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Parallel Character Width (in Dots)
The following table shows the character width in dots. Uppercase
I is the narrowest character (fewest dots per character).
Uppercase M is the widest character (most dots per character).
Value/Font Dots Wide ICG*
IM
1/Standard 7 14 2
2/Reduced 2 7 1
3/Bold 7 24 3
5/OCR-A 16 16 3
6/UPC HR1 12 12 2
7/UPC HR2 10 10 1
*Inter-character gap
Bar Codes
The table below lists bar code selections and values.
Value Dots Wide
1UPC-A
2UPC-E
3 Interleaved 2 of 5
4 Code 39
5 Codabar
6EAN-8
7EAN-13
8 Code 128
9MSI
10 UPC/EAN+2
11 UPC/EAN+5
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