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T EC - I T B a r c o d e So f t w a re R e f e re n c e
6.1.38 EAN-14
Symbology number: 72
Valid characters: ASCII-characters between 0..127,
13 digits + 1 check digit
Quiet zone: see UCC/EAN-128, ITF-14
Module width: see UCC/EAN-128, ITF-14
Standard print ratio: see UCC/EAN-128, ITF-14
Ratio format: see UCC/EAN-128, ITF-14
Default check digit: EAN-14 (eCDEAN14)
Possible check digits: User supplied
Symbol size: see UCC/EAN-128, ITF-14
EAN-14 is used to encode the GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) for numbering trade items. Within
the UCC/EAN system (or GS1) you can use 2 symbologies for encoding the GTIN:
 UCC/EAN-128 (or GS1-128)
 ITF-14.
EAN-14 uses EAN-128 with Application identifier (AI) 01. The AI is prefixed automatically; it must
not be part of the input data. The check digit is calculated automatically if not specified in the input
data (that is when only 13 digits are used).
6.1.39 EAN-18
Same as SSCC-18 (see section 6.1.68).
6.1.40 EAN-128
The EAN-128 code is the same as the UCC-128 and the GS1-128. In this document it is sometimes
referenced as UCC/EAN-128.
Symbology number: 16
Valid characters: ASCII-characters between 0..127
(maximum: 48 characters)
Quiet zone: left/right: 10X, min. ¼ in
Module width: see Code128
Standard print ratio: see Code128
Ratio format: see Code128
Default check digit: Automatic (symbology specific).
Modulo 103 (eCDEAN128)
Possible check digits: Modulo 10, EAN-14
Symbol size: the maximum physical width is 165 mm
The EAN-128 code is based upon Code-128. It has an FNC1 character at the 1st position (after the
start code). This allows scanners and data processing software to differentiate EAN-128 from other
symbologies.
The EAN-128 code is in wide spread use (retail, logistics, food and beverage, etc.). It is used for
marking transport-units in supply chains. Besides the article-number it encodes quantities, weights,
prices, dates, and other information in a structured way. This is supported by the use of so-called
Application Identifiers (AIs)
– see chapter 5. Within the UCC/EAN system these Application
Identifiers (AIs) prefix the encoded data.
► Please note: The TEC-IT barcode software automatically inserts the FNC1 character and
computes the internal check digit (Modulo 103). There is no need to do any manual enco-
ding.