Bar Code Data
The data is specified as a series of single-byte code points from a specific code page. Some symbologies limit the valid code points to just the 10 numerals (0 - 9), other symbologies allow a richer set of code points. The bar code symbol is produced from these code points; the code points are also used, along with a particular type style, when HRI is produced.
Table 1 lists, for each symbology, the valid code page from which characters are chosen and the type style that is used when HRI is printed in terms of a registered CPGID and FGID. More information about these values can be found in IBM® AFP Fonts: Font Summary and in IBM AFP Fonts: Technical Reference for Code Pages.
| Type | Bar Code Symbology | EBCDIC-Based CPGID | FGID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Code 39 (3-of-9 Code), AIM USS-39 | 500 | Device specific |
| 2 | MSI (modified Plessey code) | 500 | Device specific |
| 3 | UPC/CGPC — Version A | 893 | 3 (OCR-B) |
| 5 | UPC/CGPC — Version E | 893 | 3 (OCR-B) |
| 6 | UPC — Two-digit Supplemental (Periodicals) | 893 | 3 (OCR-B) |
| 7 | UPC — Five-digit Supplemental (Paperbacks) | 893 | 3 (OCR-B) |
| 8 | EAN-8 (includes JAN-short) | 893 | 3 (OCR-B) |
| 9 | EAN-13 (includes JAN-standard) | 893 | 3 (OCR-B) |
| 10 | Industrial 2-of-5 | 500 | Device specific |
| 11 | Matrix 2-of-5 | 500 | Device specific |
| 12 | Interleaved 2-of-5, AIM USS-I 2/5 | 500 | Device specific |
| 13 | Codabar, 2-of-7, AIM USS-Codabar | 500 | Device specific |
| 17 | Code 128, AIM USS-128 | 1303 | Device specific |
| 22 | EAN Two-digit Supplemental | 893 | 3 (OCR-B) |
| 23 | EAN Five-digit Supplemental | 893 | 3 (OCR-B) |
| 24 | POSTNET | 500 | None |
| 26 | RM4SCC | 500 | None |
| 27 | Japan Postal Bar Code | 500 | None |
| 28 | Data Matrix (2D bar code) | Code page is selectable within the symbol by using ECI protocol | None |
| 29 | MaxiCode (2D bar code) | Code page is selectable within the symbol by using ECI protocol | None |
| 30 | PDF417 (2D bar code) | Code page is selectable within the symbol by using ECI protocol | None |
| 31 | Australia Post Bar Code | Code page is selectable within the symbol by using ECI protocol | Device Specific |
| 32 | QR Code | Code page is selectable within the symbol by using ECI protocol | None |
| 33 | Code 93 | 500 | Device Specific |
| 34 | USPS Four-State | 500 | Device Specific |
As shown in Table 1, the font that is used to print HRI depends on the symbology. Some symbologies use OCR-B; others use a device-specific font (typically OCR-A).
Table 2 lists the valid characters for each symbology and specifies how many characters are allowed for a bar code symbol.
| Code | Bar Code Type | Valid Characters | Valid Data Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Code 39 (3-of-9 Code), AIM USS-39 | 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ -.$/+% and the space character A total of 43 valid input characters. |
Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| 2 | MSI (modified Plessey code) | 0123456789 | 3 - 15 characters for Modifier X'01' 2 - 14 characters for Modifier X'02' 1 - 13 characters for all other modifiers |
| 3 | UPC/CGPC - Version A | 0123456789 | 11 characters |
| 5 | UPC/CGPC - Version E | 0123456789 | 10 characters |
| 6 | UPC - Two-digit Supplemental (Periodicals) | 0123456789 | 2 characters for Modifier X'00' 13 characters for Modifier X'01' 12 characters for Modifier X'02' |
| 7 | UPC - Five-digit Supplemental (Paperbacks) | 0123456789 | 5 characters for Modifier X'00' 16 characters for Modifier X'01' 15 characters for Modifier X'02' |
| 8 | EAN-8 (includes JAN-short) | 0123456789 | 7 characters |
| 9 | EAN-13 (includes JAN-standard) | 0123456789 | 12 characters |
| 10 | Industrial 2-of-5 | 0123456789 | Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| 11 | Matrix 2-of-5 | 0123456789 | Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| 12 | Interleaved 2-of-5, AIM USS-I 2/5 | 0123456789 | Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| 13 | Codabar, 2-of-7, AIM USS-Codabar | 0123456789 -$:/.+ABCD 16 characters plus 4 start/stop characters (ABCD) (Note 2) |
Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| 17 | Code 128, AIM USS-128 (modifier X'02') | All characters that are defined in the Code 128 code page | Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| UCC/EAN 128 (modifiers X'03' and X'04') | 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz FNC1 |
Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
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| 22 | EAN Two-digit Supplemental | 0123456789 | 2 characters for Modifier X'00' 14 characters for Modifier X'01' |
| 23 | EAN Five-digit Supplemental | 0123456789 | 5 characters for Modifier X'00' 17 characters for Modifier X'01' |
| 24 | POSTNET | 0123456789 | 5 characters for Modifier X'00' 9 characters for Modifier X'01' 11 characters for Modifier X'02' 11 characters for Modifier X'04' BCOCA range for Modifier X'03': 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| 26 | Royal Mail |
