EAN-8, administrated by EAN (European Article Numbering Association, now called International Article Numbering Association), is used for general product identification in countries other than the US and Canada.

An EAN-8 symbol is encoded from 8 digits, including a check digit calculated by Bar Code Pro (r). Two or five digits may be added to the basic symbol as a supplemental number to the second text edit field. As part of the symbol, the digits are usually printed in OCR-B font.

EAN-13, administrated by EAN (European Article Numbering Association, now called International Article Numbering Association), is used for general product identification in countries other than the US and Canada.

An EAN-13 symbol is encoded from 13 digits, including a check digit calculated by Bar Code Pro (r). Two or five digits may be added to the basic symbol as a supplemental number to the second text edit field. As part of the symbol, the digits are usually printed in OCR-B font.

ITF JIS 5-digit is a variation of ITF which requires the user to input 5 digits. The sixteenth character is a check digit which is generated automatically. This variation also has a bearer bar and uses OCR-B fonts.

Typically, the numbers are set apart in groupings. Bar Code Pro allows any grouping through the use of spaces and hyphens.

JIS-ITF 13-digit is a variation of ITF which requires the user to input 13 digits. The sixteenth character is a check digit which is generated automatically. This variation also has a bearer bar and uses OCR-B fonts.

Typically, the numbers are set apart in groupings. Bar Code Pro allows any grouping through the use of spaces and hyphens.

JIS-ITF 15-digit is a variation of ITF which requires the user to input 15 digits. The sixteenth character is a check digit which is generated automatically. This variation also has a bearer bar and uses OCR-B fonts.

Typically, the numbers are set apart in groupings. Bar Code Pro allows any grouping through the use of spaces and hyphens. To achieve a grouping of 5-5-3-2-1 enter spaces after the fifth, tenth, thirteenth and fifteenth characters (xxxxx xxxxx xxx xx ), for example.

A SCC-14 number consists of 14 digits that begin with an indicator digit and end with a check digit. The check digit is calculated according to the UCC/EAN algorithm (same as UPC/EAN check digit). Note that this check digit is usually not the same as the check digit in a UPC-A or EAN-13 number, unless the package indicator is 0.

The SSCC18 really has 20 digits. The first two digits in this case are the application identifier. It tells the application that the 18 digits following the application identifier have this structure (if one is specified) and this meaning. Generally speaking you do not move the application identifier to your database, just the 18 digits. You can read all about this (both UCC/EAN 128 and the SSCC18) if you visit their web site.

UPC (Universal Product Code) is used in the United States and Canada. It is a subset of EAN (European Article Number). (A) stands for Version A. Its simplest form (basic part) is encoded from 12 digits consisting of the number system character, a 5-digit manufacturer identification number, a 5-digit item number and a check digit. Two or five digits may be added to the basic symbol as a supplemental number to the second text edit field. The human-readable is suggested to be printed in OCR-B font.

UPC (Universal Product Code) is used in the United States and Canada. It is a subset of EAN (European Article Number). (E) stands for Version E. It is also called a zero-suppression symbol since its manufacturer identification number and item code consist of only six (6) digits after removing zeroes. The system character is always zero (0) normally. Bar Code Pro(r) also supports system character one (1) which is reserved by UCC. The input Bar Code Pro(r) takes may be the original eleven (11) digits or the zero-suppressed six (6) digits. Two or five digits may be added as a supplemental number to the second text edit field. The human-readable characters are suggested to be printed in OCR-B type face.

UPC (E) 6-Digit Input supposes the system character be 0. It takes an 6-digit input.