Fakoo

Fakoo is a tactile writing system based on nine raised dots.[1] It was invented in 2006[2] by Alexander Fakoó as a counterpart to Braille. Latin characters were converted into 3 x 3 raised dots so they could be read by both blind and non-blind people.

Fakoo
Period
2006 – present
Related scripts
Parent systems

References

  1. ^ "Fakoo, the alternative dot-writing for the blind and the sighted - Fakoo Alphabet, 9-dot-writing, Fakoo Writing / fakoo.de/en". fakoo.de. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  2. ^ "Fakoo". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2025-11-08.