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Capital Letters

Capital letters are made by putting a capital sign (dot 6) in front of the letter you want to capitalize. Here are some examples:​
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  Jane             Mort             Rex           Bryan
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To capitalize all of the letters in a word or abbreviation, put the double capital sign (dot 6, dot 6) in front of the letters to the capitalized.
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      USA              NASA               NE            SW
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  Dallas  TX​​
Braille Alphabet
     ​First Ten Letters  
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Second Ten Letters
     Last Six Letters
​     Capitals & Punctuation
​     ​Braille Contractions

     Braille Numbers    
​Writing Braille
     Slate and Stylus
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Punctuation

​All of the print punctuation marks can be written in braille. Here is the braille for four frequently used punctuation marks.
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​ period    question mark    exclamation mark   comma​


​Here are some examples:
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Did Bette bake a cake?
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Help me, hurry!
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  Kate has a big black dog.

  • Home
  • About
    • Louis Braille Portrait
  • FAQ
  • Louis Braille
    • Valentin Haüy
    • Louis Braille
    • Royal Institute
    • A New Method
    • The Teacher
    • Last Years
    • Epilogue
    • Bibliography
  • Pictures
    • Hometown
    • Family Home
    • Birth Place
    • Father's Workbench
    • Father's Tools
    • Early Childhood
    • Monument >
      • With a Student
      • Bronze Bust
    • Louis Braille Museum
    • Slideshow
  • Braille
    • The First Ten letters
    • The Second Ten Letters
    • The Last Six Letters
    • Capital Letters and Punctuation
    • Braille Contractions
    • Braille Numbers
    • Writing Braille >
      • Slate and Stylus
      • Perkins Brailler
      • Computer
      • Braille Transcribing
  • Contact