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 seeing people.[3]

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.
  3. ↑ Braille 200 (2025-05-22). "Inspired by Braille: Fakoo – livingbraille.eu". Retrieved 2026-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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