Description of EAN-8, GTIN-8
EAN 8 is the short form of EAN-13. This code is only used if the article is too small for an EAN-13 code. The restrictions for this are very hard. An EAN-8 will only be granted if a EAN-13 will uses more than 25% of the front space of the article.An EAN-8 always has 8 digits:
- 3 digits prefix
- 4 digits: article identification.
- 1 check digit.
Technical data
Valid characters: | 0123456789 |
Length: | 8 |
Check digit: |
Calculated according to Modulo 10 ActiveBarcode calculates the check digit automatically. |
Type#: |
EAN-8 - #02 - CODEEAN8 GTIN-8 - #109 - CODEGTIN8 |