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NOTE: We recommend you use our Font Tools to automatically interleave the pairs of numbers and ensure the printed barcode will scan properly. This DEMO barcode font package should only be used for testing and evaluation purposes because some of the characters contain the text "DEMO" in them which can cause scan errors. For testing purposes, a successful scan can be obtained by scanning the lower 25% of the barcode that does not contain any "DEMO" text in it. Also, in the evaluation version package, fonts are only provided in the "S", "L" and "XXL" heights. Other fonts such as the human readable and the bearer bar fonts are only provided in the "M" or "L" height. After you order the fully functional version, you will receive all heights (XS through XXL) for a total of 12 different fonts.
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Symbology basics:
Symbology information relating to check digits:
Interleaved 2 of 5 Font Advantage Package Features |
If you do not use one of our Font Tools, the implementation of Interleaved 2 of 5 as a bar code font can be difficult because the barcode symbols are interleaved and cannot be easily printed. If you are not required to use Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes and you need an easy to use numeric barcode, consider our Non-Interleaved Code 2 of 5 fonts, or our Codabar fonts, which are both easy to print. Details of the Interleaved 2 of 5 Font Advantage Package are as follows:
Installation Instructions |
To install the TrueType fonts in Windows, run the INSTALL.EXE program or perform the following for manual installation:
To install the TrueType font on the Classic Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):
Font installation procedures for other operating systems are provided here
The Character Set |
The Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode fonts were created to meet ANSI and CEN requirements when printing with the font size of 12 or greater. To determine which Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode font to use, first print out the IDAutomationI25S barcode font at various font sizes to determine which size is the smallest that will work with your scanning equipment. Then, choose the tallest version that will fit in your scanning area. You may also refer to the specifications.
NOTE: You don't need to be concerned with the details and complexity of these fonts if you use our font tools. However, if you are interested in manually producing the barcodes you will find the information in this section helpful. For manual check digit calculations, please refer to the information provided here about check digits
The character set is listed below in the columns. The "ITF Code" column lists the character or function that the barcode scanner will read for the associated symbol. The columns ASCII, Char and Unicode are unique to our Interleaved 2of5 fonts. These columns designate the location in either ASCII or Unicode where the barcode symbol for the character resides. The column "Char" lists the character that resides at the ASCII location which can be used to print the corresponding symbol.
ITF Code | ASCII * | Unicode * | Unicode Char |
ITF Code | ASCII * | Unicode * | Unicode Char |
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na | 0032 | 0020 | space | 53 | 0086 | 0056 | V | |
00 | 0033 | 0021 | ! | 54 | 0087 | 0057 | W | |
01 | 0034 | 0022 | " | 55 | 0088 | 0058 | X | |
02 | 0035 | 0023 | # | 56 | 0089 | 0059 | Y | |
03 | 0036 | 0024 | $ | 57 | 0090 | 005A | Z | |
04 | 0037 | 0025 | % | 58 | 0091 | 005B | [ | |
05 | 0038 | 0026 | & | 59 | 0092 | 005C | \ | |
06 | 0039 | 0027 | ' | 60 | 0093 | 005D | ] | |
07 | 0040 | 0028 | ( | 61 | 0094 | 005E | ^ | |
08 | 0041 | 0029 | ) | 62 | 0095 | 005F | _ | |
09 | 0042 | 002A | * | 63 | 0096 | 0060 | ` | |
10 | 0043 | 002B | + | 64 | 0097 | 0061 | a | |
11 | 0044 | 002C | , | 65 | 0098 | 0062 | b | |
12 | 0045 | 002D | - | 66 | 0099 | 0063 | c | |
13 | 0046 | 002E | . | 67 | 0100 | 0064 | d | |
14 | 0047 | 002F | / | 68 | 0101 | 0065 | e | |
15 | 0048 | 0030 | 0 | 69 | 0102 | 0066 | f | |
16 | 0049 | 0031 | 1 | 71 | 0103 | 0067 | g | |
17 | 0050 | 0032 | 2 | 71 | 0104 | 0068 | h | |
18 | 0051 | 0033 | 3 | 72 | 0105 | 0069 | i | |
19 | 0052 | 0034 | 4 | 73 | 0106 | 006A | j | |
20 | 0053 | 0035 | 5 | 74 | 0107 | 006B | k | |
21 | 0054 | 0036 | 6 | 75 | 0108 | 006C | l | |
22 | 0055 | 0037 | 7 | 76 | 0109 | 006D | m | |
23 | 0056 | 0038 | 8 | 77 | 0110 | 006E | n | |
24 | 0057 | 0039 | 9 | 78 | 0111 | 006F | o | |
25 | 0058 | 003A | : | 79 | 0112 | 0070 | p | |
26 | 0059 | 003B | ; | 80 | 0113 | 0071 | q | |
27 | 0060 | 003C | < | 81 | 0114 | 0072 | r | |
28 | 0061 | 003D | = | 82 | 0115 | 0073 | s | |
