The ranking system varies according to style and school. There is no single right answer. I've seen the number vary from as few as four to as many as 16. One example is eight belts before the black belt which are: white yellow orange green blue red purple brown
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Karate signifies that you have attained a certain level of expertise in karate. However there are 11 black belts (one simple, 10 Dan belts). And as you continue your progress, you attain new Dan levels.
There is no such thing as a 13 degree black belt. It only goes up to 9, and there is only 1 of them.