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QR Code
QR Code
1. Margin
QR code: Four models on surrounding area
Micro QR code: Two modules on surrounding area
5. Data Area
Black: Dark module
White: Light module
2. Finder Pattern
3. Alignment Pattern
4. Timing Pattern
Micro QR Code
Name Description
1 Margin
(Quiet Zone) The space necessary to read the code. For QR code, four modules on surrounding area
are needed and two modules are needed for Micro QR code.
2 Finder Pattern The pattern to detect the location of symbol. It allows high-speed scanning of code. It
allows high-speed scanning of code.
It has the size of 7 × 7 modules. The ratio of module width is 1:1:3:1:1 (see the figure
below).
When a finder pattern in created with the Font Maker, the entire character image is the
finder pattern area of QR code.
1 1 1 1 3
3 Alignment Pattern The pattern to correct the strain of symbol.
4 Timing Pattern The pattern used to acquire the data density.
5 Data Area The area where data are coded. The black unit module (the minimum unit of code) is
called as “dark module” and white as “light module”. When creating dark/light module
patters with the Font Maker, the entire character image is the module pattern area of QR
code.
Content of code data
• It can include alphanumerical character, Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, symbol, binary and control code.
ME-LPMSZ-OP-7