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Appendix B B-5
B.2 Bar Code Fonts
Font Bar Code Length Cksum Valid Characters
A
3 of 9 Varies No 0-9, A-Z, -. *$/+% and space char.
B
UPC-A 11 digits Yes 0-9
C
UPC-E 6 digits Yes 0-9
D
Interleaved 2 of 5 Varies No 0-9
E
Code 128
(A,B,C)
Varies M-103 entire 128 ASCII character set.
F
EAN-13 12 digits Yes 0-9
G
EAN-8 7 digits Yes 0-9
H
Health Industry
Bar Code (HIBC)
Varies M-43 0-9, A-Z, -$:/. The Host must
supply leading "+"'s
I
Codabar Varies
(Min. 3)
No 0-9, -, ., $, :, /, +, and the start/stop
codes: a, b, c, and d.
J
Interleaved 2 of 5
without Bars
Varies M-10 0-9
K
MSI Plessey Varies M-10 0-9. If + is last character,
additional MSI checksum will be
added to the bar code in place of
the + character.
L
Interleaved 2 of 5
(UPC CASE)
13 M-10 0-9
M
UPC 2 digit add. 2 digits Yes 0-9
N
UPC 5 digit add. 5 digits Yes 0-9
O
Code 93 Varies No All 128 ASCII characters
p
Postnet Varies Yes 0-9
Q
UCC/EAN Code
128
19 digits Yes 0-9
R
UCC/EAN Code
128 K-MART
NON EDI
18 digits Yes 0-9
S
UCC/EAN Code
128 Random
Weight
Varies.
At least
34 digits
Yes 0-9
T
Telepen Varies Yes All 128 ASCII characters
u
UPS MaxiCode 84 Yes 0-9, A-Z
v
FIM 1 char. No A, B, C, or D
z
PDF-417 Varies Yes All ASCII characters
Table B-3 Valid Bar Code Font ASCII Characters