Codabar

Barcode specification

Bar Height: can be changed
Bar Width: can be changed
Bar Ratio: 3 (1:3), can be changed
Bearer Bar: No
Checksum / Check Digit : Yes (Added automatically)
Control Characters: No
Digit Support: Yes
Digit Supplement Support: No
Letter Support: Limited, only A,B,C,D as start/stop character.
Min. Characters needed: 3 (start char + digit + stop char)
Max. Characters: Unknown (16)
Other supported characters: $, +, -, ., /, :
Quiet Zone (Left & Right): can be changed
Special Characters: No
List Code: Coda

 

The Codabar must have a leading upper case letter (Start Character A,B,C,D) and a ending upper case letter (Stop Character A,B,C,D), no other letters are allowed in the barcode. You can select if you want to Display Start & Stop Character or not. You will be able to select if you want to Calculate and Display the checksum, the checksum can be included but not shown as human readable text. You will be able to hide the Start and Stop character, that's the A and B in the barcode image above.

More information how to make a Codabar can be found in the help file or in the Settings TAB in the software. Save it as a vector barcode (eps or emf) or as a barcode image or barcode label printing.

Barcode is supported by:
Barcode Image Maker Pro (list all Barcode types supported)
Barcode Maker 6
Code Barcode Maker Pro

Codabar barcode History

Codabar was invented by Pitney Bowes Corp. in 1972. The codabar is mostley used in blood banks, photo labs and libraries. It supports 16 different characters and four start/stop characters (A,B,C,D). There is no established checksum (check digit), if you do not need a checksum for the Codabar then please set calculate checksum to No.

Additional barcode information

Video tutorial about the above settings.
Codabar (online manual)
How to make a Barcode List in MS Excel worksheet.
List of Supported barcodes in Barcode Image Maker Pro.

Codabar is also known as:
ABC Codabar, CodaBar, USD-4, NW-7, Code 2 of 7, Monarch, Code-27, Ames code, Rationalized Codabar, 2 of 7 Code, ANSI/AIM Codabar, Uniform Symbology Specification Codabar, USS Codabar