Ean 8 (European Article Number) is a shortened version of the EAN-13 code. The primary purpose of the EAN-8 is to be used on small packages.

Structure of an EAN 8 number

It includes a 2 or 3 digit country code, 4 or 5 data digits (depending on the length of the country code), and a checksum digit.

Ean 8 Properties
Besides the properties to general barcode, the following property belongs to Ean 8 only:
SupplementarySeparation gets or sets the space between the end of barcode and the begin of supplementary for UPC/EAN in Inches. Default is 0.2 inches.

Ean 8 Check Sum
Ean 8 check digit is calculated using standard Mod10 method.

ezBarcodeComponent Ean 8 Acceptable String Length
ezBarcodeComponent Ean 8 can accept 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 digit length.

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Ean 8 examples by using ezBarcodeComponent
[C#]



        using ezBarcodeComponent.Winform; 

        //create barcode class
        Barcode barcode1 = new Barcode(); 
                                                                        
        //Specify the CodeData to encode
        barcode1.CodeData = "0123456789012";
        //Set the Symbology to Ean8
        barcode1.Symbology = Symbologies.Ean8;
   barcode1.SupplementarySeparation = 0.2;

   //Save the image
        barcode1.SaveImageAs("Ean8.gif", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif);



[Vb.net]

      'create barcode class
        Dim barcode1 As New Barcode
                                                                
        'Specify the CodeData to encode 
        barcode1.CodeData = "0123456789012"
        'Set the Symbology to Ean8
 barcode1.Symbology = Symbologies.Ean8
        barcode1.SupplementarySeparation = 0.2

   'Save the image  
        barcode1.SaveImageAs("Ean8.gif", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif)
                        

Example of Ean 8 barcode images with variable digit length.   
 

Image	Description
	7 digits CodeData = "0123456" The last digit is the Mod 10 check sum of the first 7 digits. No supplementary part.
	8 digits CodeData = "01234565" The last digit is the Mod 10 check sum of the first 7 digits. No supplementary part.
	9 digits CodeData = "012345678" The 8th digit is the Mod 10 check sum of the first 7 digits. The last two digits are supplementary part.
	10 digits CodeData = "0123456789" The 8th digit is the Mod 10 check sum of the first 7 digits. The last two digits are supplementary part.
	12 digits CodeData = "012345678901" The 8th digit is the Mod 10 check sum of the first 7 digits. The last five digits are supplementary part.
	13 digits CodeData = "0123456789012" The 8th digit is the Mod 10 check sum of the first 7 digits. The last five digits are supplementary part.

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