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Overview: Supported Barcode Types in ShipHero

ShipHero supports the 1D barcode formats listed below. Before scanning, make sure your hardware is configured to enable the specific symbologies you plan to use.

Supported 1D Barcode Types in ShipHero

Each row of the table shows a supported barcode type, an example value, and an image of the barcode.

Barcode Type Numerical / Alphanumeric Example
BOOKLAND EAN 9780123456789
Codabar A12345678B
CODE 39 ABC1234
CODE 39 ASCII (EXTENDED) $A$B123-test
CODE 39 Trioptic 123456
CODE 93 CODE93TEST
CODE 128 ShipHero123
DISCRETE 2 OF 5 12345678
EAN 8 12345670
EAN 13 1234567890128
EAN 128 (01)01234567890128
EAN 128 + COMPOSITE (01)01234567890128|(10)ABC
EAN-UCC 128 (01)01234567890128
GS1 128 (01)01234567890128
GS1 DATABAR (01)01234567890128
GS1 DataBar-14 (formerly RSS-14) 01234567890128

GS1 DATABAR EXPANDED STACKED

(formerly RSS Expanded Stacked)

(01)01234567890128(10)ABC123
INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 12345678
ISBT 128 =E002321123456
KOREAN 3 OF 5 123456
MATRIX 2 OF 5 123456
MSI PLESSEY 1234567
TELEPEN 0123456789
UPC A 012345678905
UPC E (0) 01234565
UPC E1 11234565

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