Indicators
Short-form Words
Nemeth Code
Dot-5 Contractions
Punctuation
100

What does dot 6 mean?

Capital letter indicator

100

What letters do I use to write the word "first," include the contraction name. 

f, "s-t" contraction

100

What does it mean when you see the opening nemeth indicator?

You're in math code!

100

What does dot 5 "u" mean?

under

100

What dots do you use to write a period?

2-4-6

200

What does it mean when you see two dot 6's?

Capital word indicator. 

200

X-S means what?

its

200

How do I write the minus sign?

dots 3, 6

200

How do you write ever in contracted braille?

dot 5 "e."

200
How do you write a comma?

dot 2

300

What does it mean when you see three dot 6's?

Capital passage indicator. 

300

a-f-n means what

afternoon

300

How do I write the multiplication cross?

dots 4- 1, 6

300

what does dot 5 q mean?

question

300

How do you write an apotrophe?

Dot 3

400

What dots do I use to write a number indicator?

3, 4, 5, 6

400

P-D means what

paid

400

What dots tell me that I am reading an exponent?

dots 4, 5

400

what does dot 5 s mean?

some

400

How do you write a colon?

Dots 2-5

500

What dots tell me I'm reading in grade 1? Grade one means un-contracted braille. 

dots 5, 6

500

q-k means what?

quick

500

How do I know I am leaving from a exponent? What dot would I see?

dot 5!

500

what does dot 5 o mean?

one

500

How do you write an opening outer quotation mark?

dots 2, 3, 6.

M
e
n
u