Databar EAN 8 stand for European Article Number 8 is derived from Databar EAN 13. It is used for small product packaging to identify particular product and its manufacturer.
On tiny objects where a full Databar EAN-13 barcode label would be too large to accommodate; Databar EAN-8 is used. Eight digits make up the number, four on the left and four on the right. Two flag digits on the barcode designate the nation in which it was created. Five data digits follow, with the last digit serving as a checksum. These five data digits serve to briefly identify the product. No additional characters but numbers may be used; they employ the same type of encoding as Databar UPC-A and Databar EAN-13.
Sample of Databar EAN 8 Barcode Font
Additional data can be encoded using composite components in numeric, alphanumeric, and special character formats. It can encode 8-bit binary data as well as all 256 ASCII characters. CC-A and CC-B are the two types of 2D composite components that can be employed. In the first row of the Databar EAN 8 symbology, you can see the composite symbology.
Sample of Databar EAN 8 Font designed using DRPU Barcode Generator.
Designing Procedure:
Design your Databar EAN8 barcode Font using one of the DRPU Software modules Barcode Settings Module or Barcode Designing View Module. Here, for demonstration purpose, we are going to use Barcode Designing View. Click on Barcode icon from toolbar (drawing tools) and double click on inserted barcode on your card label to open its properties.
➨Barcode Technologies and Font Type Selection: Now, choose barcode technology along with font type. Then set value of barcode, header, footer and composite data etc. Composite data component refers to the 2D symbol component appears above the linear barcode.
➨ Size Settings: Go to size tab, to set barcode X-dimension and height along with various margins.
➨ Specify Card Shape and Dimension: Specify card shape, name and size etc. to fit your barcode in it.
After finishing your barcode design process, go to print option from tool bar and choose one of the printing modes.
➨Printing using Manual Mode: In Manual mode, set required fields as per requirement like page properties (by Edit button), margins and print options.
➨ Printing using Pre Define Label Stock Mode: To print your designed Databar EAN8 2D barcode font, you can also select Pre Define Label Stock mode.
In Pre Define Label Stock mode, Specify 'Label Product' with 'Product Number' then set printer details to proceed.
➨ Barcode printing process: Screenshot displays printing process of designed Databar EAN 8 Barcode Font using Laser printer (for eg: HP LaserJet CP 1025).
➨Barcode Label Scanning Process: Scanning of ready to use Databar EAN 8 Barcode font is displayed.