Code 39 barcode software

Learn about C39Tools, a collection of 27 Code 39 barcode fonts. Read about Code 39 barcodes. You can also learn more about Code 39 barcode software in these languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese.

Code 39 is a barcode symbology used for identification, iventory, warehousing, shipping, as a part of forms, and in labeling applications. Code 39 is a variable length alphanumeric symbol. The Code 39 character set includes: the letters A-Z (uppercase), the digits 0-9, and several math punctuation marks.

Full ASCII Code 39 barcodes use pairs of characters to represent the characters not found in the standard 44 character version of Code 39. With Full ASCII Code 39 symbols you can create both uppercase and lowercase text.

One big advantage to using Code 39, sometimes called Code 3 of 9, is that all it needs is a start bar before and a stop bar after your data. The Code 39 start & stop bars are represented by the asterisk (*). To encode JetCityOrange you'd format this string in the C39Tools fonts: *JETCITYORANGE*>

Code 39 doesn't require a mandatory check digit. The use of a check digit with Code 39 is very rare. When necessary, a mod 43 check digit is used.

C39Tools is a Code 39 barcode font package. You can read the C39Tools documentation online as well as buy and download C39Tools on Azalea's web site. Code 39 can be printed from within Excel, Crystal Reports and other applications.

AIM Global sells a Code 39 specification. GS1 also sells Code 39 specification too.