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BARCODE FONTS
EAN 13 ¦ EAN 8 ¦ UPC A ¦ UPC E ¦ Code 128 ¦ Code 39 ¦ Code 39 Extended ¦ PZN ¦ Code 93 ¦ Code 2/5 Industrial ¦ Code 2/5 Interleaved ¦ Codabar
Barcode	Description
EAN 13	Font: "Code-EAN". The Nominal size is printed out with a font size of 72 - 74 pt. Valid symbols: digits from 0 ... 9, 12 positions fixed. Nominal size: 100% (incl. quiet zone): width = 37,29 mm., height = 26,26 mm. The Code can vary between 80% and 200%. The encoded actual digits incl. check digit are contained as plain text underneath the code, in the font "OCR-B". Instead of font "Code-EAN" also the font "Code-EAN-HH" ( = Half Height) can be used. Encoding of the character set in the font: a) the character set A is on key bank underneath of the numbers, e. g.: "1" = q, "5" = t, from q to p. b) the character set B is on the second row underneath the numbers from a to "ö", c) character set C on the third row, from y to -. d) The first digit (13th position) on the numerical keys. Additiond following symbols: guard bars = *, field separators = #, quiet zone = <space>-key. Character structure (left-right): First digit, rest zone, edge characters, 5 positions from 12.7 of character set A respect. B, field separators, 6 positions from 6... 1 of character set C, guard bars, rest zone.
EAN 8	Font name: "Code-EAN-HH". The nominal size is printed out with a font size of 72-74 pt. Valid Symbols: digits from 0 ... 9, 7 positions fixed. Nominal size 100% (incl. quiet zone): width = 26,73 mm, height = 26,26 mm. The Code can vary between 80% and 200%. Details see chapter "EAN 13". The encoded digits are contained as plain text underneath the codes. Additional to Code EAN an Addon-Code with 2 or 5 positions can be used. Additional information: The check digit is calculated according to Modulo 10 with weighting 3 from the right to the left. The code consits of the character sets A and C. The left half of the Barcode is encoded of the character set A, the right half of character set C. Encoding of character sets in the font as well as guard bars, separation- and space characters as with EAN 13. Character structure (left-right): quiet zone, guard bar, 4 positions from 8...5 of character set A, field separation, 4 positions from 4...1 of character set C, guard bar, quiet zone.
UPC A	Font: "Code-EAN". The nominal size is printed out with a font of 72 - 74 pt. Valid characters: digits from 0 ... 9, 11 positions fixed. Nominal size: 100% (incl. quiet zone): width = 37,29 mm, height = 26,26 mm. The Code can vary between 80 % (= 59 pt) and 200% (= 144 pt.). Details see chapter "EAN 13". The encoded digits are below the codes as plain text. Additional to Code UPC A an Addon-Code with 2 or 5 positions can be used. Additional information: The check digit is calculated according to Modulo 10 with the weighting 3, weighting from the right to the left. The code consists of character set A and C. The left half of the barcode is encoded of character set A, the right half of character set C. The digits 12 and 1 are copied without plain text (according to capital letter at the keyboard, form "Q" to "P" for character set A and from "Y" to "_" for character set C), these digits however as plain text are before and behind the barcode. Encoding of character sets in the font name, guard bar, separation- and space characters otherwise as with EAN. Character format: placed in front digit, quiet zone, guard bar, 6 positions from 12...7 of character set A, field separation, 6 positions of 6...1 of character set C, guard bar, placed in back digit in plain text.
UPC E	Font: "Code-EAN". The nominal size is printed out with a font size of 72-74 pt. Valid characters: digits form 0 ... 9, 7 positions fixed. Actual characters: the left digit is a code number and alwalys "0". Therefore only 6 digits can be put in the barcode program, the left "0" is added automatically when calculating. Nominal size: 100% (incl. quiet zone): width = 23,76 mm, height = 26,26 mm. The Code can vary between 80 % (= 59 pt.) and 200 % (= 144 pt.) Details see chapter "EAN 13". The encoded digits are contained below the codes as plain text. Additional information: The check digit is calculated according to Modulo 10 with the weighting 3, weighting from the right to the left. Encoding of character sets in font otherwise edge and space character as with EAN 13. Character format: front placed digit, quiet zone, guard bar, 6 positions form 7...2 of character set A respect. B, right edge character, back placed digit (check digit) in plain text.
