Author's note

Braille by Philippe and François Blondel is a free Braille dingbat font built from solid circular dots. Its evenly sized marks form compact cells with a clean, mechanical appearance.

Signage is its clearest design medium, especially for projects referencing tactile writing or accessibility. The dot patterns can also support educational diagrams and museum displays concerned with communication systems. They suit coded graphics, technology-themed posters, and experimental publishing, where the Braille cells can function as both information and pattern.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Philippe and François BLONDEL , 1998. All rights reserved.
Font family
Braille Normal
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FB: Braille Normal 1998
Full font name
Braille Normal
Name table version
1998; 1.1, release
Postscript font name
BrailleNormal

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1998-05-04
Revision1
Glyph count94
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced