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57 Chapter 3
Barcode Symbology Explaining
EAN-8 / JAN-8
Compressed version of EAN code for
use on small products.
UPC-EAN Add-ON 2/5
UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, and EAN-8
may all include an additional barcode to
the right of the main barcode. This
second barcode, which is usually not as
tall as the primary barcode, is used to
encode additional information for news-
papers, books, and other periodicals.
Industrial 2 of 5 / IATA Older code not in common use.
Interleaved 2 of 5
Compact numeric code, widely used in
industry, air cargo, other applications.
Plessey / MSI
Plessey: Older code commonly used for
retail shelf marking.
MSI: Variation of the Plessey code
commonly used in USA.
Code 11
Used primarily for labeling telecommuni-
cations equipment.
Codabar / NW 7
Older code often used in library systems,
sometimes in blood ban.
Matrix 2 of 5
Used in miscellaneous industrial
applications, and mechanical numbering
systems.
Type B. Alphanumeric Barcodes
Code 39 / Code32
General-purpose code in very wide use
world-wide.
Code 93 Compact code similar to Code 39.
Code128 / UCC
EAN128
Very capable code, excellent density,
high reliability; in very wide use
world-wide.
Widely used data formatting model for
Code 128
Type C. Others Barcodes
China Post
Used by China Postal Service for
automated mail sorting.
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