To braille.

What this tool does and does not do

• It writes Spanish grade 1 braille, letter by letter, using the table in technical document B 2 of the Spanish Braille Commission (ONCE). It does not use grade 2 contractions.
• Capitals: one letter takes one sign (dots 4-6); a whole word in capitals takes two at the start. Acronyms with full stops (O.N.U.) are written without them, as the standard asks.
• Numbers: they take the number sign first (dots 3-4-5-6). If a letter from a to j follows a digit directly, dot 5 keeps it from being read as a number. A decimal point is written as a comma.
• “No sign” means the basic standard does not cover it here: other alphabets, advanced maths, music, computing signs. No cell is made up.
• It is a guide to see and copy. A sheet printed on ordinary paper has no relief and cannot be read by touch: that needs a braille embosser, a slate and stylus, or raised dots.
• For English texts: this tool follows the Spanish code. Letters, digits and the comma match English braille (UEB), but the capital sign (here dots 4-6, in UEB dot 6) and the full stop (here dot 3, in UEB dots 2-5-6) are different. Do not use it to prepare English braille.
• Up to 1000 characters at a time. What you type never leaves your browser.