Barcode Encodings

Barcode provides a list of 26 available barcodes suitable for your application. The following table lists all the 26 barcode types supported by the MVC BarCode control.

Encoding Type	Image	Description
Codabar	Codabar	Codabar uses A B C D + - : . / $ and numbers.
Code39	Code39	Code 39 uses numbers, % * $ /. , - +, and upper case.
Code49	Code49	Code 49 is a 2D high-density stacked barcode containing two to eight rows of eight characters each. Each row has a start code and a stop code. Encodes the complete ASCII character set.
Code93	Code93	Code 93 uses uppercase, % $ * / , + -, and numbers.
Code128	Code128	linear barcode symbology defined in ISO/IEC 15417:2007.
DataMatrix ECC 200	DataMatrix ECC 200	Data Matrix is a high density, two-dimensional barcode with square modules arranged in a square or rectangular matrix pattern. ECC 200 is a new version of Data Matrix.
DataMatrix ECC-000 to ECC-140	DataMatrix ECC 000	Data Matrix is a high density, two-dimensional barcode with square modules arranged in a square or rectangular matrix pattern. ECC 000–140 code uses a convolution-based error correction
EAN-8	EAN-8	EAN-8 uses only numbers (7 numbers and a check digit).
EAN-13	EAN-13	EAN-13 uses only numbers (12 numbers and a check digit). It takes only 12 numbers as a string to calculate a check digit (CheckSum) and add it to the thirteenth position. The check digit is an additional digit used to verify that a bar code has been scanned correctly. The check digit is added automatically when the CheckSum property is set to True.
GS1-128	GS1-128	GS1-128 is an application standard of GS1 implementation and the subset of Code 128 barcode.
GS1DataBarExpanded	GS1 DataBar Expanded	DataBar barcodes are usually used to label fresh foods and can hold information like item's batch number or expiry date. This GS1 Databar symbol is used for retail point-of-sale.
GS1DataBarExpandedStacked	GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked	DataBar barcodes are usually used to label fresh foods and can hold information like item's batch number or expiry date. This GS1 Databar symbol is used for retail point-of-sale.
GS1DataBarLimited	GS1 DataBar Limited	DataBar barcodes are usually used to label fresh foods and can hold information like item's batch number or expiry date. This GS1 Databar symbol is not used for retail point-of-sale.
GS1DataBarOmnidirectional	GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional	DataBar barcodes are usually used to label fresh foods and can hold information like item's batch number or expiry date. This GS1 Databar symbol is used for retail point-of-sale.
GS1DataBarStacked	GS1 DataBar Stacked	DataBar barcodes are usually used to label fresh foods and can hold information like item's batch number or expiry date. This GS1 Databar symbol is not used for retail point-of-sale.
GS1DataBarStackedOmnidirectional	GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional	DataBar barcodes are usually used to label fresh foods and can hold information like item's batch number or expiry date. This GS1 Databar symbol is used for retail point-of-sale.
GS1DataBarTruncated	GS1 DataBar Truncated	DataBar barcodes are usually used to label fresh foods and can hold information like item's batch number or expiry date. This GS1 Databar symbol is not used for retail point-of-sale.
Interleaved2of5	Interleaved 2 of 5	Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) barcode is a continuous two-width barcode symbology encoding digits.
ITF14	ITF14	ITF14 barcode is the GS1 implementation of an Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code to encode a Global Trade Item Number. It is continuous, self-checking, bidirectionally decodable and it will always encode 14 digits. ITF14 is used on packaging levels of a product in general.
JapanesePostal	JapanesePostal	This is the barcode used by the Japanese Postal system. Encodes alpha and numeric characters consisting of 20 digits including a 7-digit postal code number, optionally followed by block and house number information. The data to be encoded can include hyphens.
MicroPDF417	MicroPDF417	MicroPDF417 is two-dimensional (2D), multi-row symbology, derived from PDF417. Micro-PDF417 is designed for applications that need to encode data in a two-dimensional (2D) symbol (up to 150 bytes, 250 alphanumeric characters, or 366 numeric digits) with the minimal symbol size. MicroPDF417 allows you to insert an FNC1 character as a field separator for variable length Application Identifiers (AIs).
Pdf417	Pdf417	Pdf417 is a popular high-density 2-dimensional symbology that encodes up to 1108 bytes of information. This barcode consists of a stacked set of smaller barcodes. Encodes the full ASCII character set. It has ten error correction levels and three data compaction modes: Text, Byte, and Numeric. This symbology can encode up to 1,850 alphanumeric characters or 2,710 numeric characters.
QRCode	QRCode	QRCode is a 2D symbology that is capable of handling numeric, alphanumeric and byte data as well as Japanese kanji and kana characters. This symbology can encode up to 7,366 characters.
UPC-A	UPC-A	UPC-A uses only numbers (11 numbers and a check digit).
UPC-E0	UPC-E0	UPC-E0 uses only numbers. Used for zero-compression UPC symbols. For the Caption property, you may enter either a six-digit UPC-E code or a complete 11-digit (includes code type, which must bezero) UPC-A code. If an 11-digit code is entered, the Barcode control will convert it to a six-digit UPC-E code, if possible. If it is not possible to convert from the 11-digit code to the six-digit code, nothing is displayed.
UPC-E1	UPC-E1	UPC-E1 uses only numbers. Used typically for shelf labeling in the retail environment. The length of the input string for U.P.C. E1 is six numeric characters.