Each Braille character, or cell, is made up of six dot positions, arranged in a rectangle containing two columns of three dots each. As seen on the left, each dot is referenced by a number from 1 to 6.
Tha gach caractar no cealla Braille na shia ionadan dotaige a tha air an cur ri chèile mar cheart-cheàrnach aig a bheil dà cholbh le trì dotagan anns gach fear. Mar a chì thu taobh clì, bheir sinn iomradh air gach dotag leis na h-àireamhan 1 gu 6.