Identcode Barcode Introduction

Identcode Generator Size Setting, Generate & Create Identcodein C# VB.NET, ASP.NET applications

Identcode barcode is a numeric-only symbology generally used by the Deutsche Post AG (DHL). Identcode encoding value is fixed to 11 digits. The base of Identcode is barcode Interleaved 2 of 5 with a compulsory modulo 10 check digit.

Barcode Solutions for Deutsche Post Identcode Creating & Reading

Identcode Barcode Features

Encodable Chars	Identcode barcode encodes numeric digits through 0 to 9.
Components	Identcode can encode 12 digits including a checksum digit (including check digit). Here are the contents of an Identcode barcode: 2 digits for the mail center (outgoing), 3 digits for customer code, 6 digits for the delivery number and the last digit for checksum digit.
Encoding Scheme	Identcode uses the same encoding scheme as that of Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode but with a compulsory checksum digit of modulo 10.
Checksum Digit	Avapose Identcode generators can automatically add a mandatory modulo 10 check digit according to the Identcode standard.

Identcode Barcode Structure

Quiet Zone	Start Pattern	12 Data Digits (Checksum Included)	Stop Pattern	Quiet Zone
1	2	3	4	5

To set the size of Identcode, two things are of importance, i.e. the X Dimension and the barcode width.

Barcode Symbologies

2D/Matrix Barcodes

Data Matrix

PDF417

QR Code

1D/Linear Barcodes

Codabar

Code 2 of 5

Code 11

Code 39

Code 93

Code 128

EAN-8

EAN-13

GS1 128 (UCC/EAN-128)

Identcode

Intelligent Mail (OneCode)

Interleaved 2 of 5

ISBN

ISSN

ITF-14

Leitcode

MSI Plessey

Planet

Postnet

RM4SCC

UPC-A

UPC-E