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	EAN-13 Change Type Liner Barcodes(1D) UPC-A UPC-E EAN-8 EAN-13 Industrial 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 11 Codabar Code 39 Code 93 Code 128 MSI Code 2D Barcodes QR Code PDF417 DataMatrix MaxiCode Aztec Code DotCode Micro QR Code Micro PDF417 Composite Barcodes GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Truncated GS1 DataBar Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Expanded GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked GS1 Composite Code Other Types Patch Code USPS Intelligent Mail Postnet Planet Australian Post UK Royal Mail (RM4SCC)	+ Add comparison Liner Barcodes(1D) UPC-A UPC-E EAN-8 EAN-13 Industrial 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 11 Codabar Code 39 Code 93 Code 128 MSI Code 2D Barcodes QR Code PDF417 DataMatrix MaxiCode Aztec Code DotCode Micro QR Code Micro PDF417 Composite Barcodes GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Truncated GS1 DataBar Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Expanded GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked GS1 Composite Code Other Types Patch Code USPS Intelligent Mail Postnet Planet Australian Post UK Royal Mail (RM4SCC)	+ Add comparison Liner Barcodes(1D) UPC-A UPC-E EAN-8 EAN-13 Industrial 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 11 Codabar Code 39 Code 93 Code 128 MSI Code 2D Barcodes QR Code PDF417 DataMatrix MaxiCode Aztec Code DotCode Micro QR Code Micro PDF417 Composite Barcodes GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Truncated GS1 DataBar Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Expanded GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked GS1 Composite Code Other Types Patch Code USPS Intelligent Mail Postnet Planet Australian Post UK Royal Mail (RM4SCC)
Structure	1. Leading quiet zone 2. Guard pattern (start character) 3. Six symbol characters 4. Center guard pattern (center character) 5. Six symbol characters, including check digit 6. Guard pattern (stop character) 7. Trailing quiet zone
Density	Moderate-density. EAN prints bars and spaces in four different widths and takes up half the space of an Interleaved 2 of 5 code.
Character set	Numeric
Capacity	13 Numeric
Error detection	EAN-13 has a modulo-10 check digit to detect error
Error correction	EAN does not support error correction
Usage	The EAN-13 is used for marking products sold at retail stores or during distribution.
Industry	Retail