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Chapter 3 Bar Codes
EAN 8
The EAN 8 bar code structure is shown in Figure 14 and described on the
following pages.
Figure 14
. EAN 8 Structure
QUIET
ZONE
CHECK
DIGIT
CODE
LEFT
DATA
FIELD
CENTER
CODE
RIGHT
DATA
FIELD
QUIET
ZONE
STOP
CODE
QUIET
ZONE
START CODE
CENTER CODE
STOP CODE
LEFT DATA
FIELD
RIGHT DATA
FIELD
HEIGHT
HEIGHT
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ZONE
SR, SC
POSITION
FIELD
START
OPTIONAL READABLE
OPTIONAL
READABLE
DATA
FIELD
OPTIONAL
READABLE
DATA
FIELD
QUIET
ZONE
CHECK
DIGIT
CODE
RIGHT
DATA
FIELD
CENTER
CODE
LEFT
DATA
FIELD
QUIET
ZONE
START
CODE
HEIGHT
FIELD
STOP
SR, SC
POSITION
QUIET
ZONE
STOP CODE CENTER CODE
START CODE
RIGHT DATA
FIELD
LEFT DATA
FIELD
HEIGHT
QUIET
ZONE
SR, SC
2- or 5-
DIGIT
ADD-ON
CODE
POSITION
SR, SC
POSITION
DATA FIELD
2- or 5-
DIGIT
ADD-ON
CODE
2- or 5-
DIGIT
ADD-ON
CODE
2- or 5-
DIGIT
ADD-ON
CODE
Normal
INV
CCW CW
CHECK
DIGIT
FIELD
CHECK
DIGIT
FIELD