Code 128	Font "Code-128". Activate the switch "double height", and the font "Code-128-DH" is indicated, which can can be used for long Barcodes. Valid characters: !#$%&'()*+,- ./0123456789:;<=>?@ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_` abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\|}~ as well as space key. Numbers of actual characters: as you like, according to max. possible scan width. Additional information: Control characters are contained in character set for Code 128, which for example can change within one character set to the other and do have similer functions. All control characters in the barcode program except those changing from Code B to C and reversed can be entered by the keyboard. The change from B to C and reversed is automatically effected when calculating. Check digit calculation: The check digit is calculated according to Modulo 103. Character format: quiet zone, StartCode B, actual digit, check digit, stop symbol, quiet zone.
Code 39	Font: "Code-39-25". The proportion for this font is wide to small element 2,5 : 1. Recommended size: height 20 mm minimum or 25% of the width. Readable from 18 pt. font size (=high density), good readability values are reached from approx. 24 pt. (=medium density). Additional information: The check digit is calculated according to Modulo 43, assigned to the calculated number is a character, corresponding to the reference number, of the character set Code 39. There is the possibility to produce barcodes with a proportion of 2,0 : 1 (font "Code-39-20") and 3,0 : 1 (font "Code-39-30"). The proportion 2,0 : 1 is only allowed to be used from a font size of 55 pt. (module width = 0,5 mm) Generally: the higher the proportion, the wider is the print out Barcode with same contents, but even better is readability. Code 39 can also be used without check digit as requested, this however is only valid for certain cases of application, normally the check digit will be calculated too.
Code 39 extended	Font: "Code-39-25", see advices Code 39. Recommended size: as Code 39. Additional information: The characters of Code 39 and Code 39-extended are identically. Check digit calculation, character set codification and symbol format as well. According to specification the beginning of Code 39 extended with control character: +$ and the end with: -$ is communicated to the cecoder. These control characters are in the character set on the relevant keys, that they can be entered directly into the desired application, if requiered. Some decoders can also be programmed directly to the extended character set ("Full ASCII") so that control characters are not required.
PZN	Font: "Code-39-25", see advices Code 39. Recommended size: height 6 mm minimum. Readable from 18 pt. font size (=high density), good reading rates are reached from approx. 24 pt. (=medium density). Additional information: The characters of PZN and the character format are identical with Code 39. Used as starting symbol is "" in combination with "-". Check digit calculation: 1. position 2, 2. position * 3 .... 6. position * 7, all products are added. The result is divided by 11, the rest (Modulo 11) is the check digit. Should the check digit be a "10", consequently this number is not acceptable as PZN.
Code 93	Font: "Code-93". For presenting start- and stop symbols (ANSI 0144) in the optional plain text line the fonts "OCR-B" and "OCR-A" are available. Recommended size: height 20 mm minimum or 25% ot the width. Good reading rates are reached from approx. 24 pt. (=medium density) Additional information: Code 93 uses two check digits, these are calculated according to Modulo 47. One reference number is allocated to each character. The reference numbers are added from the right to the left with a weighting 1, 2, 3, etc. According to the reference table, one symbol is allocated to the rest of the division.
Code 2/5 Industrial	Font: "Code-25-Ind". Recommended size: from 18 pt font size (=high density), you will get good reading rate from approx. 26 pt. (=medium density) Additional information: The standard proportion from the wide to the small element is 2,5 : 1 therefore the making of a High-Density-Codes is possible. The check digit is calculated according to Modulo 10 with weighting 3, weighting from the right to the left.
Code 2/5 Interleaved	Font: "Code-25-25-Int". The proportion for this font of wide to small element is 2,5 : 1. Recommended size: from 18pt font size (=high density), you will get good reading rate approx. 26pt (=medium density). Additional information: Calculation of check digit according to Code 2/5 Industrial (Mod. 10, weighting 3). There is the possibility to produce barcodes with a proportion of 2,0 : 1 (font "Code-25-20-Int") and 3,0 : 1 (font "Code-25-30-Int"). The proportion 2,0 : 1 is only allowed to be used from a font size of 55 pt. (modular width = 0,5 mm). Generally: the higher the proportion the wider is the printed barcode with the same contents, but also better is readability. Encoding of character set in the font: start symbol = key "<" (ANSI 0139) stop symbol = key ">" (ANSI 0155) quiet zone = space key (ANSI 032).
Codabar	Font "Code-Codabar". Recommended size: 18 - 36 pt font size. Additional information: The standard proportion from wide to small element is 2,5 : 1, by that the making of a High-Density-Codes is possible. The check digit is calculated according to Modulo 16, assigned to the calculated number is again a symbol of the reference table.