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Information for Writing Linear 1D Barcodes
 

The following tables contain information for writing linear 1D barcodes:

  EAN 13
EAN 8
UPC A
UPC E

GS1 Databar (RSS14)
Omnidirectional
& Stacked

GS1 Databar
(RSS14)
Limited
Numerical digits
0-9
0-9
0-9
0-9
0-9
0-9
Alphanumeric characters
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Special characters
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Data Length
12
7
11
6 or 11
13
13
Min. width (pixels)
113
80
113
70
96
74
Double width (pixels)
226
170
226
140
192
148
Triple width (pixels)
339
255
339
210
288
222
Quad width (pixels)
452
340
452
280
384
296
Quintuple width (pixels)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC1 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC2 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC3 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC4 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC1 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC2 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC3 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC4 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC1 Char Set C
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
 
 

GS1 Databar (RSS14)
Expanded &
Expanded
Stacked

Code 3 of 9
(Code 39)
n = # of
alphanumeric characters
CODABAR

Code 128 
n = # of
alphanumeric
characters
Numerical digits
0-9
0-9
0-9
All ASCII characters
Alphanumeric characters
A-Z, a-z, and spacebar
A-Z and spacebar
N/A
  
Special characters
! % & ( ) * + , - .
/ : ; < = > _ ?
- . $ % + /
- . $ % + /
  
Data Length
N/A
1-63
1-63
3-63
Min. width (pixels)
N/A
15(n+4)
N/A
11(n+5)
Double width (pixels)
N/A
30(n+4)
N/A
22(n+5)
Triple width (pixels)
N/A
45(n+4)
N/A
33(n+5)
Quad width (pixels)
N/A
60(n+4)
N/A
44(n +5)
Quintuple width (pixels)
N/A
N/A
N/A
  
FNC1 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x80
FNC2 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x81
FNC3 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x82
FNC4 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x83
FNC1 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x84
FNC2 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x85
FNC3 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x86
FNC4 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x87
FNC1 Char Set C
N/A
N/A
N/A
0x88
 

Code
Interleaved
2 of 5

Q = Quiet Zone
36 elements
n = # of
numeric digits
(must be even)

 EAN
EXT 5		 EAN
EXT 2

Code Standard
2 of 5 (Industrial
2 of 5)

Q = Quiet Zone
36 elements
n = # of
numeric digits
(must be even)

MSI

Q = Quiet Zone
36 elements
n = # of
numeric digits
(must be even)

Code
11
Numerical digits
0-9
0-9
0-9
0-9
0-9
0-9

Alphanumeric
characters
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Special characters
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
-
Data Length
1-63
5
2
1-63
1-63
1-63
Min. width (pixels)
n9+ 9+ Q
65
38
19(n+1) + Q
16n + 9 + Q
N/A
Double width (pixels)
2(n9+ 9+ Q)
130
76
2(19(n+1) + Q)
2(16n + 9 + Q)
N/A
Triple width (pixels)
3(n9+ 9+ Q)
195
114
3(19(n+1) + Q)
3(16n + 9 + Q)
N/A
Quad width (pixels)
4(n9+ 9+ Q)
260
152
4(19(n+1) + Q)
4(16n + 9 + Q)
N/A
Quintuple width (pixels)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC1 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC2 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC3 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC4 Char Set A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC1 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC2 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC3 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC4 Char Set B
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FNC1 Char Set C
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

 
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