0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ | Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| Royal Mail (Dutch KIX variation, modifier X'01') | 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz | Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
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| 27 | Japan Postal Bar Code (Modifier X'00') | 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ - (hyphen) |
Symbology: 7 or more BCOCA range: 7 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| Japan Postal Bar Code (Modifier X'01') | 0123456789 CC1,CC2,CC3,CC4, CC5,CC6,CC7,CC8 - (hyphen) start, stop |
No length checking done; refer to the modifier X'01' description. | |
| 28 | Data Matrix | Any 1-byte character or binary data | Symbology: up to 3116 depending on whether the data is character or numeric;
refer to the symbology specification. BCOCA range: 0 - 3116 characters (see note 1) |
| 29 | MaxiCode | Any 1-byte character that is allowed by the symbol mode | Symbology: up to 93 alphanumeric characters per symbol depending on encoding
overhead or up to 138 numeric characters per symbol; refer to the symbology specification. BCOCA range: 0 - 138 characters |
| 30 | PDF417 | Any 1-byte character or binary data | Symbology: up to 1850 text characters, 2710 ASCII numeric digits, or 1108 bytes
of binary data per symbol depending on the security level; refer to the symbology
specification. BCOCA range: 0 - 2710 characters |
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| Modifier X'01' – Standard Customer Barcode | 0123456789 | Symbology: 8 digits BCOCA range: 8 digits |
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| Modifier X'02' – Customer Barcode 2 using Table N | 0123456789 | Symbology: 8 - 16 digits BCOCA range: 8 - 16 digits |
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| Modifier X'03' – Customer Barcode 2 using Table C | 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz (space) # (number sign) |
Symbology: 8 - 13 characters BCOCA range: 8 - 13 characters |
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| Modifier X'04' – Customer Barcode 2 using proprietary encoding | 0123456789 for sorting code 0 - 3 for customer information |
Symbology: 8 - 24 digits BCOCA range: 8 - 24 digits |
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| Modifier X'05' – Customer Barcode 3 using Table N | 0123456789 | Symbology: 8 - 23 digits BCOCA range: 8 - 23 digits |
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| Modifier X'06' – Customer Barcode 3 using Table C | 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz (space) # (number sign) |
Symbology: 8 - 18 characters BCOCA range: 8 - 18 characters |
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| Modifier X'07' – Customer Barcode 3 using proprietary encoding | 0123456789 for sorting code 0 - 3 for customer information |
Symbology: 8 - 39 digits BCOCA range: 8 - 39 digits |
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| Modifier X'08' – Reply Paid Barcode | 0123456789 | Symbology: 8 digits BCOCA range: 8 digits |
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| 32 | QR Code | Any 1-byte character or binary data | Symbology: Up to 7,089 characters depending on the size and type of the data; refer to the
symbology specification. BCOCA range: 0 - 7,089 characters |
| 33 | Code 93 | 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ -.$/+% space character a - representing Shift 1 b - representing Shift 2 c - representing Shift 3 d - representing Shift 4 A total of 47 valid input characters. |
Symbology: unlimited BCOCA range: 0 - 50 characters (see note 1) |
| 34 | USPS Four-State | 0123456789 | 20 digits for Modifier X'00' 25 digits for Modifier X'01' 29 digits for Modifier X'02' 31 digits for Modifier X'03' |
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| Character | EBCDIC Code Point |
|---|---|
| 0 | X'F0' |
| 1 | X'F1' |
| 2 | X'F2' |
| 3 | X'F3' |
| 4 | X'F4' |
| 5 | X'F5' |
| 6 | X'F6' |
| 7 | X'F7' |
| 8 | X'F8' |
| 9 | X'F9' |
| A | X'C1' |
| B | X'C2' |
| C | X'C3' |
| D | X'C4' |
| E | X'C5' |
| F | X'C6' |
| G | X'C7' |
| H | X'C8' |
| I | X'C9' |
| J | X'D1' |
| K | X'D2' |
| L | X'D3' |
| M | X'D4' |
| N | X'D5' |
| O | X'D6' |
| P | X'D7' |
| Q | X'D8' |
| R | X'D9' |
| S | X'E2' |
| T | X'E3' |
| U | X'E4' |
| V | X'E5' |
| W | X'E6' |
| X | X'E7' |
| Y | X'E8' |
| Z | X'E9' |
| a | X'81' |
| b | X'82' |
| c | X'83' |
| d | X'84' |
| e | X'85' |
| f | X'86' |
| g | X'87' |
| h | X'88' |
| i | X'89' |
| j | X'91' |
| k | X'92' |
| l | X'93' |
| m | X'94' |
| n | X'95' |
| o | X'96' |
| p | X'97' |
| q | X'98' |
| r | X'99' |
| s | X'A2' |
| t | X'A3' |
| u | X'A4' |
| v | X'A5' |
| w | X'A6' |
| x | X'A7' |
| y | X'A8' |
| z | X'A9' |
| - (hyphen) | X'60' |
| # (number sign) | X'7B' |
| . (period) | X'4B' |
| $ | X'5B' |
| ⁄ | X'61' |
| + | X'4E' |
| % | X'6C' |
| : | X'7A' |
| Space | X'40' |
| FNC1 | X'8F' |
The Code 128 code page (CPGID = 1303) is defined as shown in Figure 1.
