Latvian Braille deviates from international braille for certain characters. The symbol for w in international braille is used instead for v. All Latvian braille print diacritics are indicated by the addition of dot 6; the international forms of u, v, and z have been abandoned to allow this rule for diacritics.
| Character | Braille | Braille dots |
|---|---|---|
| a | ⠁ | 1 |
| ā | ⠡ | 16 |
| b | ⠃ | 12 |
| c | ⠉ | 14 |
| č | ⠩ | 146 |
| d | ⠙ | 145 |
| e | ⠑ | 15 |
| ē | ⠱ | 156 |
| f | ⠋ | 124 |
| g | ⠛ | 1245 |
| ģ | ⠻ | 12456 |
| h | ⠓ | 125 |
| i | ⠊ | 24 |
| ī | ⠪ | 246 |
| j | ⠚ | 245 |
| k | ⠅ | 13 |
| ķ | ⠥ | 136 |
| l | ⠇ | 123 |
| ļ | ⠧ | 1236 |
| m | ⠍ | 134 |
| n | ⠝ | 1345 |
| ņ | ⠽ | 13456 |
| o | ⠕ | 135 |
| p | ⠏ | 1234 |
| r | ⠗ | 1235 |
| s | ⠎ | 234 |
| š | ⠮ | 2346 |
| t | ⠞ | 2345 |
| u | ⠌ | 34 |
| ū | ⠬ | 346 |
| v | ⠺ | 2456 |
| z | ⠜ | 345 |
| ž | ⠼ | 3456 |
| . | ⠲ | 256 |
| , | ⠂ | 2 |
| ; | ⠆ | 23 |
| : | ⠒ | 25 |
| – | ⠤ | 36 |
| ( … ) | ⠶ … ⠶ | 2356 … 2356 |
| / | ⠌ | 34 |
| % | ⠼⠚⠴ | 3456 245 356 |
| ‰ | ⠡⠴⠄ | 16 356 3 |
| 1 | ⠼⠁ | 3456 1 |
| 2 | ⠼⠃ | 3456 12 |
| 3 | ⠼⠉ | 3456 14 |
| 4 | ⠼⠙ | 3456 145 |
| 5 | ⠼⠑ | 3456 15 |
| 6 | ⠼⠋ | 3456 124 |
| 7 | ⠼⠛ | 3456 1245 |
| 8 | ⠼⠓ | 3456 125 |
| 9 | ⠼⠊ | 3456 24 |
| 0 | ⠼⠚ | 3456 245 |
| Number indicator | ⠼ | 3456 |
| Caps indicator | ⠨ | 46 |
| Lowercase indicator | ⠠ | 6 |
References
Last date updated: January 2016