Morse code thus determines the dot length. It is common to assume that a word is 5 characters long. There are two common typical words: "PARIS" and "CODEX". PARIS mimics a word rate that is typical of natural language words and reflects the benefits of Morse code's shorter code durations for common characters such as "e" and "t". CODEX offers a word rate that is typical of 5-letter code groups (sequences of random letters). Using the word PARIS as a standard, the number of dot units is 50 and a simple calculation shows that the dot length at 20 words per minute
Braille pattern dots-124 Braille pattern dots-124 The Braille pattern dots-124 ( ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the two top dots and middle left dot raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with both top dots and the upper-middle left dot raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+280b, and in Braille ASCII with F. In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-124 is used to represent unvoiced labial fricatives, such as /f/ and /ɸ/, and is otherwise assigned as needed. It is also used for the number 6. Related to Braille pattern dots-124 are Braille patterns 1247, 1248, and 12478,