29 | 0062 | 003E | > | 83 | 0116 | 0074 | t | |
30 | 0063 | 003F | ? | 84 | 0117 | 0075 | u | |
31 | 0064 | 0040 | @ | 85 | 0118 | 0076 | v | |
32 | 0065 | 0041 | A | 86 | 0119 | 0077 | w | |
33 | 0066 | 0042 | B | 87 | 0120 | 0078 | x | |
34 | 0067 | 0043 | C | 88 | 0121 | 0079 | y | |
35 | 0068 | 0044 | D | 89 | 0122 | 007A | z | |
36 | 0069 | 0045 | E | 90 | 0123 | 007B | { | |
37 | 0070 | 0046 | F | 91 | 0124 | 007C | | | |
38 | 0071 | 0047 | G | 92 | 0125 | 007D | } | |
39 | 0072 | 0048 | H | 93 | 0126 | 007E | ~ | |
40 | 0073 | 0049 | I | 94 | 0197 | 00C5 | Å | |
41 | 0074 | 004A | J | 95 | 0198 | 00C6 | Æ | |
42 | 0075 | 004B | K | 96 | 0199 | 00C7 | Ç | |
43 | 0076 | 004C | L | 97 | 0200 | 00C8 | È | |
44 | 0077 | 004D | M | 98 | 0201 | 00C9 | É | |
45 | 0078 | 004E | N | 99 | 0202 | 00CA | Ê | |
46 | 0079 | 004F | O | START | 0203 | 00CB | Ë | |
47 | 0080 | 0050 | P | STOP | 0204 | 00CC | Ì | |
48 | 0081 | 0051 | Q | |||||
49 | 0082 | 0052 | R | |||||
50 | 0083 | 0053 | S | |||||
51 | 0084 | 0054 | T | |||||
52 | 0085 | 0055 | U |
Interleaved 2 of 5 Specifications |
The X dimension (X is the width of the narrow bar) of our Interleaved 2 of 5 font is listed below for various point sizes. The narrow to wide ratio is 2.75 to 1, which is recommended by international standards.
Our Interleaved 2 of 5 fonts have been specially designed to be able to produce dependable and scannable barcodes when printed at all point sizes. With a 600 DPI laser, the Interleaved 2 of 5 font can be printed as small as 6 points if the scanner supports it. We have been able to dependably scan our Interleaved 2 of 5 font printed at 6 points with the Intermec 1800 CCD scanner.
Point Size |
X dimension |
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22 | .38 mm | .015" |
20 | .34 mm | .013" |
12 | .21 mm | .008" |
6 | .105 mm | .004" |
Wide to Narrow Ratio: | 2.75 : 1 |
Twelve different versions of the Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode fonts are provided to support human readable versions and different width and height requirements. Fonts with the letter "H" in the font name are "human readable" versions. Fonts with the letter "B" in the font name are "bearer bar" versions. The last characters in the Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode font name determines the height of the barcode, with the shortest being "XS" and the tallest being "XXL". Because each single font can be printed at various point sizes, there are several combinations of heights and widths that can be produced. (click here to view font names prior to July, 2003)
Font name of purchased version | Font name of eval version* | Font height at 12 points* |
Interleaved 2 of 5 Fonts with no text below the barcode: | ||
IDAutomationI25XS | NA | 1/16" (.078") or .2 cm |
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1/8" (.125") or .4 cm |
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NA | 5/16" (.315") or .8 cm |
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1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
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NA | 11/16" (.689") or 1.8 cm |
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1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
Interleaved 2 of 5 Fonts with text below the barcode: | ||
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NA | 1/16" (.078") or .2 cm |
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NA | 1/8" (.125") or .4 cm |
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5/16" (.315") or .8 cm |
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NA | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
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NA | 11/16" (.689") or 1.8 cm |
IDAutomationHI25XXL | NA | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
Interleaved 2 of 5 Fonts with bearer bars and no text below the barcode: | ||
IDAutomationBI25XS | NA | 1/16" (.078") or .2 cm |
IDAutomationBI25S | NA | 1/8" (.125") or .4 cm |
IDAutomationBI25M | NA | 5/16" (.315") or .8 cm |
IDAutomationBI25L | IDAutomationSBI25L | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
IDAutomationBI25XL | NA | 11/16" (.689") or 1.8 cm |
IDAutomationBI25XXL | NA | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 cm |
Interleaved 2 of 5 Fonts with bearer bars and text below the barcode: | ||
IDAutomationBHI25XS | NA | 1/16" (.078") or .2 cm |
IDAutomationBHI25S | NA | 1/8" (.125") or .4 cm |
IDAutomationBHI25M | IDAutomationSBHI25M | 5/16" (.315") or .8 cm |
IDAutomationBHI25L | NA | 1/2" (.5") or 1.2 cm |
IDAutomationBHI25XL | NA | 11/16" (.689") or 1.8 cm |
IDAutomationBHI25XXL | NA | 1 1/4" (1.25") or 3.1 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: |
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