Estonian Braille is the
braille
Braille ( , ) is a Tactile alphabet, tactile writing system used by blindness, blind or visually impaired people. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille displays that connect to computers and smartphone device ...
alphabet of the
Estonian language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language and the official language of Estonia. It is written in the Latin script and is the first language of the majority of the country's population; it is also an official language of the European Union. Estonian is sp ...
.
[UNESCO (2013]
World Braille Usage
, 3rd edition. (thanks, VanIsaac)
Alphabet
Estonian Braille uses the international (read
French) norms for the letters ''ä ö ü''. ''Š'' and ''ž'' are mirror-images of ''s'' and ''z'', a strategy found in other alphabets. ''Õ'' is the mirror-image of ''ä'', as the mirror-image of ''o'' is used for ''ö''.
:
When ''c q w x y'' are used in foreign names, they have their normal values of .
Punctuation
Punctuation is nearly identical to that of
Finnish Braille.
Formatting
References
{{Braille
French-ordered braille alphabets
Estonian language