EAN-8 Barcode Specifications
The EAN8 barcode option is used in IDAutomation Barcode Fonts, Components and Applications to create a EAN-8 Barcode, a symbology that is most commonly used to encode 8 digits of the GTIN Barcode.The 8th digit of EAN-8 is a MOD10 check-digit that is re-calculated in all IDAutomation barcode products to reduce scanning errors and may be omitted when encoding data. A 2 or 5 digit add-on may be created by appending the numbers to the end of the 12 or 8 digits that make up the primary symbol. Therefore, a number string of 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 or 13 digits (with or without the check digit and with or without the add-on) must make up the DataToEncode.
- Using the EAN8 barcode option with a font encoder returns text formatted to the EAN-8 Barcode Fonts.
- The EAN8 barcode option in all components and applications will produce a barcode image.
- Entering incorrect data may create a barcode containing all zeros.
Fig. 1. EAN-8 barcode encoding
"12345670" with an add-on of "12345".
The above EAN-8 barcode symbol was
generated with the
Barcode
Image Generator. A free
online barcode generator is also available.
The EAN-8 barcode type is easily read and verified with the IDAutomation USB Barcode Scanner.
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