Original: Braille characters are much larger than their printed equivalents, and the standard 11" by 11.5" (28 cm &times; 30 cm) page has room for only 25 lines of 43 characters.
Simplified: A standard braille page is 11 inches by 11 inches and typically has a maximum of 40 to 42 braille cells per line and 25 lines. Braille characters are much larger than their printed equivalents, and the standard 11" by 11" (28 cm &times; 28 cm) page has room for only 25 lines of 40 characters.