CHART OF BRAILLE SIGNS USED ON PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING BRITISH BRAILLE
LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET
a b c d e
a b c d e
f g h i j
f g h i j
k l m n o
k l m n o
p Q r s t
p q r s t
u v w x y z
u v w x y z
ACCENTED LETTERS General accent sign: e.g. à
@a
é
@ @e
ö
@o
NUMBERS
#a #b #C
1 2 3
#d #e #f
4 5 6
#g #h #i
1
7 8 9
#j
0
e.g.
10
#aj 1 #b1c
157
#aeg
Decimal point: e.g. 2.3
' e.g. 1,000 #a'jjj Plus sign: ;6 e.g. +3 ;6#c Minus sign: ;e.g. !6 ;-#f
Thousands separator: PUNCTUATION SIGNS
1 2 3 4 7 xxx7 _/ -3P
e.g. 50%
, comma ; semicolon : colon . full stop or abbreviation point (xxx) open and close round brackets / oblique stroke - hyphen – dash % percent
#ej 3P
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CURRENCY SYMBOLS
@e l 4
euro £ pound $ dollar
UNIT ABBREVIATIONS
;g mg 1mg ;l dl ml
e.g. 5g 20 mg 75 ìg 2l 10 ml
g gram mg milligram ìg microgram l litre dl decilitre ml millilitre
#e ;g #bj mg #ge 1mg #b ;l #aj ml
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SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
i4 e4 i4 m4 i4 v4 m4 i4 u4 s4 c4 ;sr u4 i4
[16 November 2007]
i. e. Internationale Einheiten i. m. intra muscular i. v. intravenous m. i. u. million international units s. c. subcutaneous SR sustained relief u. i. Unites Internationales
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