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A license is required for each computer this
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NOTE: We recommend you use our Font Tools to automatically perform the required check character calculations and ensure the printed barcode will scan properly. This sample Code 128 bar code font should only be used for testing and evaluation purposes because some of the characters contain the text "DEMO" in them which can cause scan errors. For testing purposes, a successful scan can be obtained by scanning the lower 25% of the barcode that does not contain any "DEMO" text in it. In the evaluation version, human readable fonts are provided for character sets B and C but only at the "M" height. After you order the fully functional version, all fonts are supplied in the 6 different heights for a total of 18 different Code 128 fonts. The Code 128 human readable fonts all start with IDAutomationHC128 and include the letter "H" prior to a lower case letter specifying the character set. For example, the font "IDAutomationHbC128M.ttf" is a human readable for character set B with a font height of M for Medium. The human readable format is not as popular as the standard version because the check digit will also appear. Usually, it is best to print the data that is encoded directly below the barcode instead of using human readable Code 128 fonts.
Our Code 128 Font Advantage Package is more than just a few fonts. With this package you get several Code 128 font versions in 6 different font formats. You also get font tools, macros and source code to help you integrate the fonts into your application. Implementing barcode solutions with our fonts provides a high level of scalability with operating system, application and printer independence. Learn more about the quality of our fonts.
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Code 128 Font Advantage Package Features |
This Code 128 Font Advantage Package is much more than just few fonts. The package includes over 18 different Code 128 fonts in 6 different font formats. You also receive the rights to use the Code 128 font tools, macros and source code to help you integrate the fonts into your application. Details of the Code 128 package are as follows:
Installation Instructions |
NOTICE: When using a printer with less than 600 DPI, you must print at the following point sizes to create accurate barcodes:
203 DPI Printer (thermal printer) | 300 DPI Printer |
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 | 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36 |
To install the TrueType fonts in Windows, run the INSTALL.EXE program or perform the following for manual installation:
To install the TrueType font on the Classic Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):
Font installation procedures for other operating systems are provided here
Code 128 Font Character Set |
Three different start characters are used in the Code 128 bar codes to tell the barcode reader which character set is being used. The table below illustrates the three different character sets and the ASCII location to print the character. If you are using character sets A or B you can create the Code 128 barcode output simply by selecting the Code 128 font and typing the appropriate letter from the keyboard with the exception of the space character barcode, extended functions and the start / stop characters. It is possible to copy and paste these extended characters from the Character Map application, for more information on this function, please review our font FAQ page.
The three character sets are listed below for Code 128 in columns. In the columns A, B and C, we list the character or function that the barcode scanner will read for the associated symbol. The columns ASCII, Char and Unicode are unique to our Code 128 barcode fonts. These columns designate the location in either ASCII or Unicode where the barcode symbol for the character resides. The column Char lists the character that resides at the ASCII location which can be used to print the corresponding symbol. Our character set provides easy methods of encoding functions such as returns and tabs in the barcode.
