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	PDF417 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. Start pattern 3. Left row indicator codewords 4. Data codewords 5. Right row indicator codewords 6. Stop pattern 7. Trailing quiet zone
Density	High-density. PDF417 was one of the first publicly available high-density 2D barcodes
Character set	Full ASCII
Capacity	1850 Alphanumeric Characters/2710 Digits/1108 Bytes
Error detection	The PDF417 uses the Reed-Solomon algorithm to add error detection and correction information to source data.
Error correction	PDF417 uses the Reed-Solomon algorithm for error correction. Four selectable levels of error correction are available, which enables the barcode to be read even if up to 50 percent of the code is damaged.
Usage	PDF417 is one of the most widely used 2D barcodes, most commonly found in logistics, transportation (boarding passes), government identification (driver licenses and identification cards), inventory and document management (postal packages).
Industry	Transport Logistics Warehousing Government