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APPENDIX C. CHECK READING
The characters printed on the bottom line of commercial and personal checks are special. They
are printed with magnetic ink to meet specific standards . These characters can be read by a
MICRImage Reader at higher speeds and with more accuracy than manual data entry. Two
MICR character sets are used world wide; they are: E13-B and CMC-7. The E13-B set is used
in the US, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, and
the Far East. The CMC-7 set is used in France, Spain, other Mediterranean countries, and most
South American countries.
E13-B CHARACTER SET
The MICR font character set E13-B includes digits 0 through 9 and four symbols. The numbers
found on U.S. checks are of the E13-B character set. The numbers and symbols of E13-B are as
follows:
Transit symbol
Dash Symbol
On-Us Symbol
Amount Symbol
CMC-7 CHARACTER SET
The numbers and symbols of the CMC-7 character set are as follows:
SI SII SIII SIV S5
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