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Example of Barcode |
| Code 39
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The Code 39 barcode is the easiest to use of alpha-numeric barcodes and is designed for character self-checking, eliminating the requirement for check character calculations. |
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| Extended Code 39 |
The full 128 character ASCII character set can be printed (in accordance with ISO 646) with the extended Code 39 barcode. |
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| Code 128 |
Character set A allows for uppercase characters, punctuation, numbers and several special functions such as a return or tab.
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| Character set B allows for upper and lower case letters, punctuation, numbers and a few select functions. |
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| UCC/EAN-128 |
Character set C encodes only numbers and the FNC1 function (indicated in blue). Because the numbers are "interleaved" into pairs, two numbers are encoded into every barcode character
which makes it a very high density barcode. |
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| UPCa |
Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode is used in the retail industry. UPC-A consists of 12 numbers. |
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| UPCe |
UPC-E consists of 12 numbers that are compressed into 8 numbers for small packages. |
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| EAN13 |
The European Article Numbering System (EAN) is a superset of U.P.C. EAN-13 consists of 13 numbers. |
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| EAN8 |
The European Article Numbering System (EAN) is a superset of U.P.C. EAN-8 consists of 8 digits for small packages. |
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| Interleaved 2 of 5 |
Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) is a numeric only barcode used for encoding pairs of numbers in a high density barcode format. |
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| CodaBar |
The symbology of the Codabar character set consists of bar code symbols representing characters 0-9, Letters A to D and the following symbols: - . $ / +.
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| Industrial 2 of 5 |
The symbology of the Industrial Code 2 of 5 character set consists of bar code symbols representing the numbers 0-9, the start character and the stop character.
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| Code 11 |
The symbology of the Code 11 character set consists of bar code symbols representing the numbers 0-9, a dash symbol, the start character and the stop character. |
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| Code 93 |
The symbology of the Code 93 character set consists of bar code symbols representing characters 0-9, A-Z, the space character and the following symbols: /, + , %, - , . , $ .
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| MSI Plessey |
The MSI Plessey barcode was designed in the 1970s by the Plessey Company in England and has been used primarily in libraries and retail applications. |
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| POSTNET |
The POSTNET (POSTal Numeric Encoding Technique) barcode is a special barcode developed by the US Post Office to encode zip code information.
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| PLANET |
Confirm is a new product from the U.S. Postal Service that uses a special barcode called PLANET to track letter-size mail electronically |
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| MICR E13B |
The MICR E13B font is a special font that is used on bank checks and drafts in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Panama, UK, and a few other countries to print MICR characters for
magnetic recognition and optical character recognition systems. |
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| MICR CMC7 |
The MICR CMC-7 font is a special font that is used on bank checks in Mexico, France, Spain and most Spanish speaking countries. |
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OCRa
OCRb
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The OCR-A and OCR-B character sets contain upper case and lower case letters, numbers, and several special characters. The OCR-A font characters were created from ANSI X3.17-1981
specifications and the OCR-B font characters were created from ANSI X3.49-1982 specifications.
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| PDF417 |
Large amounts of text and data can be stored securely and inexpensively when using the PDF-417 symbology. Using Reed Solomon error correction, the printed PDF417 symbol can withstand damage
without causing loss of data.
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| Data Matrix |
Data Matrix is a very area efficient 2Dbarcode symbology that uses a unique square module perimeter pattern that helps the barcode scanner determine the cell locations. It can encode letters,
numbers, text and actual bytes of data; it can encode just about anything including extended characters, unicode characters and photos.
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| Maxi Code |
MaxiCode is a 2D (two-dimensional) matrix symbology containing hexagon modules in a 1" square area. MaxiCode is used by the UPS (United Parcel Service) on packing slips for package sortation
and addressing.
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