The display sizes are also standardized – 16×2 is the main one (also searchable as 1602), but you can also get 20×2, 16×4 and 20×4 displays, as well as 8×1 and 8×2 (2002, 1602, 2004, 0801 ...

This last case seems usable when using an 8-pin PICmicro. However, 8-pin PICmicros have ... to use this LCD module with a dedicated 8-pin PICmicro and consider it as an intelligent display. The ...