3-5
books, and other periodicals.
Industrial 2 of 5 / IATA
Older code not in common use.
Interleaved 2 of 5
Compact numeric code, widely used in industry,
air cargo, other applications.
Plessey / MSI
Plessey: Older code commonly used for retail
shelf marking.
MSI: Variation of the Plessey code commonly
used in USA.
Code 11
Used primarily for labeling telecommunications
equipment.
Codabar / NW 7
Older code often used in library systems,
sometimes in blood bank.
Matrix 2 of 5
Used in miscellaneous industrial applications, and
mechanical numbering systems.
Type B. Alphanumeric Barcodes
Code 39 / Code32
General-purpose code in very wide use
world-wide.
Code 93
Compact code similar to Code 39.
Code128 / UCC EAN128
Very capable code, excellent density, high
reliability; in very wide use world-wide.
Widely used data formatting model for Code 128
Type C. Others Barcodes
China Post
Used by China Postal Service for automated mail
sorting.
Code 4
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GTIN
Global Trade Identification Number
Korea Code 3 of 5
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RSS
Reduced Space Symbology