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Code 128

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Character set 128A, 128B, 128C 128A
Bar height Height of the bars 15 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Show value Also show barcode value in the frame Yes
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
right: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • When the value is shown, it is always placed below, not embedded
  • Width of the narrow bar (X-dimension) = 0,01 in (0,254 mm)
  • The frame width depends on the barcode value, left/right quiet zones, and magnification (default: depends on the default value + left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, value visibility, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: default bar height + text height)

Code 39

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 15mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Show value Show barcode value in the frame Yes
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
right: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • When the value is shown, it is always placed below, not embedded
  • Width of the narrow bar (X-dimension) = 0,01 in (0,254 mm)
  • The frame width depends on the barcode value, left/right quiet zones, and magnification.
    Default: depends on the default value + left/right quiet zones
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, value visibility, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification.
    Default: default bar height + text height

Code 93

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 15mm
Magnification 100%
Show value Show barcode value in the frame Yes
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
right: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • When the value is shown, it is always placed below, not embedded
  • Width of the narrow bar (X-dimension) = 0,01 in (0,254 mm)
  • The frame width depends on the barcode value, left/right quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: depends on the default value + left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, value visibility, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: default bar height + text height)

DataMatrix

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode 0

Things to know

  • The value is never shown
  • The frame width and height can be set with the general frame properties
    (default: width = 20 mm; height = 20 mm)
  • Proportions are always constrained
  • There are no bar height and magnification settings
  • The quiet zone is always the same in all directions

EAN-8

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 18,23 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 2,31 mm)
right: 2,31 mm
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • The value is always shown and placed below embedded
  • The frame width depends on the left/right quiet zones and magnification
    (default: 26,73 mm, including left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: 21,31 mm)

EAN-13

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 22,85 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 3,63 mm)
right: 2,31 mm
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • The value is always shown and placed below embedded
  • The frame width depends on the left/right quiet zones and magnification (default: 37,29 mm, including left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification (default: 25,93 mm)

GS1-128

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Character set 128A, 128B, 128C 128A
Bar height Height of the bars 15 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Show value Also show barcode value in the frame Yes
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
right: 0,1 in (2,54 mm)
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • When the value is shown, it is always placed below, not embedded
  • Width of the narrow bar (X-dimension) = 0,01 in (0,254 mm)
  • The frame width depends on the barcode value, left/right quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: depends on the default value + left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, value visibility, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: default bar height + text height)

QR Code

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Error correction Low (L), Medium (M), Quartile (Q), High (H) High (H)
Character set → ISO 8859-1 / UTF-8 ISO 8859-1
Quiet zone Size of the whitespace around the barcode 0

Things to know

Extra

  • The value is never shown
  • The frame width and height can be set with the general frame properties. (default: width = 20 mm; height = 20 mm)
  • Proportions are always constrained
  • There are no bar height and magnification settings
  • The quiet zone is always the same in all directions

UPC-A

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 22,85 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 2,97 mm
right: 2,97 mm
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • The value is always shown and placed below embedded
  • The frame width depends on the left/right quiet zones and magnification
    (default: 37,29 mm, including left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: 25,93 mm)

UPC-E

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Settings

Setting Description Default
Bar height Height of the bars 22,85 mm
Magnification Frame scaling 100%
Quiet zone This is the size of the whitespace around the barcode left: 2,97 mm
right: 2,31 mm
top: 0
bottom: 0

Things to know

  • The value is always shown and placed below embedded
  • The frame width depends on the left/right quiet zones and magnification
    (default: 22,11 mm, including left/right quiet zones)
  • The frame height depends on the bar height, top/bottom quiet zones, and magnification
    (default: 25,93 mm)

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