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EAN-8

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  • Industrial 2 of 5
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  • 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
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  • GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional
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  • GS1 DataBar Stacked
  • GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional
  • GS1 DataBar Limited
  • GS1 DataBar Expanded
  • GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked
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  • Patch Code
  • USPS Intelligent Mail
  • Postnet
  • Planet
  • Australian Post
  • UK Royal Mail (RM4SCC)
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  • 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 bar pattern (start character)
3. Four symbol characters
4. Center guard bar pattern (center character)
5. Four symbol characters, including check digit
6. Guard bar 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

8 Numeric

Error detection

EAN-8 has a modulo-10 check digit to detect error

Error correction

EAN does not support error correction

Usage

The EAN-8 is used on small packages where the EAN-13 barcode is too large.

Industry

Retail

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