libbraille
Portable Library for Braille Displays

French Braille alphabet

French Grade 1 Braille alphabet (aka Braille Français Intégral)

The French Braille is defined by the Commission Evolution du Braille Français in Code de transcription en braille des textes imprimés.

Lesson with many examples.

Numbers: addition of the number sign (⠠ or DOTS-6) for the new numerical notation called "Antoine" before numerals. [TODO: Add Traditional number notation for possible input]
Check Braille transcription of "1234"

Upper case: the upper case code is ⠨ (DOTS-46). It is used alone in front of an upper case letter. [TODO: It is doubled in front of an upper case word.]
Check Braille transcription of "Braille du CEBF"

You can convert some text to French Grade 1 Braille using this online French Grade 1 Braille translator.

French Grade 2 Braille alphabet (aka Braille Français Abrégé)

Lesson with many examples.

Check Braille transcription of "Le bien ne fait pas de bruit, le bruit ne fait pas de bien."

You can convert some text to French Grade 2 Braille using this online French Grade 2 Braille translator. Warning: it is incomplete yet.

French Computer Braille alphabet (aka Braille Français Informatique or CBFR1252)

The French computer Braille is defined by the Commission Evolution du Braille Français in Code braille informatique pour Windows.

Check Braille transcription of "terminal Braille MAJUSCULE 1234"

You can transcribe some text to French Computer Braille using this online French Computer Braille translator.