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EAN Bar Codes

Some retailers use EAN (European Article Number) bar codes to identify merchandise.

Maximum and minimum lengths for +2 and +5 bar codes must be equal.

 

 

Length

Bar Code

(in characters)

 

 

 

EAN-8

 

8

 

 

EAN-8 +2

10

 

 

EAN-8 +5

13

 

 

 

EAN-13

 

13

 

 

EAN-13 +2

15

 

 

 

EAN-13

+5

18

 

 

 

EAN-13

& Price CD

13

 

 

 

EAN-8

EAN-13

6-24Defining Bar Code Fields

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Paxar Monarch Pathfinder Ultra Gold manual EAN Bar Codes, EAN-8 EAN-13, 24Defining Bar Code Fields