Moon is a system of raised shapes, which enables blind people of any age to read by touch. The characters are made up of raised lines and curves, similar to the print alphabet, to create a set of basic shapes. These shapes are rotated or reflected to create the 26 letters of the alphabet and additional dots create punctuation marks and the numeral sign. A blind English man, named Dr William Moon, devised the code.
There are many benefits to learning Moon and if you are thinking of learning Moon because you cannot get on with braille, you may be interested to know that learning Moon has given lots of people greater confidence in their sense of touch, and that many have gone on to learn braille successfully.