Hebrew Braille ברייל עברי | |
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Script type | |
Print basis | Hebrew alphabet |
Languages | Hebrew |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Braille
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Hebrew Braille (Hebrew: ברייל עברי) is the braille alphabet for Hebrew. The International Hebrew Braille Code is widely used. It was devised in the 1930s and completed in 1944. It is based on international norms, with additional letters devised to accommodate differences between English Braille and the Hebrew alphabet.[1] Unlike Hebrew, but in keeping with other braille alphabets, Hebrew Braille is read from left to right instead of right to left,[2] and unlike English Braille, it is an abjad, with all letters representing consonants.