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Braille (Basic)

 by SquarePegThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.4
6.4 (14 votes)
Last change: 03.07.2008
Tags: Braille, Basic, Grade 1, Binary, Six Bit, International Standard
Category: Non-Western/Non-Alphabetic
59 Downloads59%20Downloads597 Comments7%20Comments778 Glyphs78%20Glyphs78The Braille system was developed by Louis Braille in 1821.

Mew Wins' Morse Code Alphabet (International) inspired me to make a Braille FontStruction. I have only drawn the basic, or Grade 1, version of the Braille alphabet here. (There is a contracted version of Braille, known as Grade 2, and another version which uses an 8 dot grid. In addition, there are special Braille characters for accented letters, but they are not all standardized, so for now I have stayed away from them.)

Special characters: There are no capital letters in Braille. Instead, there is a symbol for "capital letter follows," which I have placed in the "at" (@) symbol. The "number follows" symbol is usually placed in the space for the "number" symbol (#), so I've followed that convention.

In addition, I have copied the symbol for each letter into both the upper and lower case spaces, to make it easier to type something up (or select an existing text file) and switch the font to Braille (Basic).The%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBraille%22%3EBraille%20system%3C%2Fa%3E%20was%20developed%20by%20Louis%20Braille%20in%201821.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AMew%20Wins%27%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F48411%22%3EMorse%20Code%20Alphabet%20%28International%29%3C%2Fa%3E%20inspired%20me%20to%20make%20a%20Braille%20FontStruction.%20I%20have%20only%20drawn%20the%20basic%2C%20or%20Grade%201%2C%20version%20of%20the%20Braille%20alphabet%20here.%20%28There%20is%20a%20contracted%20version%20of%20Braille%2C%20known%20as%20Grade%202%2C%20and%20another%20version%20which%20uses%20an%208%20dot%20grid.%20In%20addition%2C%20there%20are%20special%20Braille%20characters%20for%20accented%20letters%2C%20but%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pharmabraille.co.uk%2Fbraille-alphabet.html%22%3Ethey%20are%20not%20all%20standardized%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20so%20for%20now%20I%20have%20stayed%20away%20from%20them.%29%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cstrong%3ESpecial%20characters%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20There%20are%20no%20capital%20letters%20in%20Braille.%20Instead%2C%20there%20is%20a%20symbol%20for%20%22capital%20letter%20follows%2C%22%20which%20I%20have%20placed%20in%20the%20%22at%22%20%28%40%29%20symbol.%20The%20%22number%20follows%22%20symbol%20is%20usually%20placed%20in%20the%20space%20for%20the%20%22number%22%20symbol%20%28%23%29%2C%20so%20I%27ve%20followed%20that%20convention.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn%20addition%2C%20I%20have%20copied%20the%20symbol%20for%20each%20letter%20into%20both%20the%20upper%20and%20lower%20case%20spaces%2C%20to%20make%20it%20easier%20to%20type%20something%20up%20%28or%20select%20an%20existing%20text%20file%29%20and%20switch%20the%20font%20to%20%3Cstrong%3EBraille%20%28Basic%29%3C%2Fstrong%3E.

Braille (Basic) Alternate

 by SquarePegThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.2
6.2 (11 votes)
Last change: 03.08.2008
Tags: Braille, Basic, Grade 1, Binary, Six Bit, International Standard
Category: Non-Western/Non-Alphabetic
45 Downloads45%20Downloads4578 Glyphs78%20Glyphs78Clone of Braille (Basic). I swapped the hollow circles for small dots.

Special characters: There are no capital letters in Braille. Instead, there is a symbol for "capital letter follows," which I have placed in the "at" (@) symbol. The "number follows" symbol is usually placed in the space for the "number" symbol (#), so I've followed that convention. In addition, I have copied the symbol for each letter into both the upper and lower case spaces, to make it easier to type something up (or select an existing text file) and switch the font to Braille (Basic) Alternate.
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dotBinary

 by intchanter
  • Currently 5.5
5.5 (2 votes)
Last change: 13.09.2008
Tags: Binary, Block
Category: -
2 Downloads2%20Downloads294 Glyphs94%20Glyphs94Simple font showing each character as a collection of eight dots that can be on or off, separated by a vertical bar to reduce ambiguity.  Scales down to a 6x8 block.  The numbers are based on the ASCII character set.Simple%20font%20showing%20each%20character%20as%20a%20collection%20of%20eight%20dots%20that%20can%20be%20on%20or%20off%2C%20separated%20by%20a%20vertical%20bar%20to%20reduce%20ambiguity.%20%20Scales%20down%20to%20a%206x8%20block.%20%20The%20numbers%20are%20based%20on%20the%20ASCII%20character%20set.

B1nary

 by ZLovatt
  • Currently 4.0
4.0 (1 vote)
Cloned from Simple 16-bit UpdatedCloned from Simple 16-bit Updated
Last change: 25.07.2008
Tags: Binary, Pixel, Number
Category: Pixel Optimized, Non-Western/Non-Alphabetic
3 Downloads3%20Downloads336 Glyphs36%20Glyphs36Pure binary font; 1s and 0s all.

For use for a test motion graphic I'm working on.Pure%20binary%20font%3B%201s%20and%200s%20all.%0D%0A%0D%0AFor%20use%20for%20a%20test%20motion%20graphic%20I%27m%20working%20on.

binary

 by louieduke
  • Currently
(0 votes)
Last change: 26.07.2008
Tags: Binary Font
Category: Non-Western/Non-Alphabetic
3 Downloads3%20Downloads398 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98An alphabet based on a byte. Two columns, bottom right is the least significant bit, top left is the most significant bit. An%20alphabet%20based%20on%20a%20byte.%20Two%20columns%2C%20bottom%20right%20is%20the%20least%20significant%20bit%2C%20top%20left%20is%20the%20most%20significant%20bit.%20

P22 Kilkenny

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