Braille script

Summary

Braille script is a constructed writing system^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of constructed_writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Braille script's image is recorded as DSC 4050-MR-Braille.jpg^[3].
• Braille script's image is recorded as Braille closeup.jpg^[4].
• Braille script's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system^[5].
• Louis Braille is named after Braille script^[6].
• Braille script's based on is recorded as original Braille alphabet^[7].
• Braille script's GND ID is recorded as 4145976-3^[8].
• Braille script's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh94008942^[9].
• Braille script's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 157829042^[10].
• Braille script's subclass of is recorded as tactile writing system^[11].
• Braille script's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00572882^[12].
• Braille script's Commons category is recorded as Braille^[13].
• Braille script's country of origin is recorded as France^[14].
• Braille script's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Brai^[15].
• Braille script's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 6720^[16].
• +1824-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Braille script^[17].
• Braille script's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018yz^[18].
• Braille script's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph303205^[19].
• Braille script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Braille^[20].
• Braille script's spoken text audio is recorded as Nl-Braille-article.ogg^[21].
• Braille script's spoken text audio is recorded as Es-BRAILE-article.ogg^[22].
• Braille script's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300194373^[23].
• Braille script's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 411^[24].
• Braille script's location of creation is recorded as Coupvray^[25].
• Braille script's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10663116^[26].
• Braille script's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 428293^[27].

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Designation and Status

Braille script's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system^[5].

History and Context

+1824-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Braille script^[17]. Louis Braille is named after it^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Braille script include International Braille Chess Association^[28], an organization^[29], founded in 1948^[30], headquartered in Homberg (Efze)^[31].

Why It Matters

Braille script ranks in the top 4% of constructed_writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include International Braille Chess Association^[28], an organization^[29], founded in 1948^[30], headquartered in Homberg (Efze)^[31].