Valid values for per barcode type:

UPC (Universal Product Code)

• Valid Values: 12 numeric digits (0-9).
• Details: Primarily used in the retail industry for tracking trade items in stores. It consists of a 6- or 10-digit number system followed by a 5-digit product code and a checksum digit.

CODE128

• Valid Values: Any ASCII character (0-127).
• Details: Supports all 128 ASCII characters, including special characters, numbers, and alphabets.

EAN13

• Valid Values: 13 numeric digits (0-9).
• Details: Used for global retail products, with the first 12 digits representing the product and the last digit being a check digit.

EAN8

• Valid Values: 8 numeric digits (0-9).
• Details: A shorter version of EAN13, used for smaller packages.

EAN5

• Valid Values: 5 numeric digits (0-9).
• Details: Often used as a supplement to EAN13 for books and periodicals to indicate price.

EAN2

• Valid Values: 2 numeric digits (0-9).
• Details: Used as a supplement to EAN13, typically for magazines and newspapers to indicate the issue number.

CODE39

• Valid Values: Alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-Z), plus seven special characters (-, ., space, $, /, +, %).
• Details: One of the oldest barcode types, often used in non-retail environments.

ITF14

• Valid Values: 14 numeric digits (0-9).
• Details: Used for packaging levels of a product, with the last digit as a check digit.

MSI

• Valid Values: Numeric digits (0-9).
• Details: Variants like MSI10, MSI11, MSI1010, and MSI1110 refer to the type of check digit(s) used.
• MSI10: One Mod10 check digit.
• MSI11: One Mod11 check digit.
• MSI1010: Two Mod10 check digits.
• MSI1110: One Mod11 check digit followed by one Mod10 check digit.

Pharmacode

• Valid Values: Numeric, typically between 3 and 131070.
• Details: Used in the pharmaceutical industry, representing a unique number for each drug.

Codabar

• Valid Values: Numeric digits (0-9), plus six special characters (-, $, :, /, ., +).
• Details: Often used in libraries, blood banks, and parcel services.

QR Code

• Valid Values: Numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, and Kanji.
• Details: A two-dimensional barcode that can encode a wide variety of data types and is widely used for its versatility and capacity.

CODE128

• Valid Values: All 128 ASCII characters.
• Details: A high-density linear barcode that can encode all 128 ASCII characters, including special characters, numbers, and alphabets. It’s versatile for various industries due to its ability to encode full ASCII character set.

CODE128 Subsets

1. CODE128A

   • Valid Values: ASCII characters 00 to 95 (0-9, A-Z, and control codes), special characters, and FNC 1-4.
   • Details: Primarily used for encoding uppercase letters and control characters. It is suitable for applications where control characters like start/stop commands are necessary.

2. CODE128B

   • Valid Values: ASCII characters 32 to 127 (0-9, A-Z, a-z, and special characters).
   • Details: Allows for encoding of all alphanumeric characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters. This subset is widely used in the industry due to its flexibility in encoding a broad range of characters.

3. CODE128C

   • Valid Values: Numeric pairs (00 to 99).
   • Details: Optimized for encoding high-density numeric data. It encodes the digits in pairs, thus effectively doubling the density for numerical data compared to other subsets.