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Wasp Labeler User Manual

Code 11

Code 11 is used primarily in telecommunications. The symbol can encode any length string consisting

of the digits 0-9 and the dash character (-). One or more modulo-11 check digit(s) can be included.

Code 11 Example (No Check Digit)

Code 128

Code 128 is variable length and encodes the full 128 ASCII character set. Each character is

represented by 11 modules that can be one of four bar widths. Code 128 is the most easily read code

with the highest message integrity due to several separate message check routines. Of all the common

linear symbologies, Code 128 is the most flexible. It supports both alpha and numeric characters easily,

has the highest number of characters per inch, and is variable length.

Code 128 is widely used in the shipping industry.

The Code 128 character set includes the digits 0-9, the letters A-Z (upper and lower case), and all

standard ASCII symbols and control codes. The codes are divided into three character sets: A, B, and

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Character Set A - Contains capital letters, control characters and digits.

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Character Set B - Contains all printable characters.

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Character Set C - Contains only numbers and the FNC1 character.

Code 128 Example

A special version of

(formerly known as UCC/EAN 128) is used extensively

world wide in shipping and packaging industries.

Code 39

Code 39 is variable length and is the most frequently used symbology in industrial bar code systems

today. The principal feature is to encode messages using the full alphanumeric character set. Three of

the nine elements (bars) are wide and six elements are narrow.