The Fakoo Alphabet

Fakoo , the alternative dot-writing (9-dot-script or 9-dot-writing) by Alexander Fakoó

Palpable letters for the blind, visually impaired and sighted

Fakoo Alphabet ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ on a Braille display

Fakoo Alphabet ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ on a Braille display

[Fakoo text of the alphabet A-Z in Eurobraille: t;yl9k&,%kqa9lrl#.-brkv.qlpl9,q,9;qk#a4avl2b{lok5ayk ]

The characters of the Fakoo Alphabet consist of up to 9 dots in a grid of 3 × 3 dots in height and width.

Including letter spacing, all fakoo characters can thus be defined by two Braille characters.

Fakoo digits and punctuation 1234567890.,:;+-=/!?<>()€@ on a Braille display

[Fakoo text of the numbers 1-0 and the punctuation mark in Eurobraille: !ln.y,8,7a{;3b7;gl&l' * $ ` w,:,xk*a3a4b!ko <a5 wkm; ]

The Fakoo Writing (short called Fakoo - written F a k o o and emphasized on the last syllable) is to serve as a link between the ->> 6-dot Braille and the black text - so that blind, visually impaired and sighted can communicate better with each other. Especially in the public sector, many new applications are due to the greater acceptance of sighted. Moreover, Fakoo would be an alternative to Braille for those who can not cope with Braille.
Like our black text and Braille, Fakoo is also read from left to right.
Fakoo Writing (the Fakoo Alphabet, Fakoo Script, Fakoo Writing) can also be used outdoor as a night script or a stone script.

The characters of the dot-writing Fakoo are intuitively comprehensible to the blind and the sighted, if the Latin letters are known:

Fakoo alphabet as large graphic, letters, umlauts, digits, punctuation marks - for dots assignment see code table

        ---------- Table Fakoo Alphabet ----------
        The dot numbering of the Fakoo characters:
          Line 1: [1] [4] [7] [10]
          Line 2: [2] [5] [8] [11]
          Line 3: [3] [6] [9] [12]
        (The dots 10, 11 and 12 are always
         empty as a black letter spacing)

        Fakoo characters - Fakoo dots - Eurobraille characters
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        Character A    = d 23 45 89       = in Eurobraille t;
        Character B    = d 13 456 789     = in Eurobraille yl
        Character C    = d 2 46 79        = in Eurobraille 9k
        Character D    = d 123 46 8       = in Eurobraille &,
        Character E    = d 123 456 79     = in Eurobraille %k
        Character F    = d 123 45 7       = in Eurobraille qa
        Character G    = d 2 46 789       = in Eurobraille 9l
        Character H    = d 123 5 789      = in Eurobraille rl
        Character I    = d 3 456 9        = in Eurobraille #.
        Character J    = d 3 6 78         = in Eurobraille -b
        Character K    = d 123 5 79       = in Eurobraille rk
        Character L    = d 123 6 9        = in Eurobraille v.
        Character M    = d 123 45 789     = in Eurobraille ql
        Character N    = d 123 4 789      = in Eurobraille pl
        Character O    = d 2 46 8         = in Eurobraille 9,
        Character P    = d 123 45 8       = in Eurobraille q,
        Character Q    = d 2 46 89        = in Eurobraille 9;
        Character R    = d 123 45 79      = in Eurobraille qk
        Character S    = d 3 456 7        = in Eurobraille #a
        Character T    = d 1 456 7        = in Eurobraille 4a
        Character U    = d 123 6 789      = in Eurobraille vl
        Character V    = d 12 6 78        = in Eurobraille 2b
        Character W    = d 123 56 789     = in Eurobraille {l
        Character X    = d 13 5 79        = in Eurobraille ok
        Character Y    = d 1 56 7         = in Eurobraille 5a
        Character Z    = d 13 456 79      = in Eurobraille yk

        Character 0    = d 123 46 789     = in Eurobraille &l
        Character 1    = d 5 789          = in Eurobraille !l
        Character 2    = d 13 45 9        = in Eurobraille n.
        Character 3    = d 13 456 8       = in Eurobraille y,
        Character 4    = d 12 56 8        = in Eurobraille 8,
        Character 5    = d 12 456 7       = in Eurobraille 7a
        Character 6    = d 123 56 89      = in Eurobraille {;
        Character 7    = d 1 46 78        = in Eurobraille 3b
        Character 8    = d 12 456 89      = in Eurobraille 7;
        Character 9    = d 12 45 789      = in Eurobraille gl

        Character .    = d 6              = in Eurobraille '(sp)
        Character ,    = d 3 5            = in Eurobraille *(sp)
        Character :    = d 46             = in Eurobraille $(sp)
        Character ;    = d 3 45           = in Eurobraille `(sp)
        Character !    = d 1 46 7         = in Eurobraille 3a
        Character ?    = d 1 456 78       = in Eurobraille 4b
        Character +    = d 2 456 8        = in Eurobraille w,
        Character -    = d 2 5 8          = in Eurobraille :,
        Character =    = d 13 46 79       = in Eurobraille xk
        Character *    = d 3 45 9         = in Eurobraille ä.
        Character #    = d 13 79          = in Eurobraille kk
        Character /    = d 3 5 7          = in Eurobraille *a
        Character (    = d 56 7           = in Eurobraille <a
        Character )    = d 1 56           = in Eurobraille 5(sp)
        Character <    = d 5 79           = in Eurobraille !k
        Character >    = d 13 5           = in Eurobraille o(sp)
        Character @    = d 13 4 89        = in Eurobraille m;
        Character &    = d 23 456 79      = in Eurobraille }k
        Character €    = d 2 456 79       = in Eurobraille wk
        
        The space (sp) corresponds to the Braille empty form (width 2 dots)
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das Fakoo Alphabet as text version

Listing of all 150 Fakoo characters in the Fakoo character set table
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various print versions of the Fakoo Alphabet [text version ]

Fakoo Alphabet for embossing print as a black and white graphic

[ Fakoo code table for Braille implementation ]

Numbering of the Fakoo dots:

Column 4 forms the optical letter spacing.

