Codabar Fonts - (AKA Rationalized Codabar, USD-4, NW-7 & 2 of 7 Code)

Codabar Fonts

Specifications

The X dimension (X is the width of the narrow bar) is listed below for various point sizes. Our advanced Codabar fonts have been designed to be able to produce dependable and scannable barcodes when printed at large and small point sizes. With a 600 DPI laser printer, the Codabar font can be printed as small as 6 points if the scanner supports reading it. Printed with an HP Laserjet at 600 DPI, we have been able to dependably scan our Codabar font printed at 6 points with the Intermec Linear CCD scanner. Excluding the start and stop characters, you can achieve slightly more than 18 CPI print density when printing at 6 points. Keep in mind though, the Codabar fonts should be printed at 12 points or larger for open systems.

Point Size	Approximate X dimension *
24	.50 mm	.020"
18	.38 mm	.015"
12	.25 mm	.010"
9	.19 mm	.008"
6	.127 mm	.005"

Twelve different versions of the Codabar barcode fonts are provided to support human readable versions and different height requirements. Fonts beginning with "Adv" are "Advantage" fonts that work with our font tools. Fonts with the letter "H" in the font name are "human readable" versions. The last character in the Codabar barcode font name determines the height of the barcode with the shortest being "a" and the tallest being "e". Because each single font can be printed at various point sizes, there are several combinations of heights and widths that can be produced.

Font name of purchased version Font name of eval version* Font height at 12 points*

Codabar Fonts with no text below the barcode:

ADVCBA SADVCBA 1/16" (.078") or .2 cm

ADVCBB SADVCBB 1/8" (.125") or .4 cm

ADVCBC SADVCBC 1/4" (.25") or .6 cm

ADVCBD SADVCBD 1/2" (.5") or 1.1 cm

ADVCBE SADVCBE 5/8" (.625") or 1.6 cm

ADVCBF SADVCBF 1" or 2.5 cm

Codabar Fonts with text below the barcode:

ADVHCBA SADVHCBA 1/16" (.078") or .2 cm

ADVHCBB SADVHCBB 1/8" (.125") or .4 cm

ADVHCBC SADVHCBC 1/4" (.25") or .6 cm

ADVHCBD SADVHCBD 1/2" (.5") or 1.1 cm

ADVHCBE SADVHCBE 5/8" (.625") or 1.6 cm

ADVHCBF SADVHCBF 1" or 2.5 cm

* Measurements are approximate and were measured when printed at 12 points which should work for most scanners. Measurements for Human Readable fonts do not include the text below. At 12 points, the X dimension is about 8 mils.
To print at a different height, find the font that has the height closest to what you need and use this formula to find the point size you need to print the font at to get that height:
12 * (height you want) / (height at 12 points) = (point size converted to integer)
For example, if you are using ADVCBD and you want it to be about .75" tall, you need to print it at 18 points because:
12 * .75 / .5 = 18