POSTNET Barcode Fonts - Specifications

POSTNET Barcode Fonts

POSTNET Barcode Fonts Specifications

(The above sample is a POSTNET barcode encoding a ZIP+4 digit number)

The following are specifications for the POSTNET and PLANET Fonts:

Parameter Approximate Font Dimensions at 12 points USPS Dimension Standards

X Dimension (width of bars) .017" .015" - .025"

width of space between bars .027" .012" - .040"

Height of short bar .051" .040" - .060"

Height of tall bar .126" .115" - .135"

Number of bars per inch 23 22 - 24

The following are specifications for the OCR-A Fonts:

Font Point Size CPI ANSI Size

OCR-A 9 10 1

The following are specifications for the Interleaved 2 of 5 Font AdvI25d:

Parameter Approximate Font Dimensions at 20 points USPS Dimension Standards

X Dimension .0135" .013" - .020"

Height of bars .75" .75" - .80"

N Dimension
(wide to narrow ratio) 2.75 2.5 to 3.0

The following are specifications for the Code 128 Font AdvC128d:

Parameter Approximate Font Dimensions at 20 points USPS Dimension Standards

X Dimension .0135" .013" - .020"

Height of bars .75" .75" - .80"

Parameter Approximate Font Dimensions at 25 points

X Dimension .017"

Height of bars 1"

Font names in the package:

Font Name Function to use in the Font Tools Purpose

AdvPNET Postnet() Postnet font

AdvPLNT Postnet() Planet font

AdvOCR-A na OCR-A font

AdvI25d I2of5Mod10() Interleaved 2 of 5 font

AdvC128d Code128() or USPSss() Code 128 Font

AdvPNETn Postnet() Postnet font with bars narrowed by 10%

AdvPLNTn Postnet() Planet font with bars narrowed by 10%

AdvFIM na FIM barcode font