EPSON EAN-8

EAN-8 is an eight-digit abbreviated version of the EAN barcode standard.

Because the check digit is added automatically, only 7 characters can be input.

Character type

Numbers (0 to 9)

 

 

Number of characters

Up to 7 characters

 

 

Font size

52 pt to 130 pt (up to 96 pt in Windows NT).

 

Recommended sizes are 52 pt, 65 pt

 

(standard), 97.5 pt and 130 pt.

 

 

The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand:

Left/right margin

Left/right guard bar

Center bar

Check digit

OCR-B

Print Sample

EPSON EAN-8

Appendix B Working with Fonts

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