Code 128 Barcode Fonts
Aka: USS Code 128, UCC-128, EAN-128, SSCC-18 and SCC-14

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(The above sample is a Code-128 bar code that may be printed and scanned for testing)

Our Code 128 Font Advantage Package allows you to print USS Code 128, EAN14, UCC128, EAN128, SSCC18 and SCC14 barcodes from MS Windows, Macintosh, UNIX and a variety of other operating systems; TrueType, OpenType, PCL laserjet soft fonts, PostScript (type 1) Binary and ASCII versions are provided. Custom BDF, FON, AFP, Xerox Metacode, XES and FNT fonts can also be created with the Developer's License.  Our Code 128 Font Advantage Package is much more than just a few fonts. This package contains 18 different Code 128 font versions in 6 different font formats. You also receive 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.

If you are not familiar with barcode fonts, please visit out Barcode Tutorial Center for Beginners.

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Code 128 Font Advantage Package Features

With this package you receive 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 Font Advantage Package are as follows:

More about the Code 128 Symbology:

 

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. 

Code A Code B Code C ASCII * Unicode * Unicode
Char
Value     Code A Code B Code C ASCII * Unicode * Unicode
Char
Value
Space Space 00  0194 00C2 A 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 A 95
J J 42 0074 004A J 42   fnc 3 fnc 3 96 0196 00C4 A 96
K K 43 0075 004B K 43   fnc 2 fnc2 97 0197 00C5 A 97
L L 44 0076 004C L 44   Shift Shift 98 0198 00C6 ? 98
M M 45 0077 004D M 45   code C code C 99 0199 00C7 C 99
N N 46 0078 004E N 46   code B fnc 4 code B 0200 00C8 E 100
O O 47 0079 004F O 47   fnc 4 code A code A 0201 00C9 E 101
P P 48 0080 0050 P 48   fnc 1 fnc 1 fnc 1 0202 00CA E 102
Q Q 49 0081 0051 Q 49   Start A Start A Start A 0203 00CB E 103
R R 50 0082 0052 R 50   Start B Start B Start B 0204 00CC I 104
S S 51 0083 0053 S 51   Start C Start C Start C 0205 00CD I 105
T T 52 0084 0054 T 52   Stop Stop Stop 0206 00CE I na
U U 53 0085 0055 U 53                

NOTE:

* 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.

* Some of the ASCII and Unicode values in this chart are unique to our Code 128 Fonts and components. The ISO specification for Code 128 does not specify the location of ASCII and Unicode values for the symbols.

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:

  1. Reference the table above to obtain the value of the start character and all data characters.
  2. Assign a weighting to each data character (not the start character, just the data characters.) The weighting starts at 1 and increases by one for each data character.
  3. Multiply the character values by their weights for the data characters.
  4. Add these all together including the start character, divide by 103 and obtain the remainder.
  5. Use the table above to locate the character that has the value of the remainder, use this as 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  
  1. Calculate Total: 104 + (66*1) + (73*2) + (90*3) = 586
  2. Calculate Checksum: 586 divided by 103 = 5 remainder of 71.  Check digit = value of 71. The character to print for the value of 71 is "g" or ASCII 103.

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 IbizgI .

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  
  1. Calculate Total: 105 + (66*1) + (73*2) + (90*3) = 587
  2. Calculate Checksum: 587 divided by 103 = 5 remainder of 72.  Check digit = value of 72. The character to print for the value of 72 is ASCII 104.

Therefore to print the data "667390" as a barcode, you would need to type: ALT 0205, b, i, z, h, ALT 0206 or IbizhI .

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 E m STOP
weighting   1 2 3 4 5  
values 104 66 73 90 101 77  
totals 104 66 146 270 404 385  
  1. Calculate Total: 104 + (66*1) + (73*2) + (90*3) + (101*4) + (77*5) = 1375
  2. Calculate Checksum: 1375 divided by 103 = 13 remainder of 36.  Check digit = value of 36. The character to print for the value of 36 is "D" or ASCII 68.

This type of switching between character sets is also compatible with our font automation tools. For example, if you specify the data  bizEm  ( E   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  IbizEmDI   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   E001234E1512 in our font tools. Look at the chart to pair up the numbers with letters.

 

Start C

FNC1

00

12

34

FNC1

15

12

STOP

weighting

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

values

105

102

00

12

34

102

15

12

 

totals

105

102

00

36

136

510

90

84

 

  1. Add up totals: = 1063
  2. Calculate Checksum: 1063 divided by 103 = 10 remainder of 33.  Check digit = value of 33.

Therefore, according to the chart, you need to the following text to create the barcode from the font: IEA,BE/,AI  

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.

Specifications

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 and scannable barcodes when printed at large and small point sizes. With a 600 DPI laser printer, the Code 128 font can be printed as small as 6 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:

Keep in mind though, the Code 128 fonts should be printed at 12 points or larger for open systems.

