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UPC and EAN

For UPC and EAN bar codes, a smaller Letter Gothic font will be substituted
for OCR-A or OCR-B when the bar code symbol is not large enough to
accommodate a 10 CPI font.

Other Bar Codes

For all other bar codes, OCR-A and OCR-B will print at 10 CPI. If necessary,
when using the Normal font, the PDF will be automatically sized to fit the
length of the bar code symbol.
Table 8. IGP/PGL Bar Code Specification Summary
Description Magnification
Parameter
Average Narrow
Element Width
(mils)
Character
Density (cpi) Ratio
Codabar X1 16.7 5.4 4:3:2:1
Code 39
Telepen X1
X1A
X1B
X2
X3
X4
16.7
16.7
16.7
37.5
54.2
70.8
3.75
4.6
4.2
1.9
1.3
1.1
3:1
2:1
2.5:1
2.3:1
2.5:1
2.4:1
Code 128A
Code 128B
Code 93
UPS 11
X1
X1.5
X2
X3
X4
16.7
25.0
33.0
50.0
66.7
5.4
4.1
2.7
1.8
1.4
4:3:2:1
4:3:2:1
4:3:2:1
4:3:2:1
4:3:2:1
Code 128C
UCC/EAN-128 X1
X1.5
X2
X3
X4
16.7
25.0
33.0
50.0
66.7
10.9
8.2
5.4
3.6
2.7
4:3:2:1
4:3:2:1
4:3:2:1
4:3:2:1
4:3:2:1
EAN 8 and 13 default 16.7 1.28 MAG 4:3:2:1
Interleaved 2/5
German I-2/5
ITF-14
Matrix
UPCSHIP
X1
X1A
X1B
X2
X2A
X3
X4
16.7
20.8
16.7
37.5
33.2
54.2
70.8
6.7
5.7
8.5
3.5
4.3
2.3
1.8
3:1
2.6:1
2:1
2.3:1
2:1
2.5:1
2.4:1
MSI-A
MSI-B
MSI-C
MSI-D
X1
X2
X3
X4
16.7
25.1
33.4
41.7
6.1
4.1
3.0
2.4
3:1
2.5:1
2.3:1
2.3:1
UPC-A and E default 16.7 1.28 MAG 4:3:2:1
PostBar and Royal
Mail X1
X1A n/a n/a n/a
POSTNET Per U.S. Postal Service
Publication 25: A Guide to Business Mail Preparation
(USPS Certified)