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UPC-E

Example

Example UPC-E symbol

Structure

The configuration for the default implementation is:

<barcode>
  <upc-e>
      <height>{length:15mm}</height>
      <module-width>{length:0.33mm}</module-width>
      <quiet-zone enabled="{boolean:true}">{length:10mw}</quiet-zone>
      <checksum>{checksum-mode:auto=add|check}</checksum>
      <human-readable>
        <placement>{human-readable-placement:bottom}</placement>
        <font-name>{font-name:Helvetica}</font-name>
        <font-size>{length:8pt}</font-size>
      </human-readable>
  </upc-e>
</barcode>

Message format

  • Valid characters are 0-9
  • Message length must be 7 or 8 characters depending on the checksum mode.
  • Behaviour when checksum-mode is set to auto: If a 7-character message is passed in, the check character is added. If a 8-character message is passed in, the check character is checked.
  • The first character (number system) must be 0 or 1.
  • You can pass in a UPC-A message (12 or 13 characters) to generate a UPC-E barcode. If the UPC-A message cannot be converted to a UPC-E message you'll get an exception.
  • Supplementals are supported (2 and 5 characters). You can add them by appending a "+" along with the supplemental message to the barcode message. Example: 0123413+77