ActiveBarcode supports all common barcode types
The following comparison chart will help you to choose the right barcode symbology for your project. Many different barcodes types have been developed over the years. Each of these different barcode types has special characteristics. This comparison helps you to decide which barcode type will match your needs best.
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This special form of the Code 128 is used for goods and palettes in commerce and industry. More than one data field can be encoded using Application Identifiers.
European Article Number for the labelling of products in the retail trade. The EAN code is mainly used in supermarkets to identify products at the point of sale.
2D barcode for encoding mass text or data in only one code. Often used for Mobile-Tagging with cell phones.
This special form of the Data Matrix is used for goods and palettes in commerce and industry. More than one data field can be encoded using Application Identifiers.
International Standard Serial Number. The ISSN serves the identification of sequentially appearing publications, e.g., magazines.
The ITF-14 barcode is used to create the Shipping Container Symbol. This code is used to mark cartons and palettes that are including goods with an EAN-13 code.
Serial Shipping Container Code. It is used throughout the supply chain as an identifier for item tracing and internal control.
Japanese Article Numbering. It's primarily used in supermarkets to identify product at the point of sales.
EAN-99 is a special form of the EAN-13, which just starts with 99. EAN 99 is used as an in-store coupon.
EAN-Velocity is a special form of the EAN-8. This code is internally used by dealers for products that have no EAN-13 or EAN-8 code from the producer.
International Standard Book Number. ISBN transitional type from 01. January 2006 to 31. December 2006.
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