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Bar Code Summary Data
Bar Code fonts have alpha names (left column in the table below). Uppercase
alpha names will print barcodes with human-readable interpretations. Lowercase
alpha names will print barcodes only. The table is followed by visual samples.
Bar
Code
ID
Type Length Checksum
Valid ASCII Characters,
decimal value
representation
A Code 3 of 9 Varies No 32, 36, 37, 42, 43, 45-57,
65-90
B UPC-A 11 Yes 48-57 Numeric only.
Option V used in the 6th &
7th position
C UPC-E 6 Yes 48-57 Numeric only
D Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Varies No 48-57 Numeric only
E Code 128 Varies M-103 32-127
F EAN-13 12 Yes 48-57 Numeric only. Option
V used in the 7th & 8th
position
G EAN-8 7 Yes 48-57 Numeric only
H HBIC Varies M-43 32, 36-39, 42, 43, 45-57, 65-
90
I Codabar Varies No 36, 43, 45-58, 65-68
J Interleaved 2 of 5 with a
modulo 10 checksum
Varies M-10 48-57 Numeric only
K Plessey Up to
14
M-10 48-57 Numeric only. Option
+ is Last Character for
Second M-11 Checksum
L Interleaved 2 of 5 with a
modulo 10 checksum &
shipping bearer bars
13 M-10 48-57 Numeric only
M 2 digit UPC addendum 2 Yes 48-57 Numeric only
N 5 digit UPC addendum 5 Yes 48-57 Numeric only
O Code 93 Varies No 35-38, 42-58, 65-90, 97-122
p Postnet Varies Yes 48-57 Numeric only
Q UCC/EAN Code 128 19 Yes 48-57 Numeric only
R UCC/EAN Code 128
K-Mart NON EDI barcode
18 Yes 48-57 Numeric only
S UCC/EAN Code 128
Random Weight
34 + Yes 48-57 Numeric only
T Telepen Varies Yes Alphanumeric
U UPS MaxiCode 84 Yes Alphanumeric
v FIM 1 No A, B, C, D
z PDF-417 Varies Yes All
W1c DataMatrix Varies Yes All 8-bit values
W1d QR Code – Auto format Varies Yes Alphanumeric
W1D QR Code – Manual format Varies Yes Single byte or Kanji double
byte