Industrial 2 of 5 Barcode
This is a non interleaved and numeric only barcode that was developed in the 70's. It consists of 2 thick bars and 3 thin bars out of a total of 5 bars thus giving the name 2 of 5. It was a popular barcode in the past and was the standard in many industries. However due to its low density, it is being replaced by other barcodes like Interleaved 2 of 5. Nevertheless, this barcode can still be found in many warehouses.
Generating this barcode using the Barcode Generator
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 automates
and simplifies the creation of the barcodes for you. After the barcode is created, you can simply copy
and paste the barcode into your documents.
Generating this barcode using the Barcode Generator
Generating this barcode in Excel
Industrial 2 of 5 Barcode Fonts
The following is the list of fonts with varying heights supported by Aeromium.
FontCodeINT2of5H1.ttf
FontCodeINT2of5H2.ttf
FontCodeINT2of5H3.ttf (Default Font)
FontCodeINT2of5H4.ttf
FontCodeINT2of5H5.ttf
FontCodeINT2of5H6.ttf
Using this Barcode Manually
The following table lists the characters supported by the Industrial 2 of 5 barcode.| Data to be Encoded | Font Character to use |
| 0 | '0' |
| 1 | '1' |
| 2 | '2' |
| 3 | '3' |
| 4 | '4' |
| 5 | '5' |
| 6 | '6' |
| 7 | '7' |
| 8 | '8' |
| 9 | '9' |
| Start Character | '[' |
| Stop Character | ']' |
Example
To encode the data "12345678" without the check digit manually, simply key in "[12345678]" and select the FontCodeINT2of5H3.ttf font. The output is as follows :
To encode the data "1234567" with the check digit manually, simply key in "[12345670]" and select the FontCodeINT2of5H3.ttf font. The output is as follows :
The "0" is the check digit and its computation is illustrated in the section below.
How to compute the check digit
For example if the data "1234567" is to be encoded as a barcode. The check digit is computed as follows.
| Data | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Starting from the last digit, multiply by 3 followed by 1. | ||||||||
| *3 | *1 | *3 | *1 | *3 | *1 | *3 | ||
| Sum : | (1*3) + (2*1) + (3*3) + (4*1) + (5*3) + (6*1) + (7*3) = 60 | |||||||
| If the Sum Mod 10 is 0, the result is 0. Otherwise the result is 10 - (Sum Mod 10) | ||||||||
| Modulo 10 : | (60 % 10) = 0 (This is the Check Digit) | |||||||
| Data to be encoded | 123457 and 0 as the Check Digit | |||||||
| Mapping | "12345670" | |||||||
Adding the start character '[' and stop character ']', the characters "[12345670]" can then be keyed in to the text editor to generate an Industrial 2of5 barcode.
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