EAN 8

EAN (European Article Numbering) bar coding is a variation of UPC coding. EAN 8 encodes eight digits.

EAN 13

EAN 13 encodes 13 digits and contains the same number of bars as UPC A. The thirteenth digit combined with the twelfth digit provides a code representing a country.

Code 39

Also known as 3 of 9 Code, code 39 is used in non-retail applications. Each character has five bars and four spaces. Code patterns have been developed for 44 different alphabetic, numeric and graphic characters.

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