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EAN
EAN-13 EAN-8
5. Bar Code
Height
5. Bar Code
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Name Description
1 Quiet Zone Certain spacing is necessary for the back and forth to scan the barcode.
2 Left/Right Guard Bar Identify the start and end of a bar code.
3 Data Character On EAN code, a character consists of 7 modules (minimum unit consisting of bars and
spaces). A data character consists of two bars and two spaces. It has four types of
element width from 1 to 4 modules. The data characters are displayed on either side of
center bar.
4 Check Character Used to check if the read data is correct or not by putting the value calculated with the
certain formula (modulus 10 / weight 3-1) on just before the stop character for re-
calculation.
5 Bar Code Height The nominal bar height is specified as follows:
• EAN-13, UPC-A and UPC-E symbols: 22.85 mm
• EAN-8 symbols: 18.23 mm
Contents of EAN
Standard version (EAN-13) Abbreviated version (EAN-8)
Usable Data Characters Numerical characters 0 to 9
Digit number of Data
Character, (including Check
Character)
13-figure
(6 digits for left/5 digits for right)
8-figure
(4 digits for left/3 digits for right)
Quiet Zone
11 modules or more on the left side
7 modules or more on respective sides
7 modules or more on the right side
Left/Right Guard Bar “101”
Center Bar “01010”
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