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This font can be used to create an EAN-13 barcode which is a superset of the UPC-A barcode.
How to use
EAN-13 has 3 symbol sets A, B, and C. It looks like the following: *XXXXXX#CCCCCC*
- * start/end bar (as common for Code 39)
- # middle bar
- X a symbol of set A or B (see below)
- C a symbol of set C
Symbol sets
The symbol sets are placed on an international keyboard layout:
- Number row: 1234567890
- Middle character row: asdfghjkl;
- Top character row: qwertyuiop
The first digit of an EAN-13 barcode does not directly correspond to a symbol. It determines which symbol set for the following 6 digits is to be used. The following listing shows the symbol set combinations for the starting digits:
- AABABB
- AABBAB
- AABBBA
- ABAABB
- ABBAAB
- ABBBAA
- ABABAB
- ABABBA
- ABBABA
If the starting digit is 0, or if you want to encode a UPC-A, only use symbol set A.
Examples
The spaces are only inserted for clarity.
- EAN number → symbol set → What you type with the font
- 2 012345 67890 3 → *AABBAB#CCCCCC* → *01sd4g#yuiope*
- 2 230154 67890 1 → *AABBAB#CCCCCC* → *23;a5f#yuiopq*
- 9 786789 12345 1 → *ABBABA#CCCCCC* → *7kh7k9#qwertq*
- 9 789876 12345 7 → *ABBABA#CCCCCC* → *7kl8j6#qwertu*
The above examples contain all symbols, try them.
Standard
For detailed technical information download the GS1 General Specifications.
If you need other barcode fonts, just check my other FontStructions
7 Comments
Many thanks as this is so far the clearest explaination on how to encode an EAN-13 barcode.
Cannot find the font on Excel or even on the C\windows\fonts folder after installing it or even drag it on the folder. Why ??
If you want to use this font with EAN codes written as digits you can transform them to use with this font with my little program:
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I ensure you, that program works also with another EAN codes, not only with the ones beginning with 71413128 :-).
@barcode Sorry for removing your link. If you want to link to your software that’s no problem, but please link to the URL of a clearly identifiable webpage, not an anonymous sharing provider. Other users need a clear idea of where they are heading when they click on a link on the site. Thanks!
You really saved me with this font. It's an excellent solution for InDesign barcoding, and unlike even paid plugins, it supports data merge automation alongside InDesign's native QR-codes.
Sharing back: here's the Excel file where I automated transformations from the original number to the encoded string ready to be formatted with your font. Hope it saves a couple more steps for users of the font.
I have a different program, we are using for ISBN barcode a very old small program, that runs only on WIndowx XP. I am looking for substitue or for some alghorytm to do the same convertion, but no luck so far.
What the program give as an output is as follow:
I am entering a number 788211014955, and the program gives me: *!8I2B1A-bejffh!
The program has selected EAN13 when converting. But as you can see the output is different that presented in this article. Does anybody know what encodinf is this, and how to create something in Excel for instance?
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