Braille translator

Translate English text to Unicode Braille. Choose uncontracted or contracted UEB, or translate Braille back into text.

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Braille translator processes your input in this browser. Inputs and results are excluded from analytics. Recent tools save tool names, visit counts and last-visit times. Saved tools store only their names. Draft saving is optional and stays on this device; delete saved text with the draft controls. Loading text from a URL is optional and contacts that server; its URL and your IP address are visible to the server. An optional “Use in” action keeps a handoff in this tab. The next tool removes it on arrival and ignores it if more than a minute has passed.

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English text or Unicode Braille

Choose the matching direction and UEB grade in Options.

Options

Direction

UEB grade

Your result

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Updated 2026-09-29

English text and Unified English Braille

Uncontracted UEB spells words out; contracted UEB uses contractions. Both modes handle capitals, numbers and punctuation.

The output is Unicode Braille text that you can copy or download. Back-translation can be ambiguous, especially when the original typeform or layout is missing.

Next: NATO phonetic alphabet translator

A worked example

In uncontracted UEB, abc becomes ⠁⠃⠉ and 123 becomes ⠼⠁⠃⠉. The capital indicator in Hello gives ⠠⠓⠑⠇⠇⠕.

Next: Unicode inspector

Before you use the result

English UEB text only, up to 5,000 characters. Forward input supports English letters, digits and ASCII punctuation; unsupported characters are reported. This does not lay out pages for an embosser or preserve document formatting. Have important transcriptions checked by a qualified Braille reader.

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