Writing Linear 1D Barcodes (original) (raw)
The following tables contain information to write linear 1D barcodes and the data set they support.
EAN 8 & 13, UPC A & E, GS1 Omnidirectional & Stacked, and GS1 Limited
| Character & Data Set |
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 |
13 |
13 |
| Min. width (pixels) |
113 |
81 |
113 |
67 |
96 |
74 |
| Double width (pixels) |
226 |
162 |
226 |
134 |
192 |
148 |
| Triple width (pixels) |
339 |
243 |
339 |
201 |
288 |
222 |
| Quad width (pixels) |
452 |
324 |
452 |
268 |
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 Expanded & Stacked, Code 3 of 9, CODABAR, and Code 128
| Character & Data Set |
GS1 Databar (RSS14) Expanded & Expanded Stacked |
Code 3 of 9 (Code 39) n = # of alphanumeric characters |
CODABAR n = # of alphanumeric characters |
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 |
N/A |
| Min. width (pixels) |
N/A |
16n + 51 |
17(n+2) + 20 |
11(n+5) |
| Double width (pixels) |
N/A |
32n + 102 |
34(n+2) + 40 |
22(n+5) |
| Triple width (pixels) |
N/A |
48n + 153 |
51(n+2) + 60 |
33(n+5) |
| Quad width (pixels) |
N/A |
64n + 204 |
68(n+2) + 80 |
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, EAN EXT 2 and 5, Code Standard 2 0f 5, MSI, and Code 11
| Character & Data Set |
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 16 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 |
16(n+1)+9+Q |
N/A |
| Double width (pixels) |
2(n9+ 9+ Q) |
130 |
76 |
2(19(n+1) + Q) |
2(16(n+1) + 9 + Q) |
N/A |
| Triple width (pixels) |
3(n9+ 9+ Q) |
195 |
114 |
3(19(n+1) + Q) |
3(16(+1)n + 9 + Q) |
N/A |
| Quad width (pixels) |
4(n9+ 9+ Q) |
260 |
152 |
4(19(n+1) + Q) |
4(16(n+1) + 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 |
POSTNET, UCCEAN128, and Code93
| Character & Data Set |
POSTNET |
UCCEAN128 |
Code93 |
| Numerical digits |
0-9 |
0-9 |
0-9 |
| Alphanumeric characters |
N/A |
N/A |
All ASCII characters |
| Special characters |
N/A |
N/A |
All ASCII characters |
| Data Length |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Min. width (pixels) |
(n+3)*10 |
(n+4)*11 |
(n1+2*n2+4)*9+21 |
| Double width (pixels) |
(n+3)*20 |
(n+4)*22 |
(n1+2*n2+4)*18+42 n1= # of characters from the general character set n2 = # of characters from the extended character set |
| Triple width (pixels) |
(n+3)*30 |
(n+4)*33 |
(n1+2*n2+4)*27+63 |
| Quad width (pixels) |
(n+3)*40 |
(n+4)*44 |
(n1+2*n2+4)*36+84 |
| Quintuple width (pixels) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC1 Char Set A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC2 Char Set A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC3 Char Set A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC4 Char Set A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC1 Char Set B |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC2 Char Set B |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC3 Char Set B |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC4 Char Set B |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| FNC1 Char Set C |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |