EAN Options

EAN bar codes are also known as European Article Numbering bar codes or Japanese Article Numbering bar codes. They are used for products that require a country origin. EAN has three versions: EAN-13 (13 digits), Bookland EAN, and EAN-8 (eight digits).

TYPES

Description

EAN-13

A EAN-13 bar code is fixed length (13 digits), numeric only, and the first two digits are the country code. If the first digit of an EAN-13 bar code is 0, the bar code is a UPC-A bar code. Enter 13 digits and any two- or five-digit supplemental data.

Bookland-EAN

A Bookland-EAN bar code is an EAN-13 bar code with an ISBN number. Automatic hyphenation is implemented for 77 countries. Enter the ISBN number or the EAN number and hyphens are automatically added where necessary. If you require a different type of hyphenation, enter the ISBN number with the hyphens in the proper position. You can also add any two- or five-digit supplemental data.

EAN-8

An EAN-8 bar code is a fixed length (8 digit) numeric-only bar code, where the first two digits are the country code. Enter eight digits and any two- or five-digit supplemental data.

OPTIONS

Description

Use Descenders

Check if you would like to use descenders that are longer than the other bars, and enclose human readable text below the code.

NOTE: If this option is selected, the size of the text is automatically calculated to fit within the descenders. Character size, outline, and shadow are ignored.

Extend Supplement To Match Descenders

Check if you would like supplement descenders to match the bottom of the main bar code descenders.

Print ISBN Number

Check if you would like to display the ISBN number for Bookland EAN bar codes.

NOTE: Enable use descenders if you would like to print the ISBN number.

Append ”>” To End Of Symbol

Check if you would like to append a > (greater than) sign to the end of the bar code text.

NOTE: Only available for Bookland EAN bar codes.

Auto Separate EAN-13 Code

Check if you would to put a separator character between different parts of the EAN-13 text.

Separator Character

Enter a valid character you'd like to separate EAN-13 text.

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