Code128 barcode is currently one of the most widely used barcode. The reason is that this barcode can support the full ASCII character set, is flexible and can support very dense (number of characters per inch) barcode. Under the industry specifications, this barcode supports three different variations : Code 128 A, Code 128 B and Code 128 C. Each of the variations is targeted for specific purposes and switching between the different variations is possible with additional control characters. With the switching, the specifications also cater to an Auto mode to help users create the barcode easily. The Auto mode allows the barcode software to auto detect the data, determine the most optimized variation and, if required, switch between the variations automatically. It is recommended to use the Barcode Generator, the Excel Add in or other tools provided by Aeromium for the Auto mode.
Code 128RegularCode 128:2,00Code 1282,00 April 3, 2008Code128.
The easiest way to create this barcode is to use the Barcode Generator included in the installation package. Simply goto the Start Menu and launch Aeromium Barcode Fonts > Barcode Generator. This software automatesand simplifies the creation of the barcodes for you. After the barcode is created, you can simply copyand paste the barcode into your documents.
Generating this barcode using the Barcode Generator
Generating this barcode in Excel
The following is the list of fonts with varying heights supported by Aeromium. All the different variations of this barcode use the same set of fonts below.
FontCode128H1.ttf
FontCode128H2.ttf
FontCode128H3.ttf (Default Font)
FontCode128H4.ttf
FontCode128H5.ttf
FontCode128H6.ttf
Data to be Encoded | Font Character to use | Values used for calculating Check Character |
' ' | ' ' (Space) | 0 |
'!' | '!' | 1 |
'' | '' | 2 |
'#' | '#' | 3 |
'$' | '$' | 4 |
'%' | '%' | 5 |
'&' | '&' | 6 |
'' | '' | 7 |
'(' | '(' | 8 |
')' | ')' | 9 |
'*' | '*' | 10 |
'+' | '+' | 11 |
',' | ',' | 12 |
'-' | '-' | 13 |
'.' | '.' | 14 |
'/' | '/' | 15 |
'0' | '0' | 16 |
'1' | '1' | 17 |
'2' | '2' | 18 |
'3' | '3' | 19 |
'4' | '4' | 20 |
'5' | '5' | 21 |
'6' | '6' | 22 |
'7' | '7' | 23 |
'8' | '8' | 24 |
'9' | '9' | 25 |
':' | ':' | 26 |
';' | ';' | 27 |
'<' | '<' | 28 |
'=' | '=' | 29 |
'>' | '>' | 30 |
'?' | '?' | 31 |
'@' | '@' | 32 |
'A' | 'A' | 33 |
'B' | 'B' | 34 |
'C' | 'C' | 35 |
'D' | 'D' | 36 |
'E' | 'E' | 37 |
'F' | 'F' | 38 |
'G' | 'G' | 39 |
'H' | 'H' | 40 |
'I' | 'I' | 41 |
'J' | 'J' | 42 |
'K' | 'K' | 43 |
'L' | 'L' | 44 |
'M' | 'M' | 45 |
'N' | 'N' | 46 |
'O' | 'O' | 47 |
'P' | 'P' | 48 |
'Q' | 'Q' | 49 |
'R' | 'R' | 50 |
'S' | 'S' | 51 |
'T' | 'T' | 52 |
'U' | 'U' | 53 |
'V' | 'V' | 54 |
'W' | 'W' | 55 |
'X' | 'X' | 56 |
'Y' | 'Y' | 57 |
'Z' | 'Z' | 58 |
'[' | '[' | 59 |
' | ' | 60 |
']' | ']' | 61 |
'^' | '^' | 62 |
'_' | '_' | 63 |
NUL | '`' | 64 |
SOH | 'a' | 65 |
STX | 'b' | 66 |
ETX | 'c' | 67 |
EOT | 'd' | 68 |
ENQ | 'e' | 69 |
ACK | 'f' | 70 |
BEL | 'g' | 71 |
BS | 'h' | 72 |
HT | 'i' | 73 |
LF | 'j' | 74 |
