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Code 128

Code 128 barcode with the value CODE-128 printed below the bars

Settings

Setting Description Default
Character set 128A, 128B, 128C 128A
Bar height Height of the bars 15 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Show value Also show barcode value in the frame Yes
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
right: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • When the value is shown, it is always placed below, not embedded
  • Width of the narrow bar (X-dimension) = 0,01 in (0,254 mm)
  • The frame width depends on the barcode value, left/right quiet zones, and magnification (default: depends on the default value + left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, value visibility, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: default bar height + text height)

Code 39

Code 39 barcode reading *CODE-39*, with asterisk start and stop characters in the value below

Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 15mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Show value Show barcode value in the frame Yes
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
right: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • When the value is shown, it is always placed below, not embedded
  • Width of the narrow bar (X-dimension) = 0,01 in (0,254 mm)
  • The frame width depends on the barcode value, left/right quiet zones, and magnification.
    Default: depends on the default value + left/right quiet zones
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, value visibility, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification.
    Default: default bar height + text height

Code 93

Code 93 barcode with the value CODE-93 set below the bars in a narrower symbol

Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 15mm
Magnification 100%
Show value Show barcode value in the frame Yes
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
right: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • When the value is shown, it is always placed below, not embedded
  • Width of the narrow bar (X-dimension) = 0,01 in (0,254 mm)
  • The frame width depends on the barcode value, left/right quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: depends on the default value + left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, value visibility, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: default bar height + text height)

DataMatrix

Square DataMatrix code with solid L-shaped finder edges and no human-readable value

Settings

Setting Description Default
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode 0

Things to know

  • The value is never shown
  • The frame width and height can be set with the general frame properties
    (default: width = 20 mm; height = 20 mm)
  • Proportions are always constrained
  • There are no bar height and magnification settings
  • The quiet zone is always the same in all directions

EAN-8

EAN-8 barcode for 0123 4565, its eight digits embedded below the bars between light-margin arrows

Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 18,23 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 2,31 mm)
right: 2,31 mm
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • The value is always shown and placed below embedded
  • The frame width depends on the left/right quiet zones and magnification
    (default: 26,73 mm, including left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: 21,31 mm)

EAN-13

EAN-13 barcode for 0 123456 789012, with the leading digit sitting outside the bars

Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 22,85 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 3,63 mm)
right: 2,31 mm
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • The value is always shown and placed below embedded
  • The frame width depends on the left/right quiet zones and magnification (default: 37,29 mm, including left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification (default: 25,93 mm)

GS1-128

GS1-128 barcode whose value below the bars carries the application identifier (10) 123456

Settings

Setting Description Default
Character set 128A, 128B, 128C 128A
Bar height Height of the bars 15 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Show value Also show barcode value in the frame Yes
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
right: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • When the value is shown, it is always placed below, not embedded
  • Width of the narrow bar (X-dimension) = 0,01 in (0,254 mm)
  • The frame width depends on the barcode value, left/right quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: depends on the default value + left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, value visibility, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: default bar height + text height)

QR Code

Square QR code with finder patterns in three corners and no printed value

Settings

Setting Description Default
Error correction Low (L), Medium (M), Quartile (Q), High (H) High (H)
Character set → ISO 8859-1 / UTF-8 ISO 8859-1
Quiet zone Size of the whitespace around the barcode 0

Things to know

Extra

  • The value is never shown
  • The frame width and height can be set with the general frame properties. (default: width = 20 mm; height = 20 mm)
  • Proportions are always constrained
  • There are no bar height and magnification settings
  • The quiet zone is always the same in all directions

UPC-A

UPC-A barcode for 0 12345 67890 5, with the first and last digits set outside the guard bars

Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 22,85 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 2,97 mm
right: 2,97 mm
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • The value is always shown and placed below embedded
  • The frame width depends on the left/right quiet zones and magnification
    (default: 37,29 mm, including left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: 25,93 mm)

UPC-E

UPC-E barcode for 0 123456 5, the compressed form, taller than it is wide

Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 22,85 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 2,97 mm
right: 2,31 mm
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • The value is always shown and placed below embedded
  • The frame width depends on the left/right quiet zones and magnification
    (default: 22,11 mm, including left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: 25,93 mm)