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UPC-E

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  • Liner Barcodes(1D)
  • UPC-A
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  • EAN-8
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  • Industrial 2 of 5
  • Interleaved 2 of 5
  • Code 11
  • Codabar
  • Code 39
  • Code 93
  • Code 128
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  • GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional
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  • GS1 DataBar Limited
  • GS1 DataBar Expanded
  • GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked
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  • Other Types
  • Patch Code
  • USPS Intelligent Mail
  • Postnet
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  • Australian Post
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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)
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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 pattern (start character)
3. Six symbol characters
4. Guard pattern (stop character)
5. Trailing quiet zone

Density

Moderate-density. UPC 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

12 Numeric, zeroes suppressed

Error detection

UPC-E has a modulo-10 check digit to detect error

Error correction

UPC does not support error correction

Usage

The UPC-E allows the use of U.P.C. barcodes on smaller packages where an UPC-A code doesn't fit

Industry

Retail
Warehousing

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