EAN 8 (European Article Number 8) barcode symbology is derived from EAN 13 barcode capable of encoding 7 digits of numeric data alongwith a check digit. EAN 13 was developed by the International Article Numbering Association (EAN) in Europe.
EAN 8 is also known as European Article Number 8, EAN-8 Supplement 5/Five-digit Add-On, EAN-8 Supplement 2/Two-digit Add-On, EAN-8+5, EAN-8+2, EAN8, EAN8+5, EAN8+2, UPC-8, GTIN-8, GS1-8, EAN/UCC-8 and others.
Character set of EAN 8 barcode symbology
The character set of EAN 8 barcode symbology comprises of the following elements:
Structure of EAN 8 symbology
EAN 8 structure consists of 8 numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0) in which three are digits prefix, four digits used for article identification and the remaining one is Check digit (Calculated according to Modulo 10).
Applications of EAN 8 barcode symbology
EAN 8 is implemented on very small retail products packages including pencils, chewing gum packets, cigarettes etc
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