By the way:
the pronunciation of Fakoo is fa-koh, short A, long O, emphasis on O! [phonetic notation fa-koh: fɑ ˈkoː]

TTF fonts:

Here you can download various Fakoo fonts.

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Alternative dot-writing FAKOO, 9-dot Alphabet with big blue dots

Fakoo allows labels that anyone can read (such as signposts, rooms, plans, keys, etc.). Likewise, the Fakoo script is suitable for sending messages blind to sighted, which Braille can not read, information sighted for the blind and visually impaired or as an alternative for the blind, who have not learned Braille or Braille is too complicated.

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Although the length of the font is double that of Braille, it is readable to the sighted and the blind. Especially for late-blind people, this font is easier to learn because the Latin letters form the basis and no characters are double-occupied. And the Fakoo Alphabet is Braille compatible due to the same character height!

Normaltastatur mit taktiler Fakoo-Beschriftung (TT für taktile Tasten)

different Fakoo keyboards (drafts)

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Neunauge FAKOOSY im Zickzack liegend, Beschriftung: Das Neunauge FAKOOSY vertritt fakoo.de, die Lernseite um Alphabets of disabled people (Beschreibung siehe fakoosy.txt)

Neunauge FAKOOSY im Zickzack liegend, Beschriftung: Das Neunauge FAKOOSY vertritt fakoo.de, die Lernseite um Alphabets of disabled people (Beschreibung siehe fakoosy.txt)

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Commemorative coin to the 200th day of birth of Louis Braille

Issued 2009 by the Republic of Palau (Pacific Islands) with the lettering LOUIS BRAILLE

in 9-dot-writing FAKOO

Front ans back of the Braille coin from Palau, with lettering 'LOUIS BRAILLE' in Fakoo and large 'BJJI' in Braille

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Fakoo Writing
print version of coin

Messages with only 9 lamps

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The emergence of Fakoo

The idea of making the writing for the sighted, that is the black text, palpable with the help of dots, had certainly already been anticipated by many developers. Here, however, this idea was further developed until finally all letters, numbers and punctuation marks could be displayed clearly legible at a height of only three points.

Chart: the sighted use black letters, the blind Braille and the visually impaired people have a choice between both fonts. Fakoo combines the two scriptures and can be used by all three groups.

The Fakoo alphabet was developed as an alternative braille for the blind, visually impaired and sighted - in continuation of the idea of Louis Braille for his Raphigraphy (Raphigraphie / Raphigrafie) and based on the Barbier alphabet with 12 dots - from July 2006 to April 2008.

However, for this purpose, a grid of 3 × 4 dots was initially set and designed the black-text letters as horizontal capital letters so that they could be reproduced with a normal Braille display or printed with a Braille printer (Fakoo12).

Later, the current Fakoo alphabet (previously Fakoo9) was developed, which works with a grid of 3 × 3 dots.

Raphigrafie + Barbier + Braille » Fakoo Fingertip with the 9 dots

These 9 dots are still detectable with the finger tip, that with appropriate feeling of fingertip no vertical movements are necessary and yet each character is clearly recognizable.

Louis Braille invented 1839 the "raphigraphy", a system which represents the alphabet with large print letters composed of Braille dots. But the letters was height 10 dots and width 2 dots or more. My system "fakoo" is many smaller, the letters are height 3 dots and width 3 dots only. Nevertheless my letters can read by the blind and the sighted peoples!
(nine dot alphabet / nine dot braille)
FAKOO NEED 9 DOTS ONLY

Due to the consistent compliance of a maximum of 3 dots in height and width can be used for the alternative dot-writing Fakoo all Braille utensils and techniques! Any means of writing Braille or making Braille labels can also be used with Fakoo.
dot-writing slate small Embossing pliers for Braille Braille display with standard keyboard
In addition to personal notes and messages between the blind and the sighted, the applications are very extensive, especially in the public domain, where a lot of information for orientation or use of all must be readable. Therefore, the Fakoo alphabet should be known to every blind person or own as an embossing print.

Developer is Alexander Fakoó, who has learned to read the Braille Writing optically. The idea for the dot-writing Fakoo (Fakoo Writing) was born in July 2006 as a 12-dot font, completed the development as a 9-dot font in April 2008.

Assignment of the Fakoo characters to the 512 possible 9-dot characters:

Representation of all 512 possible 9-dot characters

all 512 possible 9-dot characters
Fakoo character set table

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To assist the sighted, the Fakoo dots can be connected by optical lines (Fakoo-plus):

Fakoo Alphabet with animated showing of Fakoo-plus connections

Fakoo-plus Alphabet [ as text version ]

With the nine-eyes FAKOOSY all fakoo characters can be represented:

FAKOOSY with animated eyes / Text: FAKOOSY

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