Abbreviations for Special Symbols
Items in parentheses () indicate braille contractions used.
| Word or sign |
Ink abbreviation |
Braille abbreviation |
| annas |
an |
an |
| centimeters |
cm |
cm |
| cents |
¢ |
c |
| chapters |
ch |
(ch) |
| degress |
dg or ° |
dg |
| deutsche marks |
dm |
dm |
| dollars |
$ |
d |
| dozens |
dz |
dz |
| examples |
ex |
ex |
| farthings |
f |
f |
| feet |
feet or ' |
ft |
| florin |
fl |
fl |
| francs |
fr |
fr |
| gallons |
gal |
gal |
| grains (grams) |
gr |
gr |
| guineas |
g |
g |
| hours |
hr |
hr |
| hundredweight |
cwt |
cwt |
| inches |
in |
(in) |
| kilocycles |
kc |
kc |
| kilocycles per second |
kc/s |
kc/s |
| kilometers |
km |
km |
| kilowatts |
kw |
kw |
| line |
l or ll |
l |
| lire |
l |
lr |
| megacycles |
mcg |
mc |
| megacycles per second |
mcg/s |
mc/s |
| meters |
me or m |
mt |
| miles |
m or mi |
m |
| millimeters |
mm |
mm |
| mills |
m or mi |
ml |
| minutes |
min or ' |
m(in) |
| ounces |
oz |
oz |
| pages |
p or pp |
p |
| paragraph |
par or ¶ |
p(ar) |
| pence |
d |
d |
| per cent |
% |
   |
| pesetas |
p |
ps |
| pesos |
p |
po |
| pints (also points) |
pt |
pt |
| pound (Australian) |
£A |
la |
| pound (sterling) |
£ |
letter l |
| pound (weight) |
lb or # |
lb |
| quarters |
qr |
qr |
| quarts |
qt |
qt |
| roubles |
r |
r(ou) |
| rupees |
rp |
rp |
| seconds |
sec or " |
sec |
| section |
sec or § |
  |
| shillings |
s |
s |
| stones |
st |
(st) |
| tons |
t |
t |
| volumes |
v |
v |
| yard |
yd |
yd |
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