VT | 'k' | 75 |
FF | 'l' | 76 |
CR | 'm' | 77 |
SO | 'n' | 78 |
SI | 'o' | 79 |
DLE | 'p' | 80 |
DC1 | 'q' | 81 |
DC2 | 'r' | 82 |
DC3 | 's' | 83 |
DC4 | 't' | 84 |
NAK | 'u' | 85 |
SYN | 'v' | 86 |
ETB | 'w' | 87 |
CAN | 'x' | 88 |
EM | 'y' | 89 |
SUB | 'z' | 90 |
ESC | '{' | 91 |
FS | '|' | 92 |
GS | '}' | 93 |
RS | '~' | 94 |
US | ASCII 176 | 95 |
FNC3 | ASCII 177 | 96 |
FNC2 | ASCII 178 | 97 |
Shift | ASCII 179 | 98 |
Code C | ASCII 180 | 99 |
Code B | ASCII 181 | 100 |
FNC4 | ASCII 182 | 101 |
FNC1 | ASCII 183 | 102 |
Start A | ASCII 184 | 103 |
Start B | ASCII 185 | 104 |
Start C | ASCII 186 | 105 |
Stop | ASCII 187 | 106 |
Data to be Encoded | Font Character to use | Values used for calculating Check Character |
' ' | ' ' (Space) | 0 |
'!' | '!' | 1 |
'' | '' | 2 |
'#' | '#' | 3 |
'$' | '$' | 4 |
'%' | '%' | 5 |
'&' | '&' | 6 |
'' | '' | 7 |
'(' | '(' | 8 |
')' | ')' | 9 |
'*' | '*' | 10 |
'+' | '+' | 11 |
',' | ',' | 12 |
'-' | '-' | 13 |
'.' | '.' | 14 |
'/' | '/' | 15 |
'0' | '0' | 16 |
'1' | '1' | 17 |
'2' | '2' | 18 |
'3' | '3' | 19 |
'4' | '4' | 20 |
'5' | '5' | 21 |
'6' | '6' | 22 |
'7' | '7' | 23 |
'8' | '8' | 24 |
'9' | '9' | 25 |
':' | ':' | 26 |
';' | ';' | 27 |
'<' | '<' | 28 |
'=' | '=' | 29 |
'>' | '>' | 30 |
'?' | '?' | 31 |
'@' | '@' | 32 |
'A' | 'A' | 33 |
'B' | 'B' | 34 |
'C' | 'C' | 35 |
'D' | 'D' | 36 |
'E' | 'E' | 37 |
'F' | 'F' | 38 |
'G' | 'G' | 39 |
'H' | 'H' | 40 |
'I' | 'I' | 41 |
'J' | 'J' | 42 |
'K' | 'K' | 43 |
'L' | 'L' | 44 |
'M' | 'M' | 45 |
'N' | 'N' | 46 |
'O' | 'O' | 47 |
'P' | 'P' | 48 |
'Q' | 'Q' | 49 |
'R' | 'R' | 50 |
'S' | 'S' | 51 |
'T' | 'T' | 52 |
'U' | 'U' | 53 |
'V' | 'V' | 54 |
'W' | 'W' | 55 |
'X' | 'X' | 56 |
'Y' | 'Y' | 57 |
'Z' | 'Z' | 58 |
'[' | '[' | 59 |
' | ' | 60 |
']' | ']' | 61 |
'^' | '^' | 62 |
'_' | '_' | 63 |
'`' | '`' | 64 |
'a' | 'a' | 65 |
'b' | 'b' | 66 |
'c' | 'c' | 67 |
'd' | 'd' | 68 |
'e' | 'e' | 69 |
'f' | 'f' | 70 |
'g' | 'g' | 71 |
'h' | 'h' | 72 |
'i' | 'i' | 73 |
'j' | 'j' | 74 |
'k' | 'k' | 75 |
'l' | 'l' | 76 |
'm' | 'm' | 77 |
'n' | 'n' | 78 |
'o' | 'o' | 79 |
'p' | 'p' | 80 |
'q' | 'q' | 81 |
'r' | 'r' | 82 |
's' | 's' | 83 |
't' | 't' | 84 |
'u' | 'u' | 85 |
'v' | 'v' | 86 |
'w' | 'w' | 87 |
'x' | 'x' | 88 |
'y' | 'y' | 89 |
'z' | 'z' | 90 |
'{' | '{' | 91 |
'|' | '|' | 92 |
'}' | '}' | 93 |
'~' | '~' | 94 |
DEL | ASCII 176 | 95 |
FNC3 | ASCII 177 | 96 |
FNC2 | ASCII 178 | 97 |
Shift | ASCII 179 | 98 |
Code C | ASCII 180 | 99 |
FNC4 | ASCII 181 | 100 |
Code A | ASCII 182 | 101 |
FNC1 | ASCII 183 | 102 |
Start A | ASCII 184 | 103 |
Start B | ASCII 185 | 104 |
Start C | ASCII 186 | 105 |
Stop | ASCII 187 | 106 |
Data to be Encoded | Font Character to use | Values used for calculating Check Character |
00 | ' ' (Space) | 0 |
01 | '!' | 1 |
02 | '' | 2 |
03 | '#' | 3 |
04 | '$' | 4 |
05 | '%' | 5 |
06 | '&' | 6 |
07 | '' | 7 |
08 | '(' | 8 |
09 | ')' | 9 |
10 | '*' | 10 |
11 | '+' | 11 |
12 | ',' | 12 |
13 | '-' | 13 |
14 | '.' | 14 |
15 | '/' | 15 |
16 | '0' | 16 |
17 | '1' | 17 |
18 | '2' | 18 |
