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Bar Code Symbology Chart

Below is a chart of the most widely used bar codes and the type of input each requires. For additional information on selecting a symbology, see Selecting a Symbology

Codabar Numeric plus-.$/+: EAN-8 Numeric

Codabar EAN-8

01234567890

Code 128 Full ASCII EAN-8 + 5 Numeric

EAN-8

01234567890

EAN-128 Full ASCII JAN-8 Numeric

EAN-128 JAN-8

01234567890

Code 25 Numeric JAN-13 Numeric

Code 25 JAN-13

01234567890

Code 39 Alphanumeric plus space,-.$/+% FIM A, FIM B None

Code 39 FIM A & B

01234567890

EAN-13 Numeric FIM C, FIM D None

EAN-13 FIM C & D

EAN-13 + 5 Numeric ISBN Numeric

ISBN

ISBN+EAN-13 Numeric Pharmacode Numeric

ISBN + EAN-13

ISSN Numeric POSTNET Numeric

ISSN POSTNET

ISSN+EAN-13 Numeric POSTNET 11-digit Numeric

ITF Numeric UPC (A) Numeric

ITF UPC (A)

01234567890

ITF-14 Numeric UPC (A) + 5 Numeric

ITF-14 UPC (A)+5

0 12 34567 89012 8

ITF-14 Numeric UPC (E) Numeric

ITF-14 UPC (E)

0 12 34567 89012 8

MSI/Plessey Numeric UPC (E) + 5 Numeric

UPC (E)+5

01234567890

Updated: 05/12/2003

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