹ second transcriber‐defined print symbol (see 3.26) ⠜ closing braille grouping indicator (see 3.4) ⠈⠁ @ commercial at sign (see 3.7) ⠈⠉ ¢ cent sign (see 3.10) ⠈⠑ € euro sign (see 3.10) ⠈⠋ ₣ French franc sign (see 3.10) ⠈⠇ £ pound sign (pound sterling) (see 3.10) ⠈⠝ ₦ naira sign (see 3.10) ⠈⠎ $ dollar sign (see 3.10) ⠈⠽ ¥ yen sign (Yuan sign) (see 3.10) ⠈⠯ & ampersand (see 3.1) ⠈⠣ < less‐than sign (see 3.17) ⠈⠢ ^ caret (3.6) ⠈⠔ ~ tilde (swung dash) (see 3.25) ⠈⠼⠹ third transcriber‐defined print symbol (see 3.26) ⠈⠜ > greater‐than sign (see 3.17) ⠈⠨⠣ opening transcriber’s note indicator (see 3.27) ⠈⠨⠜ closing transcriber’s note indicator (see 3.27) ⠈⠠⠹ † dagger (see 3.3) ⠈⠠⠻ ‡ double dagger (see 3.3) ⠘⠉ © copyright sign (see 3.8) ⠘⠚ ° degree sign (see 3.11) ⠘⠏ ¶ paragraph sign (see 3.20) ⠘⠗ ® registered sign (see 3.8) ⠘⠎ § section sign (see 3.20) ⠘⠞ ™ trademark sign (see 3.8) ⠘⠭ ♀ female sign (Venus) (see 3.16) ⠘⠽ ♂ male sign (Mars) (see 3.16) ⠘⠼⠹ fourth transcriber‐defined print symbol (see 3.26) ⠸⠹ # number sign (crosshatch, hash, pound sign) (see 3.19) ⠸⠲ • bullet (see 3.5) ⠸⠼⠹ fifth transcriber‐defined print symbol (see 3.26) ⠐⠂ 〃 ditto mark see (3.12) ⠐⠖ + plus sign (3.17) ⠐⠶ = equals sign (see 3.17) ⠐⠦ × multiplication sign (see 3.17) ⠐⠔ * asterisk (star) (see 3.3) ⠐⠌ ÷ division sign (see 3.17) ⠐⠼⠹ sixth transcriber‐defined print symbol (see 3.26) ⠐⠤ − minus sign (see 3.17) ⠐⠐⠿ dot locator for “use” (see 3.14) ⠨⠿ dot locator for “mention” (see 3.13) ⠨⠴ % percent sign (see 3.21) ⠨⠼⠹ seventh transcriber‐defined print symbol (see 3.26) .

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