19 | '3' | 19 |
20 | '4' | 20 |
21 | '5' | 21 |
22 | '6' | 22 |
23 | '7' | 23 |
24 | '8' | 24 |
25 | '9' | 25 |
26 | ':' | 26 |
27 | ';' | 27 |
28 | '<' | 28 |
29 | '=' | 29 |
30 | '>' | 30 |
31 | '?' | 31 |
32 | '@' | 32 |
33 | 'A' | 33 |
34 | 'B' | 34 |
35 | 'C' | 35 |
36 | 'D' | 36 |
37 | 'E' | 37 |
38 | 'F' | 38 |
39 | 'G' | 39 |
40 | 'H' | 40 |
41 | 'I' | 41 |
42 | 'J' | 42 |
43 | 'K' | 43 |
44 | 'L' | 44 |
45 | 'M' | 45 |
46 | 'N' | 46 |
47 | 'O' | 47 |
48 | 'P' | 48 |
49 | 'Q' | 49 |
50 | 'R' | 50 |
51 | 'S' | 51 |
52 | 'T' | 52 |
53 | 'U' | 53 |
54 | 'V' | 54 |
55 | 'W' | 55 |
56 | 'X' | 56 |
57 | 'Y' | 57 |
58 | 'Z' | 58 |
59 | '[' | 59 |
60 | ' | 60 |
61 | ']' | 61 |
62 | '^' | 62 |
63 | '_' | 63 |
64 | '`' | 64 |
65 | 'a' | 65 |
66 | 'b' | 66 |
67 | 'c' | 67 |
68 | 'd' | 68 |
69 | 'e' | 69 |
70 | 'f' | 70 |
71 | 'g' | 71 |
72 | 'h' | 72 |
73 | 'i' | 73 |
74 | 'j' | 74 |
75 | 'k' | 75 |
76 | 'l' | 76 |
77 | 'm' | 77 |
78 | 'n' | 78 |
79 | 'o' | 79 |
80 | 'p' | 80 |
81 | 'q' | 81 |
82 | 'r' | 82 |
83 | 's' | 83 |
84 | 't' | 84 |
85 | 'u' | 85 |
86 | 'v' | 86 |
87 | 'w' | 87 |
88 | 'x' | 88 |
89 | 'y' | 89 |
90 | 'z' | 90 |
91 | '{' | 91 |
92 | '|' | 92 |
93 | '}' | 93 |
94 | '~' | 94 |
95 | ASCII 176 | 95 |
96 | ASCII 177 | 96 |
97 | ASCII 178 | 97 |
98 | ASCII 179 | 98 |
99 | ASCII 180 | 99 |
Code B | ASCII 181 | 100 |
Code A | ASCII 182 | 101 |
FNC1 | ASCII 183 | 102 |
Start A | ASCII 184 | 103 |
Start B | ASCII 185 | 104 |
Start C | ASCII 186 | 105 |
Stop | ASCII 187 | 106 |
Data to be Encoded | T | E | S | T | I | T |
Multiply each of the character (the Code 128 value) with an increasing weight. | ||||||
Check Character Values | 52 | 37 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 52 |
Weight | *1 | *2 | *3 | *4 | *5 | *6 |
Sum : | (52*1) + (37*2) + (51*3) + (52*4) + (41*5) + (52*6) = 1004 | |||||
For Code 128A barcode, add 103 to the sum above | ||||||
Total | 1004 + 103 = 1107 | |||||
Check Character (Modulo 103) : | 1107 % 103 = 77 (which is represented by the character 'm') |
Data to be Encoded | T | E | S | T | I | T |
Multiply each of the character (the Code 128 value) with an increasing weight. | ||||||
Check Character Values | 84 | 69 | 83 | 84 | 73 | 84 |
Weight | *1 | *2 | *3 | *4 | *5 | *6 |
Sum : | (84*1) + (69*2) + (83*3) + (84*4) + (73*5) + (84*6) = 1676 | |||||
For Code 128B barcode, add 104 to the sum above | ||||||
Total | 1676 + 104 = 1780 | |||||
Check Character (Modulo 103) : | 1780 % 103 = 29 (which is represented by the character '=') |
Data to be Encoded | 12 | 34 | 56 | 78 | ||
Multiply each of the character (the Code 128 value) with an increasing weight. | ||||||
Check Character Values | 12 | 34 | 56 | 78 | ||
Weight | *1 | *2 | *3 | *4 | ||
Sum : | (12*1) + (34*2) + (56*3) + (78*4) = 560 | |||||
For Code 128C barcode, add 105 to the sum above | ||||||
Total | 560 + 105 = 665 | |||||
Check Character (Modulo 103) : | 665 % 103 = 47 (which is represented by the character 'O') |
FreeBarcode Fonts (Symbologies:) |
