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Supported barcodes

The barcodes listed below can be read by the system. See the Comments column for exceptions.

Click the barcode name to see an example of that barcode. (Barcode sizes vary; these examples are meant as examples only.)

Barcode type

Check-digit

Safety level

Check algorithm

Length

Characters

Comments

ClosedCodabar

None

Low

1 to ~100*

20 numbers & special characters:
012345678 -$.:/+ ABCD

Human readable.

ClosedCode 128

One (0-102)

High

Modulo 103

1 to ~100*

106 numbers and letters:
Full 7-bit ASCII
Code 128 can encode all 128 characters in the ASCII standard. However, some of those characters are special symbols intended for teletype machines (such as null and the bell-ring symbol) and cannot be verified in any normal way. Such characters are not supported.

Human readable.

ClosedCode 39

None

Medium

1 to ~100*

43 numbers and letters:
1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- . $ / + % SPACE

Human readable.

ClosedEAN 8

One (0-9)

Medium

Modulo 10

7 + check digit

Numbers only: 1234567890

Human readable.

ClosedEAN 13

One (0-9)

Medium

Modulo 10

12 + check digit

Numbers only: 1234567890

Human readable.

ClosedEAN 128

One (0-102)

High

Modulo 103

Similar to Code 128 but with EAN standards applied. Please refer to other sources if you require a detailed description of EAN 128.

Human readable.

Not supported by Invoice modules.

ClosedInterleaved 2 of 5

None

Low

1 to ~100*, with even no. of digits

Numbers only: 1234567890

Human readable.

ClosedPDF 417

Many, depending on level of safety

User defined

Self correcting

See Extracting PDF417

Not human readable

ClosedUPC-A

One (0-9)

Medium

Modulo 10

11 + check digit

Numbers only: 1234567890

Human readable.

ClosedUPC-E

One (0-9)

Medium

Modulo 10

6 + check digit

Numbers only: 1234567890

Human readable.

ClosedBPO4

None

Medium

2 to ~100*

36 numbers and letters:
1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Not human readable.

ClosedUS Postnet

None

Medium

2 to ~100*

Numbers only: 1234567890

Not human readable.

* This length limitation is imposed by the program.

Adding a barcode field profile

Troubleshooting barcodes

The Field or Classifier specification dialog: Extraction format settings for barcodes