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Appendix F – Bar Code Summary Data
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Appendix F
Bar Code Summary Data
Bar code fonts have alpha names (left column, below). Uppercase alpha names will print bar codes with human-readable
interpretations, if supported. Lowercase alpha names will print bar codes only. Place the ID in field b of the Format Record
header to cause the printer to encode the data field using the associated symbology; see Appendix G for details. Column
labeled “Linear Scanner Supported” provides an indication that printers equipped with a Linear Scanner are capable of
recognizing the associated symbology.
Bar Code Characteristics
Bar
Code ID
Symbology Length Checksum
Valid ASCII Characters, decimal value
representation
Linear
Scanner
Supported
A / a Code 39 Varies No 32, 36, 37, 42, 43, 45-57, 65-90 
B / b UPC-A 11 Yes
48-57 Numeric only. Option V used in the 6th
& 7th position

C / c UPC-E 6 Yes 48-57 Numeric only 
D / d Interleaved 2 of 5 (I2 of 5) Varies No 48-57 Numeric only 
E / e Code 128 Varies M-103 32-127 
F / f EAN-13 12 Yes
48-57 Numeric only. Option V used in 7th &
8th position

G / g EAN-8 7 Yes 48-57 Numeric only 
H / h HBIC Varies M-43 32, 36-39, 42, 43, 45-57, 65-90 
I / i Codabar Varies No 36, 43, 45-58, 65-68 
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