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A Braille code is a code similar to a code page, that maps the characters of a writing system to the six, or in some cases eight, raised dots (or bits) of the Braille cell.

Different Braille codes are used to map character sets of different languages.

Cantonese Braille is used for the Cantonese language in Hong Kong.
Japanese Braille encodes the Japanese hiragana characters.
Korean Braille encodes the Hangul alphabet of the Korean language.
Thai Braille encodes Thai characters.
Unified English Braille Code is an English Braille code.
Vietnamese Braille is used for Vietnamese language.

Braille codes also have some special uses.

Braille music is used for representing musical notation.
GS8 Braille uses eight-dot Braille cells for encoding mathematical and scientific notation.
Nemeth Braille is used for representing mathematics.

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