2-12 Defining Fields
Bar Code
Type
Density
Selector
Density
(% or cpi)
Narrow
Element
(dots/mils)
Narrow to
Wide Ratio
Data
Length
Appearance
Codes
Available
Char
Set
UPCA +2/+5
Price CD
2
4
76%
114%
2/9.9
3/14.8
N/A 11 or 12
14/17
1, 5, 6, 7 or 8 0 to 9
UPCE
+2/+5
2
4
76%
114%
2/9.9
3/14.8
N/A 6 or 7
9/12
1, 5, 6, 7 or 8 0 to 9
EAN8
+2/+5
2
4
76%
114%
2/9.9
3/14.8
N/A 7 or 8
10/13
1, 5, 6,7 or 8 0 to 9
EAN13+2/+5
Price CD
2
4
76%
114%
2/9.9
3/14.8
N/A 12 or 13
15/18
1, 5, 6,7 or 8 0 to 9
Interleaved
2of5
or I2of5
with Barrier
Bar
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1.1
2.1
3.2
4.2
5.6
6.3
7.5
8.8
9.6
11.2
11.0
12.7
14.5
21/103.4
12/59.1
7/34.5
6/29.6
4/19.7
4/19.7
3/14.8
3/14.8
3/14.8
2/9.9
2/9.9
2/9.9
2/9.9
1:3.0
1:2.5
1:3.0
1:2.5
1:3.0
1:2.5
1:3.0
1:2.3
1:2.0
1:3.0
1:3.0
1:2.5
1:2.0
0 to 2710 8 0 to 9
(Code 39 or
MOD43
(Extended
Code 39)
1
2
3
4
6
7
11
12
20
1.4
1.7
3.5
4.2
6.3
7.0
3.9
12.7
3.0
10/49.3
8/39.4
4/19.7
3/14.8
2/9.9
2/9.9
4/19.7
1/4.9
5/24.6
1:2.5
1:2.5
1:2.5
1:3.0
1:3.0
1:2.5
1:2.0
1:3.0
1:2.2
0 to 2710 8 SPACE
$%*+-./
0to9
AtoZ
Codabar
(NW7)
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
2.1
3.0
4.6
5.1
8.4
9.2
10.1
8/39.4
6/29.6
4/19.7
4/19.7
2/9.9
2/9.9
2/9.9
1:3.0
1:2.5
1:2.5
1:2.0
1:3.0
1:2.5
1:2.0
0to26 8 $+-./
0to9
atod
Code 128
or
Code 16K
20
4
6
8
3.5/7.0
4.4/8.7
5.8/11.7
8.7/11.5
5/24.6
4/19.7
3/14.8
2/9.9
N/A 0 to 2710 8 00H to 7FH
Note: For I 2of5 bar codes, pad field data to the left with a zero when an
odd number of characters are used. Codabar uses “A” as the start
and stop characters if not included with the data. All bar codes with