Editing Morse code (section)

===Farnsworth speed===
Sometimes, especially while teaching Morse code, the timing rules above are changed so two different speeds are used: A character speed and a text speed. The character speed is how fast each individual letter is sent. The text speed is how fast the entire message is sent. For example, individual characters may be sent at a 13 words-per-minute rate, but the intercharacter and interword gaps may be lengthened so the word rate is only 5&nbsp;words per minute.

Using different character and text speeds is, in fact, a common practice, and is used in the Farnsworth method of [[#Learning methods|learning Morse code]].