Point Size

Approximate X dimension

48 .85 mm .032"
36 .63 mm .024"
24 .42 mm .016"
20 .35 mm .013"
16 .28 mm .011"
12 .21 mm .008"
8 .14 mm .006"
6 .105 mm .004"

* 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:
12 * (X dimension you want) / (X dimension at 12 points) = (point size converted to integer)
For example, if you need an X dimension of 12 mils, you need to print it at 18 points because:
12 * 12 / 8 = 18


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. 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.

Font name of purchased version Font name of eval version* Font height at 12 points*
Code 128 Fonts with no text below the barcode:
IDAutomationC128XS IDAutomationSC128XS  1/16" (.078") or .2 cm
IDAutomationC128S IDAutomationSC128S  1/8" (.125") or .4 cm
IDAutomationC128M IDAutomationSC128M  1/4" (.25") or .6 cm
IDAutomationC128L IDAutomationSC128L  1/2" (.5") or 1.1 cm
IDAutomationC128XL IDAutomationSC128XL  5/8" (.625") or 1.6 cm
IDAutomationC128XXL IDAutomationS128XXL  1"  or 2.5 cm
Code 128 Fonts "Character set B" with text below the barcode:**
IDAutomationHbC128XS NA  1/16" (.078") or .2 cm
IDAutomationHbC128S NA  1/8" (.125") or .4 cm
IDAutomationHbC128M IDAutomationSHbC128M  1/4" (.25") or .6 cm
IDAutomationHbC128L NA  1/2" (.5") or 1.1 cm
IDAutomationHbC128XL NA  5/8" (.625") or 1.6 cm
IDAutomationHbC128XXL NA  1"  or 2.5 cm
Code 128 Fonts "Character set C" with text below the barcode:**
IDAutomationHcC128XS NA  1/16" (.078") or .2 cm
IDAutomationHcC128S NA  1/8" (.125") or .4 cm
IDAutomationHcC128M IDAutomationSHcC128M  1/4" (.25") or .6 cm
IDAutomationHcC128L NA  1/2" (.5") or 1.1 cm
IDAutomationHcC128XL NA  5/8" (.625") or 1.6 cm
IDAutomationHcC128XXL NA  1"  or 2.5 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 about 8 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:
12 * (height you want) / (height at 12 points) = (point size converted to integer)
For example, if you are using IDAutomationC128L and you want it to be about .75" tall, you need to print it at 18 or 20 points because:
12 * .75 / .5 = 18

**  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.


Font names used 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:
AdvC128a sAdC128a  1/16" (.078") or .2 cm
AdvC128b sAdC128b  1/8" (.125") or .4 cm
AdvC128c sAdC128c  1/4" (.25") or .6 cm
AdvC128d sAdC128d  1/2" (.5") or 1.1 cm
AdvC128e sAdC128e  5/8" (.625") or 1.6 cm
AdvC128f sAdC128f  1"  or 2.5 cm
Code 128 Fonts "Character set B" with text below the barcode:**
C128bHa NA  1/16" (.078") or .2 cm
C128bHb NA  1/8" (.125") or .4 cm
C128bHc sC128bHc  1/4" (.25") or .6 cm
C128bHd NA  1/2" (.5") or 1.1 cm
C128bHe NA  5/8" (.625") or 1.6 cm
C128bHf NA  1"  or 2.5 cm
Code 128 Fonts "Character set C" with text below the barcode:**
C128cHa NA  1/16" (.078") or .2 cm
C128cHb NA  1/8" (.125") or .4 cm
C128cHc sC128cHc  1/4" (.25") or .6 cm
C128cHd NA  1/2" (.5") or 1.1 cm
C128cHe NA  5/8" (.625") or 1.6 cm
C128cHf NA  1"  or 2.5 cm

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NOTE: After you order a Code128 Font Advantage Package License, you will receive our fully functional Code 128 barcode font set with full rights to the font tools according to the license agreement. Before you order, you may also wish to do the following:

Make sure your product is properly licensed. Software audits are performed internationally by several organizations. Software copyright violators are fined up to $250,000 per violation and face up to 5 years imprisonment.

Pricing and Licensing:

The following is a summary of licensing and pricing, refer to the License Agreement for details about the license.

User Comments

"The Code 128 Font enabled us to integrate barcoding into 4D and Excel applications that work cross-platform between Classic Macintosh, OS-X and Microsoft Windows operating systems." - Charles Daneri, Objective Systems, LLC (computer consulting firm), Baltimore, MD.

Refer to the License Agreement for the license you need. The Small Company Distribution License may only be ordered by organizations that qualify by filling out the SCA agreement.

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Platform : MS Windows XP/2000/2003/NT/Me/98, Macintosh, UNIX

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