Barcodes

Bar Code fonts have alpha names (left column in the table below). Uppercase alpha names will print barcodes with human-readable interpretations. Lowercase alpha names will print barcodes only. The table is followed by visual samples.

Bar Code

Type

Length

Check-

Valid ASCII Characters,

ID

 

 

sum

decimal value

 

 

 

 

representation

A / a

Code 3 of 9

Varies

No

32, 36, 37, 42, 43, 45-57, 65-

 

 

 

 

90

B / b

UPC-A

11

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

 

 

 

 

Option V used in the 6th & 7th

 

 

 

 

position

C / c

UPC-E

6

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

D / d

Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2

Varies

No

48-57 Numeric only

 

of 5)

 

 

 

E / e

Code 128

Varies

M-103

32-127

F / f

EAN-13

12

Yes

48-57 Numeric only.

 

 

 

 

Option V used in the 7th & 8th

 

 

 

 

position

G / g

EAN-8

7

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

H / h

Health Industry Bar

Varies

M-43

32, 36-39, 42, 43, 45-57, 65-90

 

Code

 

 

 

I / i

Codabar

Varies

No

36, 43, 45-58, 65-68

J / j

I 2 of 5 with modulo

Varies

M-10

48-57 Numeric only

 

10 checksum

 

 

 

K / k

Plessey

Up to 14

M-10

48-57 Numeric only. Option +

 

 

 

 

is Last Character for Second

 

 

 

 

M-11 Checksum

L / l

I 2 of 5 with modulo

13

M-10

48-57 Numeric only

 

10 checksum &

 

 

 

 

bearer bars

 

 

 

M / m

2 digit UPC

2

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

 

addendum

 

 

 

N / n

5 digit UPC

5

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

 

addendum

 

 

 

O / o

Code 93

Varies

No

35-38, 42-58, 65-90, 97-122

p

Postnet

Varies

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

Q / q

UCC/EAN Code 128

19

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

R / r

UCC/EAN Code 128

18

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

 

K-Mart NON EDI bar

 

 

 

 

code

 

 

 

S / s

UCC/EAN Code 128

34 +

Yes

48-57 Numeric only

 

Random Weight

 

 

 

T / t

Telepen

Varies

Yes

Alphanumeric

U

UPS MaxiCode

84

Yes

Alphanumeric

E-4203/E-4204/E-4304

B-5

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Datamax E-4304 manual Barcodes, Bar Code Type Length Check Valid Ascii Characters