TBarcode_EAN8

The component is used to create the EAN-8 barcode symbol.

The EAN-8 barcode symbology is also known as European Article Number 8, EAN8, UPC-8, GTIN-8, GS1-8, EAN/UCC-8, etc. It is a shortened version of the EAN-13 code that is intended to be used on packaging which would be otherwise too small to use one of the other versions. EAN-8 barcodes may be used to encode GTIN-8s which are another set of product identifiers from the GS1 System. The value to encode by EAN-8 has the following structure:

1. 2 or 3 digits for GS1 prefix.
2. 5 or 4 digits for Item reference element depending on the length of the GS1 prefix.
3. 1 digit for checksum.

An EAN-2 or an EAN-5 barcode may be added for a total of 10 or 13 data digits.

Technical Details:

• Characters set: 0123456789
• Length: Fixed. If the property AutoCheckDigit is set to true, it's 7 characters, othwise 8 characters (the check digit can be specified by you)
• Code type: Linear 1D Continuous

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