Did You Know About LEGO Braille Bricks?

If you've ever thought the studs on top of a LEGO brick are similar to the raised dots used in the Braille alphabet, you're not the only one - LEGO thought so too.

That's why in 2020, they launched special LEGO Braille sets for schools with blind and partially sighted pupils, which later developed into commercially available LEGO Braille Bricks sets.

How It Works

Each brick is a 2x4 in the 'vertical' position. The top 2x3 studs are used to represent a character in the Braille language, with that character printed below for sighted builders.

Sets contain multiple bricks for each letter (e.g. the LEGO English Braille Bricks set contains 12x common letters like A, E and T, but only 4x uncommon letters like Q and X).

With 287 pieces in total in each of the five LEGO Braille Bricks Alphabet sets, this allows whole words, sentences and tactile signs/labels to be added to builds.

A Brief History of LEGO Braille Bricks

Here are the major milestones in the history of LEGO Braille Bricks:

• 2019-2020: First educational kits developed and distributed by LEGO Foundation
• September 2023: LEGO Play with Braille English and French sets launched
• January 2024: German, Italian and Spanish Braille LEGO sets launched
• June 2024: Pick a Brick top-up packs launched for Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish

The LEGO Pick a Brick Braille top-up packs add on to the English or Spanish set to introduce accented characters unique to the relevant language.

As a result, as of 2026, 11 European languages are supported. So what do you get in a LEGO Braille Bricks set?

LEGO Play with Braille Sets

There are five LEGO Play with Braille language sets:

• LEGO Braille Bricks Play with Braille French Alphabet (40655)
• LEGO Braille Bricks Play with Braille English Alphabet (40656)
• LEGO Braille Bricks Play with Braille German Alphabet (40722)
• LEGO Braille Bricks Play with Braille Italian Alphabet (40723)
• LEGO Braille Bricks Play with Braille Spanish Alphabet (40724)

You can also add individual accented characters and mathematical operators via LEGO Pick a Brick.

Every base set contains 287 pieces, regardless of language, although the exact number of each letter varies depending on the use of accented letters in each alphabet.

There are two base plates and a brick separator in each set, along with 284 Braille bricks with the relevant studs for different numbers and letters of the alphabet.

Because of this, the overall specifications for each set are the same:

LEGO Braille Bricks Play with Braille Alphabet Sets

Price: $89.99

Release Date: Available Now

Ages: 6+

Pieces: 287

LEGO Insiders Points: 585

Size: Each LEGO Braille Brick is a standard 2x4. Included baseplates are 32x32.

A few more things worth knowing:

LEGO Braille Bricks are made in five different colors: red, blue, green, white and yellow.

No matter what Braille character is represented, every LEGO Braille Brick is a standard 2x4. The bottom two studs are always missing, with the relevant letter, number or other symbol printed onto the smooth surface. As a result, sighted builders can always tell what character the brick represents.

They can be built into and onto ordinary LEGO bricks, like a normal 2x4 brick. You can even build on top of a Braille Brick, although this might not always be very sturdy - the LEGO Braille Brick for the letter A and/or the number 1 only has one stud!

If you're adding a top-up pack via LEGO Pick a Brick, you'll need the correct Alphabet Set. For the Portuguese top-up pack, that's LEGO Braille Spanish Alphabet (40724). For all of the other five languages, it's LEGO Braille English Alphabet (40656).

What We Think

We're featuring the LEGO Braille theme because it's a great idea. It not only helps vision-impaired kids learn the alphabet, but can also help sighted builders of all ages to learn Braille.

The packaging on these sets features raised Braille bumps, allowing blind and partially sighted builders to read them, plus QR codes that lead to audio-based ideas for how to play with LEGO Braille sets.

Although the LEGO Braille Alphabet sets are suggested for builders aged 6+, they're ideal for younger children just learning their alphabet - just keep them safely supervised.

How to Display It

Obviously you need to be able to touch your LEGO Braille Bricks to read them - but that doesn't mean you can't keep them protected from dust and damage!

Our 26 x 26 x 10cm Display Case takes a standard 32x32 stud baseplate (like the two included in each LEGO Braille Bricks Alphabet set) and has a removable cover, so you can go hands-on anytime you want.

Alternatively, our Mosaic Maker Wall Mounted Frame is a bit bigger at 48x48 studs. If you want to make a LEGO Braille Bricks wall display, pop a Large Gray Baseplate (11024) inside and add your message.

Leave the clear front panel off for an open-fronted wall-hanging LEGO frame that allows you to read the message via touch at any time.

What will your LEGO Braille Bricks display say? Tell us in the comments below!