Braille Translator
Free Braille translator — convert any text into Grade 1 English Braille using real Unicode Braille characters. Copy and paste anywhere.
Letters (A–Z) and digits (0–9) use standard Grade 1 English Braille — numbers are prefixed with the Braille number sign.
About Braille Translator
The Braille Translator converts ordinary text into Grade 1 English Braille — the direct, uncontracted letter-by-letter Braille system, using the real Unicode Braille Patterns block so the output displays correctly on any modern device without a special font.
Each letter’s Braille cell is computed from its actual dot pattern (which of the six dot positions are raised) rather than pulled from a hardcoded table, so the output is traceable directly against any standard Braille alphabet reference. Numbers follow real Braille convention too: a number sign precedes a run of digits, which reuses the letters a–j to represent 1 through 9 and 0. Capital letters get a capital sign, exactly as in standard Grade 1 Braille.
The reference grid below shows every letter and digit’s Braille cell at a glance. Note this tool covers Grade 1 (uncontracted) Braille only — Grade 2, which most fluent readers use, adds contractions and abbreviations beyond a straight letter-for-letter mapping. Everything runs in your browser — no server calls, no signup, no watermark.
Frequently asked questions
Grade 1 (uncontracted) English Braille — a direct letter-for-letter and digit-for-digit transcription, the same system taught first to new Braille readers.
Braille has no separate symbols for digits. Instead, a number sign is placed before a run of digits, and the letters a–j are reused to represent 1–9 and 0, exactly as in real Braille.
Yes. A capital sign is inserted before any uppercase letter, matching standard Grade 1 Braille convention.
No. The output uses the official Unicode Braille Patterns block (U+2800–U+28FF), which is supported by virtually every modern device and browser without installing anything.