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Code 39 Specification



Code 39, also known as ANSI/AIM Code 39, USS Code 39, Code 3 of 9, is a discrete, variable-length symbology. Code 39 is an alphanumeric bar code. The symbol can be as long as necessary to store the encoded data. It is designed to encode 26 uppercase letters, 10 digits and 7 special characters. It can be extended to code all 128 ASCII characters by using a two character coding scheme.

Encoding
Code 39 is called code 39 or three of nine because each character encoded is made up of 5 bars and 4 spaces for a total of 9 elements and 3 out of 9 element are always wide.

Check Sum
In applications that require very high level of accuracy a modulo 43 check sum digit is appended to the last character.

Code 39 Character Set
Code 39 starts with '*' and stops with '*'. Code39 is designed to encode 26 upper case letters, 10 digits and 7 special characters:
Char Pattern
b s b s b s b s b
Char Pattern
b s b s b s b s b
0 n n n w w n w n n M w n w n n n n w n
1 w n n w n n n n w N n n n n w n n w w
2 n n w w n n n n w O w n n n w n n w n
3 w n w w n n n n n P n n w n w n n w n
4 n n n w w n n n w Q n n n n n n w w w
5 w n n w w n n n n R w n n n n n w w n
6 n n w w w n n n n S n n w n n n w w n
7 n n n w n n w n w T n n n n w n w w n
8 w n n w n n w n n U w n n n n n n w w
9 n n w w n n w n n V n w w n n n n n w
A w n n n n w n n w W w w w n n n n n n
B n n w n n w n n w X n w n n w n n n w
C w n w n n w n n n Y w w n n w n n n n
D n n n n w w n n w Z n w w n w n n n n
E w n n n w w n n n - n w n n n n w n w
F n n w n n w n n w . w w n n n n w n n
G n n n n n w w n w SP n w w n n n w n n
H w n n n n w w n n * n w n n w n w n n
I n n w n n w w n n $ n w n w n w n n n
J n n n n w w w n n / n w n w n n n w n
K w n n n n n n w w + n w n n n w n w n
L n n w n n n n w w % n n n w n w n w n

Code 39 Extended: The code 39 symbology can be extended to encode all 128 characters in the ASCII table. In the full ASCII mode, the symbols $ / % and + are used as precedence codes with the 26 letters as shown below. Since the same symbol now can be interpreted as one character in Extended Code 39 mode and two characters in Code 39 mode, the readers must be set to extended mode to read the data correctly.



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