Code - 128
What is Code 128? Code 128 is a high-density linear barcode symbology defined in ISO/IEC 15417:2007. It is used for alphanumeric or numeric-only barcodes. It can encode all 128 characters of ASCII and, by use of an extension symbol (FNC4), the Latin-1 characters defined in ISO/IEC 8859-1. Why is idautomation Code 128 a complex barcode? The Code 128 barcode may be complex to use because of the different character sets, which is the primary reason IDAutomation provides the Code 128 auto function, “Code128 ( )”, in several of the Font Tools, Components and Applications. Why is Code 128 better than ITF? When CODE-C is used as the start character, one bar pattern can represent 2-digits numbers. This allows very efficient barcode composition. If the barcode data has 12 or more digits, CODE 128 provides smaller size than ITF. Since CODE 128 uses 4 types of bar size, printers with high print quality are required.