Code128 Barcode Tools:
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Code128 Free Barcode Fonts:
TheFree Barcode Font Code128 is my personal favorite of all the linear free barcode fonts. It isthe first free barcode font I created and certainly the shortest of thefull ASCII linear barcode fonts and thecheck digit computation is fairly straightforward. This packageincludes two free barcode fonts, standard and large. Available hereis a free barcode font online toolfor creating a code 128 barcode from raw text (please install the freebarcode fonts before using.) Thefree barcode can then be cut and pasted into yourdocument.. For more information on manually computing the check digitfor the Code 128 free barcode fonts or more general Code 128font information check out thispage . I'm putting together some code samples toconvertVariant B and they can be found here.
Ifyou need alow cost barcode solution for Excel or Word, using free barcodefonts, there are add ins available here: Barcode Add In For Excel| Barcode AddIn For Word
DEVELOPERS:A DLL to convert code 128 is now available for free to allpaid license levels (for anyone wishing to incorporate theCode 128 font in their own application) and for a small feeforfree license users. If you would like to previewthe functionality of my free barcode fonts within a sample projectplease check outtheCode 128 DLL page. I'm hoping this willsave you a lot of work in generating your own conversion algorithm.
Code128 barcodes requires a check digit in the barcode or it will not scan.Unless you arewriting your own application to create a barcode you will need aconverter. We offer several, including the DesktopConverter,the FreeBarcode FontOnline Converter, Barcode Add In For Wordand Barcode Add In For Excelto create this check digit character in the barcode.
Download: Code128 Barcode Add In For Word
Download: Code 128 Barcode Add In For Excel
Download: Code128DesktopBarcode Converter
Download: Code128 Free Barcode Fonts Zip Archive (Font Files Only)
Download:Code 128 DLLs (COM& .NET) For Windows
I2OF5 Barcodes For OpenOffice Calc:
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Interleaved 2 OF 5 FreeBarcodeFonts:
Interleaved 2 of5 is a symbology that encodes numbers in even lengths (ie 2, 4, 6, 8,10, etc...) by encoding pairs of numbers in both the bars and spaces ofthe barcode, making a fairly short barcode for it's density. Thissymbology does not require a check digit, but encoding in it can be achore as each bar and space need to be separately encoded (for eachpair of digits there are 10 bars and spaces, either narrow or wide.)
Download: I2OF5 Free BarcodeFontsZip Archive
CodabarFree BarcodeFonts:
Postnet BarcodeTools:
PostNetAdd In For Excel:
CreatePostnetbarcodes easily for your mailing lists with Excel.
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PostnetFree Barcode Fonts:
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Code93FreeBarcode Fonts:
Code 39FreeBarcode Fonts:
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