Industrial 2 of 5 is a linear, low density and numeric only barcode symbology mainly used for encoding digits. Industrial 2 of 5 was developed in 1960s by Identicon Corp. and Computer Identics that generates many other types of barcodes.
Industrial 2 of 5 symbology is also known as 2 of 5 Industrial, 2/5 Industrial, 2 of 5 Standard, Standard 2 of 5, 2/5 Standard, Code 2/5, 2 of 5, C 2 of 5 etc.
Character set of Industrial 2 of 5 barcode symbology
The character set of Industrial 2 of 5 barcode symbology comprises of the following elements:
Parenthesis is used as a start/stop character.
Structure of Industrial 2 of 5 symbology
The structure of Industrial 2 of 5 barcode symbology consists of 5 bars including 2 wide bars and 3 narrow bars. The spaces are of predetermined width and used only to separate the bars. Industrial 2 of 5 barcode symbology is self-checking and does not contain any checksum.
Applications of Industrial 2 of 5 barcode symbology
- Industrial 2 of 5 has been primarily used in photofinishing and warehouse type of industries.
- Industrial 2 of 5 is also implemented to number airline tickets in sequence and for distribution purposes.
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