WLM Braille 4, credited to Wolf Lambert and based on Ricardo Cordoba's Braille (Basic), is a free Braille symbol font with compact rectangular cells, narrow internal dividers, and oversized circular marks. The tight spacing creates a steady, mechanical cadence.
Educational publishing is its clearest medium, especially for Braille charts and museum graphics that introduce tactile reading systems through strong repeated forms. It also suits experimental posters and interface mockups, where the six-position cell has an immediate technical look. In explanatory diagrams, the symbols can become labeled visual units that show dot patterns to viewers rather than serving as ordinary text.
Copyright Wolf Lambert 2013 ÄúWLM Braille 4Äù is based on ÄúBraille (Basic)Äù by ÄúRicardo CordobaÄù (http://fontstruct.com/fontstructors/squarepeg)
Font family
WLM Braille 4
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FontStruct WLM Braille 4
Full font name
WLM Braille 4 Regular
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
WLM-Braille-4
Trademark notice
FontStruct is a trademark of FSI FontShop International GmbH
Manufacturer name
http://fontstruct.com
Designer
Wolf Lambert
Description
ÄúWLM Braille 4Äù was built with FontStruct ÄúWLM Braille 4Äù is based on ÄúBraille (Basic)Äù by ÄúRicardo CordobaÄù (http://fontstruct.com/fontstructors/squarepeg)
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2013-02-11
Revision1
Glyph count82
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureNegative
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below: