Slovak Braille Code
Contents
1 Preface - 3
2 Slovak authority for Braille - 4
3 History of writing for the blind - 5
4 Basic information about Braille and its Slovak codification - 8
4.1 Technical parameters of points and their dimensions in Braille writing - 10
5 Basic Slovak alphabet - 12
6 Punctuation marks and other symbols - 13
6.1 Punctuation marks - 14
6.2 Mathematical symbols often used in literary texts - 15
6.3 Other symbols - 16
7 Prefixes - 17
7.1 Prefix for one capital letter - 18
7.2 Prefix for upper case string - 18
7.3 Termination of the current prefix - 19
7.4 Prefix for a number or string of numbers - 19
7.5 Chain continuation indicator on new line - 20
7.6 Prefixes for Greek letters - 21
7.7 Full character and space - 21
8 Writing numbers and strings with numbers and letters - 21
8.1 Writing numbers - 22
8.2 Roman numerals - 23
8.3 Recording time and date - 24
8.4 Recording the score - 25
8.5 Record of numbering and labeling - 25
8.6 Serial numbers - 25
8.7 Entry of postal code (ZIP code) - 26
8.8 Writing telephone numbers - 26
8.9 Dividing digits in the long number - 27
8.10 Number series - 27
9 Entries of strings consisting of lower and uppercase letters and alphanumeric strings - 28
10 Symbols for text completion - 30
11 Name symbols and other special symbols used in texts - 30
11.1 Selected special symbols - 31
11.2 Recording currency - 32
11.3 Phases of the moon - 32
12 Foreign language alphabets and their special letters in Slovak texts - 33
12.1 Latin letters with diacritics - 33
12.2 Greek alphabet - 36
13 Basics of mathematical and other professional notations - 38
13.1 Units of measurement - 38
13.2 Basic mathematical signs and symbols - 44