For Sighted Visitors
Braille Drawings to Color in
Do you enjoy colouring? Or would you like to get to grips with braille in a playful way? Then read on. We have devised a way for sighted people to bring the braille drawings to life. Similar to painting by numbers, the braille dots are coloured in according to the instructions.
Braille Jumbles to Solve
And we’ve also got a little puzzle for you: our braille jumbles. A braille jumble is a word-search puzzle (also known as word find or word seek) in which you have to find words hidden in a jumble of letters. Not only is this great fun, but it’s also an ideal way to learn braille through play.
Want to get started right away?
All right. We’ve put together all the important information and materials in the following three sections. Take your time to read through them, and then you’re ready to go. Have fun!
Braille Alphabet
Knowledge of braille is not required. You can use our braille alphabet as a guide to transcribe the instructions into braille. All the relevant characters are also listed on the dot combinations page.
Downloads:
A4 size:
The braille alphabet for the English language [PDF]
The braille alphabet for the English language – two on one page [PDF]
Letter size:
The braille alphabet for the English language [PDF, Letter]
The braille alphabet for the English language – two on one page [PDF, Letter]
Braille Grid
The braille grid serves as a template for colouring in the braille dots. It corresponds to the grid on a braille machine. You can colour in the individual dots using, for example, a pencil, a ballpoint pen or coloured pens. Perhaps you’d like to design your own braille drawing? With our interactive braille grid, you can start dotting straight away.
Downloads:
A4 size:
Braille grid [PDF]
Braille grid with numbering [PDF]
Letter size:
Braille grid [PDF]
Instructions
Here’s how it works: Start with row 1. If you don’t know a letter or symbol, look it up in the alphabet. Once you’ve completed a row, move on to the next row, and so on. Over time, you’ll automatically learn the letters and symbols and become faster and faster at colouring them in. The illustration below illustrates the principle. On the left is the finished braille drawing of a ladybird, and on the right are the instructions.
You can find the instructions for the braille drawings in the braille drawings overview. If you’d like to be surprised by the drawing that emerges, you can download our compilation. Part 1 contains only the instructions. In Part 2, you can look at the drawings to check your work.
Downloads:
Brailleart – A Guide to Braille Drawings [PDF, A4] as at April 2024, with 52 drawings
In our word search game braille jumble you can use the images of the game board at the bottom of each page to start solving the puzzles straight away.