APPENDIX BARCODES
EPT031055 Issue 2 September 2017 B-3
BARCODE TYPES SUPPORTED
1-D Barcodes
In the table below, the types of 1-D barcodes supported are summarised,
with the type and number of characters specified for that barcode type. The
term “any” means capital letter and number characters; in some cases
additional characters are defined, but lower case letters are not permitted.
Only Extended Code 39 and the EAN 128 and Code 128 codes provide
symbols for the full ASCII character set.
There are many named barcode types which are actually derivatives of
major types. To avoid the table becoming excessively complex, only
generic names are used, e.g. ISBN, ISSN and JAN coding schemes are all
variants of the EAN scheme. There are several coding schemes (such as
DEFCON) which are actually Code 39, and some countries use Code 128
under other names for mail tracking (as in the UK).
Code Type No. of Characters Check Digit
2 of 5 any numbers
2 of 5DL number pairs 1 optional
2 of 5 IATA number pairs 1 optional
2 of 5 IL number pairs 1 optional
2 of 5 IND number pairs 1 optional
3 of 9 any
AP Reply Paid
AP Routing
AP Redirect
Code11 any 1 or 2
Code39 Upper Case Alphanumeric 1 optional
Code 39Ext. any (full ASCII) 1 optional
Code93 any 2 optional
Code93 Ext. any (full ASCII) 2 optional
Code128 any automatic
Code128A any automatic
Code128B any automatic
Code128C any automatic
Codabar2 any
DP Leitzhal numeric
DP Ident
EAN8 8 numbers 1 of the 8
EAN8+2 10 numbers 1 of the 10
EAN8+5 13 numbers 1 of the 13