UPC-E Size Setting

UPC-E Barcode Size Setting, Generate & Create UPC-E in C#, ASP.NET, VB.NET applications

Size setting overview
This page is on size setting of UPC-E, emphasizing 2 important factors: barcode width and height.

Barcode structure
The components of UPC-E barcode include a left quiet zone, a normal guard bar pattern, 12 symbol chars divided by a center guard bar pattern, another normal guard bar pattern and a right quiet zone.

UPC-E Size Setting

Barcode Width:
The UPC-E barcode width, W (measured in pixel), including quiet zones, can be calculated from the following expression:

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W = ( C * 7 + 9 ) X + 2Q

*Note: If a two-digit add-on symbol is used, W=91X+15. For a five-digit add-on, then W=118X+15.
W: width of UPC-E barcode image (including quiet zones)
X: width of UPC-E narrowest bar; (X min = 1 pixel)
C: the number of encoded data chars for UPC-E, including the check digit; C =6.
Q: width of the quiet zone; Q>=7X; For Avapose, default Q=10X.

Barcode Height:
The UPC-E barcode width, W (measured in pixel), including quiet zones, can be calculated from the following expression:

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UPC-E barcode height is not modular. According to GS1 standard, the nominal height of an UPC-A bar code symbol is 25.9 millimeters (1.0 inch), including the human readable information. The add-on symbol should not extend outside the primary symbol height. Avapose will automatically adjust the height for you according to the specification.

For more details on UPC-E size setting, please go through the below guide:

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