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===Linear barcodes=== A first generation, "one dimensional" barcode that is made up of lines and spaces of various widths or sizes that create specific patterns. {| class="wikitable" |- !Example!!Symbology!!Continuous or discrete!!Bar type!!Uses |- |[[File:Codabar.svg|128px]]||[[Codabar]]||Discrete||Two||Old format used in libraries and blood banks and on airbills (out of date, but still widely used in libraries) |- | ||[[Two-out-of-five code|Code 25 β Non-interleaved 2 of 5]] || Continuous || Two || Industrial |- |[[File:Barcode2of5example.svg|128px]]||[[Interleaved 2 of 5|Code 25 β Interleaved 2 of 5]]||Continuous||Two|| Wholesale, libraries International standard ISO/IEC 16390 |- |[[File:Code11 barcode.png|128px]]||[[Code 11]]||Discrete||Two||Telephones (out of date) |- | [[File:Code32 01234567.png|128px]] ||[[Farmacode]] or Code 32||Discrete ||Two||Italian pharmacode β use [[Code 39]] (no international standard available) |- |[[File:Code 3 of 9.svg|128px]]||[[Code 39]]||Discrete ||Two||Various β international standard ISO/IEC 16388 |- |[[File:Code 93 Wikipedia barcode.png|128px]]||[[Code 93]]||Continuous||Many||Various |- |[[File:Code 128B-2009-06-02.svg|128px]]||[[Code 128]]||Continuous||Many||Various β International Standard ISO/IEC 15417 |- | ||[[CPC Binary Barcode|CPC Binary]]||Discrete||Two|| |- |[[File:DataLogic2of5.svg|128px]]||[[Matrix 2 of 5#Datalogic 2 of 5|Data Logic 2 of 5]]||Discrete||Two||Datalogic 2 of 5 can encode digits 0β9 and was used mostly in Chinese Postal Services. |- |[[File:Issn barcode.png|128px]]||[[EAN 2]]||Continuous||Many||Addon code (magazines), [[GS1]]-approved β not an own symbology β to be used only with an EAN/UPC according to ISO/IEC 15420 |- |[[File:Isbn add5.png|128px]]||[[EAN 5]]||Continuous||Many||Addon code (books), [[GS1]]-approved β not an own symbology β to be used only with an EAN/UPC according to ISO/IEC 15420 |- |[[File:EAN8.svg|128px]]||[[EAN-8]], [[EAN-13]]||Continuous||Many||Worldwide retail, [[GS1]]-approved β International Standard ISO/IEC 15420 |- | <kbd>'''<nowiki>||</nowiki> <nowiki>|</nowiki> <nowiki>||</nowiki>'''</kbd>||[[Facing Identification Mark]]||Discrete||Two||USPS business reply mail |- |[[File:Gs1-128 example.svg|128px]]||[[GS1-128]] (formerly named UCC/EAN-128), incorrectly referenced as [[EAN 128]] and [[UCC 128]]||Continuous||Many||Various, [[GS1]]-approved β just an application of the Code 128 (ISO/IEC 15417) using the ANS MH10.8.2 AI Datastructures. It is not a separate symbology. |- |[[File:Databar 14 00075678164125.png|128px]]||[[GS1 DataBar]], formerly Reduced Space Symbology (RSS)||Continuous||Many||Various, [[GS1]]-approved |- |[[File:IATA2of5.svg|128px]]||[[Industrial 2 of 5#IATA 2 of 5|IATA 2 of 5]]||Discrete||Two||IATA 2 of 5 version of [[Industrial 2 of 5]] is used by International Air Transport Association had fixed 17 digits length with 16 valuable package identification digit and 17-th check digit. |- |[[File:Industrial2of5.svg|128px]]||[[Industrial 2 of 5]]||Discrete||Two||Industrial 2 of 5 can encode only digits 0β9 and at this time has only historical value. |- |[[File:ITF-14.svg|128px]]||[[ITF-14]]||Continuous||Two||Non-retail packaging levels, [[GS1]]-approved β is just an Interleaved 2/5 Code (ISO/IEC 16390) with a few additional specifications, according to the GS1 General Specifications |- |[[File:ITF-6 barcode.svg|128px]]||[[ITF-6]]||Continuous||Two||[[Interleaved 2 of 5]] barcode to encode an addon to [[ITF-14]] and ITF-16 barcodes. The code is used to encode additional data such as items quantity or container weight |- |[[File:EAN-13-5901234123457.svg|128px]]||[[Japan Article Number|JAN]]||Continuous||Many||Used in Japan, similar to and compatible with [[EAN-13]] (ISO/IEC 15420) |- |[[File:Japan Post barcode.png|128px]]||[[Japan Post]] barcode||Discrete||4 bar heights||Japan Post |- |[[File:Matrix2of5.svg|128px]]||[[Matrix 2 of 5]]||Discrete||Two||Matrix 2 of 5 can encode digits 0β9 and was uses for warehouse sorting, photo finishing, and airline ticket marking. |- |[[File:MSI Barcode.svg|128px]]||[[MSI Barcode|MSI]]||Continuous||Two||Used for warehouse shelves and inventory |- |[[File:Pharmacode example.svg|128px]]||[[Pharmacode]]||Discrete||Two||Pharmaceutical packaging (no international standard available) |- | ||[[Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique|PLANET]]||Continuous||Tall/short||United States Postal Service (no international standard available) |- |[[File:Plessey barcode.svg|128px]]||[[Plessey Code|Plessey]]||Continuous||Two||Catalogs, store shelves, inventory (no international standard available) |- |[[File:Telepen barcode.png|128px]]||[[Telepen]]||Continuous||Two||Libraries (UK) |- |[[File:UPC A.svg|128px]]||[[Universal Product Code]] (UPC-A and UPC-E)||Continuous||Many||Worldwide retail, [[GS1]]-approved β International Standard ISO/IEC 15420 |}
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