EAN 13

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EAN 13

The EAN 13 bar code structure is shown in Figure 16 and described on the

following pages.

Figure 16

. EAN 13 Structure

QUIET
ZONE
CHECK
DIGIT
CODE
LEFT
DATA
FIELD
CENTER
CODE
RIGHT
DATA
FIELD
QUIET
ZONE
STOP
CODE
QUIET
ZONE
START CODE CENTER CODE STOP CODE
LEFT DATA
FIELD RIGHT DATA
FIELD HEIGHT
QUIET
ZONE
SR, SC
POSITION
FIELD
START
OPTIONAL READABLE
OPTIONAL
READABLE
DATA
FIELD
OPTIONAL
READABLE
DATA
FIELD
QUIET
ZONE
CHECK
DIGIT
CODE
RIGHT
DATA
FIELD
CENTER
CODE
LEFT
DATA
FIELD
QUIET
ZONE
START
CODE
FIELD
STOP
2- or 5-
DIGIT
ADD-ON
CODE
SR, SC
POSITION
HEIGHT
QUIET
ZONE
STOP CODE CENTER CODE START CODE
RIGHT DATA
FIELD LEFT DATA
FIELD
QUIET
ZONE
SR, SC
2- or 5-
DIGIT
ADD-ON
CODE
POSITION
SR, SC
POSITION
NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER
N
NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER
N
N
NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER
N
NUMBER
SYSTEM
CHARACTER
DATA FIELD
HEIGHT
2- or 5-
DIGIT
ADD-ON
CODE
2- or 5-
DIGIT
ADD-ON
CODE
HEIGHT
Normal
INV
CCW CW
CHECK
DIGIT
FIELD
CHECK
DIGIT
FIELD