Code A | Code B | Code C | ASCII * | Unicode * | Char * | Value | Code A | Code B | Code C | ASCII * | Unicode * | Char * | Value |
Space | Space | 00 | 0194 | 00C2 | Â | 00 | V | V | 54 | 0086 | 0056 | V | 54 |
! | ! | 01 | 0033 | 0021 | ! | 01 | W | W | 55 | 0087 | 0057 | W | 55 |
" | " | 02 | 0034 | 0022 | " | 02 | X | X | 56 | 0088 | 0058 | X | 56 |
# | # | 03 | 0035 | 0023 | # | 03 | Y | Y | 57 | 0089 | 0059 | Y | 57 |
$ | $ | 04 | 0036 | 0024 | $ | 04 | Z | Z | 58 | 0090 | 005A | Z | 58 |
% | % | 05 | 0037 | 0025 | % | 05 | [ | [ | 59 | 0091 | 005B | [ | 59 |
& | & | 06 | 0038 | 0026 | & | 06 | \ | \ | 60 | 0092 | 005C | \ | 60 |
' | ' | 07 | 0039 | 0027 | ' | 07 | ] | ] | 61 | 0093 | 005D | ] | 61 |
( | ( | 08 | 0040 | 0028 | ( | 08 | ^ | ^ | 62 | 0094 | 005E | ^ | 62 |
) | ) | 09 | 0041 | 0029 | ) | 09 | _ | _ | 63 | 0095 | 005F | _ | 63 |
* | * | 10 | 0042 | 002A | * | 10 | nul | ` | 64 | 0096 | 0060 | ` | 64 |
+ | + | 11 | 0043 | 002B | + | 11 | soh | a | 65 | 0097 | 0061 | a | 65 |
, | , | 12 | 0044 | 002C | , | 12 | stx | b | 66 | 0098 | 0062 | b | 66 |
- | - | 13 | 0045 | 002D | - | 13 | etx | c | 67 | 0099 | 0063 | c | 67 |
. | . | 14 | 0046 | 002E | . | 14 | eot | d | 68 | 0100 | 0064 | d | 68 |
/ | / | 15 | 0047 | 002F | / | 15 | eno | e | 69 | 0101 | 0065 | e | 69 |
0 | 0 | 16 | 0048 | 0030 | 0 | 16 | ack | f | 70 | 0102 | 0066 | f | 70 |
1 | 1 | 17 | 0049 | 0031 | 1 | 17 | bel | g | 71 | 0103 | 0067 | g | 71 |
2 | 2 | 18 | 0050 | 0032 | 2 | 18 | bs | h | 72 | 0104 | 0068 | h | 72 |
3 | 3 | 19 | 0051 | 0033 | 3 | 19 | ht | i | 73 | 0105 | 0069 | i | 73 |
4 | 4 | 20 | 0052 | 0034 | 4 | 20 | lf | j | 74 | 0106 | 006A | j | 74 |
5 | 5 | 21 | 0053 | 0035 | 5 | 21 | vt | k | 75 | 0107 | 006B | k | 75 |
6 | 6 | 22 | 0054 | 0036 | 6 | 22 | ff | l | 76 | 0108 | 006C | l | 76 |
7 | 7 | 23 | 0055 | 0037 | 7 | 23 | cr | m | 77 | 0109 | 006D | m | 77 |
8 | 8 | 24 | 0056 | 0038 | 8 | 24 | s0 | n | 78 | 0110 | 006E | n | 78 |
9 | 9 | 25 | 0057 | 0039 | 9 | 25 | s1 | o | 79 | 0111 | 006F | o | 79 |
: | : | 26 | 0058 | 003A | : | 26 | dle | p | 80 | 0112 | 0070 | p | 80 |
; | ; | 27 | 0059 | 003B | ; | 27 | dc1 | q | 81 | 0113 | 0071 | q | 81 |
< | < | 28 | 0060 | 003C | < | 28 | dc2 | r | 82 | 0114 | 0072 | r | 82 |
= | = | 29 | 0061 | 003D | = | 29 | dc3 | s | 83 | 0115 | 0073 | s | 83 |
> | > | 30 | 0062 | 003E | > | 30 | dc4 | t | 84 | 0116 | 0074 | t | 84 |
? | ? | 31 | 0063 | 003F | ? | 31 | nak | u | 85 | 0117 | 0075 | u | 85 |
@ | @ | 32 | 0064 | 0040 | @ | 32 | syn | v | 86 | 0118 | 0076 | v | 86 |
A | A | 33 | 0065 | 0041 | A | 33 | etb | w | 87 | 0119 | 0077 | w | 87 |
B | B | 34 | 0066 | 0042 | B | 34 | can | x | 88 | 0120 | 0078 | x | 88 |
C | C | 35 | 0067 | 0043 | C | 35 | em | y | 89 | 0121 | 0079 | y | 89 |
D | D | 36 | 0068 | 0044 | D | 36 | sub | z | 90 | 0122 | 007A | z | 90 |
E | E | 37 | 0069 | 0045 | E | 37 | esc | { | 91 | 0123 | 007B | { | 91 |
F | F | 38 | 0070 | 0046 | F | 38 | fs | | | 92 | 0124 | 007C | | | 92 |
G | G | 39 | 0071 | 0047 | G | 39 | gs | } | 93 | 0125 | 007D | } | 93 |
H | H | 40 | 0072 | 0048 | H | 40 | rs | ~ | 94 | 0126 | 007E | ~ | 94 |
I | I | 41 | 0073 | 0049 | I | 41 | us | del | 95 | 0195 | 00C3 | Ã | 95 |
J | J | 42 | 0074 | 004A | J | 42 | fnc 3 | fnc 3 | 96 | 0196 | 00C4 | Ä | 96 |
K | K | 43 | 0075 | 004B | K | 43 | fnc 2 | fnc2 | 97 | 0197 | 00C5 | Å | 97 |
L | L | 44 | 0076 | 004C | L | 44 | Shift | Shift | 98 | 0198 | 00C6 | Æ | 98 |
M | M | 45 | 0077 | 004D | M | 45 | code C | code C | 99 | 0199 | 00C7 | Ç | 99 |
N | N | 46 | 0078 | 004E | N | 46 | code B | fnc 4 | code B | 0200 | 00C8 | È | 100 |
O | O | 47 | 0079 | 004F | O | 47 | fnc 4 | code A | code A | 0201 | 00C9 | É | 101 |
P | P | 48 | 0080 | 0050 | P | 48 | fnc 1 | fnc 1 | fnc 1 | 0202 | 00CA | Ê | 102 |
