Result
Valid Bar Code Data
Bar Code Type Number of Characters Valid Characters (ASCII)
Valid First/Last
Characters
EAN-8 Must be 8 digits, including
check digit
0 through 9 Check Digit (required,
rightmost position)
EAN-13 Must be 13 digits, including
check digit
0 through 9 Check Digit (required,
rightmost position)
UPC-A Must be 12 digits, including
the first/last characters
0 through 9 System Digit (in leftmost
position)
Check Digit (required,
rightmost position)
UPC-E Must be 6 digits, including
the first/last characters
0 through 9 No system digit
Check digit (implied)
MSI (PLESSEY) No defined length 0 through 9 None
UPC 2-Digit (Magazine) Must be 3 digits long,
including check digit
0 through 9 Check digit (required,
rightmost position)
UPC 5-Digit (Magazine) Must be 6 digits long,
including check digit
0 through 9 Check Digit (required,
rightmost position)
2 of 5 Interleaved Any number, but must be
an even number (including
the check digit)
0 through 9 None
2 of 5 Industrial Any number 0 through 9 None
2 of 5 Matrix Any number 0 through 9 None
Code 3 of 9 Any number 0 through 9
A through Z
Space
-.$/+%
Must use * as first and last
character
CODABAR Any number 0 through 9
-$:/.+
ABCD
1 inch
margin
* ABC+0123 * *1234 *
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