44 Operation
EAN 8
EAN (European Article Numbering) bar coding is a variation of UPC coding. EAN 8
encodes eight digits.
EAN 13
EAN 13 encodes 13 digits and contains the same number of bars as UPC A. The thir-
teenth digit combined with the twelfth digit provides a code representing a country.
Code 39
Also known as 3 of 9 Code, code 39 is used in non-retail applications. Each character
has five bars and four spaces. Code patterns have been developed for 44 different
alphabetic, numeric and graphic characters.
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