Q | Q | 49 | 0081 | 0051 | Q | 49 | Start A | Start A | Start A | 0203 | 00CB | Ë | 103 |
R | R | 50 | 0082 | 0052 | R | 50 | Start B | Start B | Start B | 0204 | 00CC | Ì | 104 |
S | S | 51 | 0083 | 0053 | S | 51 | Start C | Start C | Start C | 0205 | 00CD | Í | 105 |
T | T | 52 | 0084 | 0054 | T | 52 | Stop | Stop | Stop | 0206 | 00CE | Î | |
U | U | 53 | 0085 | 0055 | U | 53 |
* It is necessary to print the Code 128 space character from ASCII 194 instead of ASCII 32 because Windows cannot print a symbol instead of a space character from Visual Basic and most other development environments. Macintosh systems should print the Code128 font from unicode locations if possible because the extended characters map to different characters than what is displayed on the "Char" column in MAC Roman encoding. More about this...
* The columns ASCII, Char and Unicode are unique to our Code 128 barcode fonts.
Manual Code 128 Check Character Calculation |
NOTE: We provide several font tools and source code samples that are free to use with our fonts that automatically format the start, stop and check characters to the barcode fonts. Therefore, manual check digit calculations are usually not necessary.
The check character is positioned after the data characters and just before the stop character. To determine the value of the check character:
Calculating Character Set A or B:
The following table is an example of how to obtain the check character for the data "biz" using Code 128 character set B.
Start B | b | i | z | STOP | |
weighting | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
values | 104 | 66 | 73 | 90 | |
totals | 104 | 66 | 146 | 270 |
To print extended ASCII characters from your keyboard that do not have keys defined, you can use the ALT+<xxxx> key combination where xxxx equals the character's ASCII location in 4 digits. For example, to type ASCII character 104 into Microsoft Word, select the font in Word, press the ALT key and while holding it down type 0104 on the keypad of your keyboard. You must use the keypad to do this and you must enter 4 digits.
Therefore to print the data "biz" as a barcode, you would need to type: ALT 0204, b, i, z, g, ALT 0206 or ÌbizgÎ . Click here for more information on printing fonts with extended ASCII characters or use our font automation tools.
Calculating Character Set C:
The following table is an example of how to obtain the check character for the number "667390" using Code 128 character set C. First we have to interleave the numbers into pairs and then choose the appropriate character that represents the number pair.
Start C | 66 | 73 | 90 | STOP | |
weighting | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
values | 105 | 66 | 73 | 90 | |
totals | 105 | 66 | 146 | 270 |
Therefore to print the data "667390" as a barcode, you would need to type: ALT 0205, b, i, z, h, ALT 0206 or ÍbizhÎ . Click here for more information on printing fonts with extended ASCII characters or use our font automation tools.
Switching Between Character Sets:
It is possible to switch between character sets in a single Code 128 barcode symbol. Although character set B can encode text and numbers, you may want to switch to set A to encode a function such as a tab or carriage return.
The following table is an example of how to encode the data "biz" using Code 128 character set B with a switch to character set A for a carriage return function.
Start B | b | i | z | É | m | STOP | |
weighting | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
values | 104 | 66 | 73 | 90 | 101 | 77 | |
totals | 104 | 66 | 146 | 270 | 404 | 385 |
This type of switching between character sets is also compatible with our font automation tools. For example, if you specify the data bizÉm ( É is the switch to set A and m is the function according to the chart) as the input for the Code 128 B function, the data ÌbizÉmDÎ would be returned which would perform the switch to set A and the function of a return when printed with our font and scanned by a barcode scanner.
Calculating for UCC/EAN-128:
The FNC1 is treated like another character so you do have to figure it in. Here is how to calculate (00)1234(15)12 which would be Ê001234Ê1512 in our font tools. Look at the chart to pair up the numbers with letters. More information about creating UCC/EAN128 barcodes is provided in our Code 128 FAQ.
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Start C |
FNC1 |
00 |
12 |
34 |
FNC1 |
15 |
12 |
STOP |
weighting |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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values |
105 |
102 |
00 |
12 |
34 |
102 |
15 |
12 |
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totals |
105 |
102 |
00 |
36 |
136 |
510 |
90 |
84 |
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Therefore, according to the chart, you need to the following text to create the barcode from the font: ÍÊÂ,BÊ/,AÎ
Visual Basic Sample Code for a Code 128 Application |
The following Visual Basic Source Code is used to print a Code 128 barcode and calculate the check character. You may use this code in your application as long as the copyright notice is not removed. If you plan to test this code you must install the appropriate font.
The X dimension (X is the width of the narrow bar) is listed below for various point sizes.
Our Code 128 fonts have been specially designed to be able to produce dependable barcodes when printed at large and small point sizes. The Code 128 font can be printed as small as 4 points if the scanner supports reading it. In our test lab, we have been able to dependably scan our Code 128 font with the following hardware:
Point Size |
Approximate X dimension (1 mil = .001") |
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48 | .157 CM | .040" |
36 | .118 CM | .030" |
24 | .078 CM | .020" |
20 | .065 CM | .016" |
16 | .052 CM | .013" |
12 | .039 CM | .010" |
8 | .026 CM | .007" |
6 | .019 CM | .005" |
* To print at a different X dimension, find the point size
that has the X dimension closest to what you need and use this formula to
find the point size you need to print the font at: |
When using a printer with less than 600 DPI, you must print at the following point sizes to create accurate barcodes:
203 DPI Printer (thermal printer) | 300 DPI Printer |
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 | 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36 |
Eighteen different versions of the Code 128 barcode fonts are provided to support human readable versions and different width and height requirements. Fonts with the letter "H" in the font name are "human readable" versions more about these versions. The last characters in the Code 128 barcode font name determines the height of the barcode with the shortest being "XS" and the tallest being "XXL". Because each single font can be printed at various point sizes, there are several combinations of heights and widths that can be produced. (click here to view font names prior to July, 2003)
Font name of purchased version | Font name of eval version* | Font height at 12 points* |
Code 128 Fonts with no text below the barcode: | ||
IDAutomationC128XXS | IDAutomationSC128XXS | .10" or .254 CM |
IDAutomationC128XS | IDAutomationSC128XS | .20" or .508 CM |
IDAutomationC128S | IDAutomationSC128S | .35" or .889 CM |
IDAutomationC128M | IDAutomationSC128M | .50" or 1.27 CM |
IDAutomationC128L | IDAutomationSC128L | .60" or 1.46 CM |
IDAutomationC128XL | IDAutomationSC128XL | .75" or 1.90 CM |
IDAutomationC128XXL | IDAutomationSC128XXL | 1" or 2.54 CM |
Code 128 Fonts "Character set B" with text below the barcode:** | ||
IDAutomationHbC128XS | NA | .20" or .508 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128S | NA | .35" or .889 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128M | IDAutomationSHbC128M | .50" or 1.27 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128L | NA | .60" or 1.46 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128XL | NA | .75" or 1.90 CM |
IDAutomationHbC128XXL | NA | 1" or 2.54 CM |
Code 128 Fonts "Character set C" with text below the barcode:** | ||
IDAutomationHcC128XS | NA | .20" or .508 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128S | NA | .35" or .889 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128M | IDAutomationSHcC128M | .50" or 1.27 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128L | NA | .60" or 1.46 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128XL | NA | .75" or 1.90 CM |
IDAutomationHcC128XXL | NA | 1" or 2.54 CM |
* Measurements are approximate and were
measured when printed at 12 points which should work for most
scanners. Measurements for Human Readable fonts do not include the
text below. At 12 points, the X dimension is 10 mils.
To print at a different height, find the font that has the
height closest to what you need and use this formula to find the
point size you need to print the font at to get that height: ** The human readable versions also work with our font tools. However, they are not normally used because the Code 128 symbology MOD103 check digit is always displayed in the result. They are often used for testing purposes or when it is not a problem to have the symbology check digit displayed. To print the human readable data without the check digit, use the fonts beginning in IDAutomationC128 and then print the data you are encoding below or above the barcode. The XXS size is not available in the human readable versions. |
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