EAN-13 - Revision history

Dan Tobias at 14:02, 26 May 2019

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Jsummers at 21:17, 23 October 2015

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Dan Tobias at 19:20, 2 June 2014

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Dan Tobias at 17:57, 17 November 2013

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Dan Tobias at 05:24, 17 November 2013

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Dan Tobias at 04:25, 12 July 2013

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Dan Tobias: /* Utilities */

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‎Utilities

Dan Tobias at 00:33, 12 May 2013

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Dan Tobias at 00:31, 12 May 2013

2013-05-12T00:31:57Z

Dan Tobias: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=physical |subcat=Bar codes |image=Book-barcode.png }} '''EAN-13''' is a slight variant on the UPC-A bar code format that has 13 digits (instead o..."

2013-05-12T00:31:39Z

Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=physical |subcat=Bar codes |image=Book-barcode.png }} '''EAN-13''' is a slight variant on the UPC-A bar code format that has 13 digits (instead o..."

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{{FormatInfo
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'''EAN-13''' is a slight variant on the [[UPC-A]] bar code format that has 13 digits (instead of the 12 digits found on UPCs). The EAN-13 code is standard for all products sold outside the United States, and is used for some things such as books and medicines in the U.S. The 12-digit UPC is used on other US products. Modern point-of-sale systems used in all countries can handle both types of codes. The initialism originally stood for European Article Number, but was kept even when the name changed to International Article Number.

An optional additional bar code to the right of the EAN or UPC bar code encodes a supplemental 2 or 5 digits, used primarily on books and magazines. On magazines this encodes the issue number (the main bar code only encodes the periodical series) allowing issue-by-issue inventory tracking, while books use a supplemental code to indicate the suggested retail price.

== Software ==
* [http://gizmodo.com/5713768/the-best-barcode-scanner-apps Review of barcode scanner apps]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barcode-reader/id340825499?mt=8 iOS app to read UPC/EAN codes and find product info/prices]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android&hl=en Android app to read UPC and QR codes to look up product info/prices and other info coded or linked in bar codes]

== Developer libraries and modules ==
* [http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform]
* [http://code.google.com/p/zxing/ zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
* [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes]

== Utilities ==
* [http://gepir.gs1.org/v32/xx/default.aspx?Lang=en-US/ Global UPC/EAN database]
* [http://www.ean-search.org/ Another EAN search site]

== References ==
* [[Wikipedia:International Article Number (EAN)|Wikipedia article]]
* [http://www.barcodeisland.com/upcext.phtml UPC/EAN supplemental digits]

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 '''EAN-13''' is a slight variant on the [[UPC-A]] bar code format that has 13 digits (instead of the 12 digits found on UPCs). The EAN-13 code is standard for all products sold outside the United States, and is used for some things such as books and medicines in the U.S. The 12-digit UPC is used on other US products. Modern point-of-sale systems used in all countries can handle both types of codes. The initialism originally stood for European Article Number, but was kept even when the name changed to International Article Number.

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 An optional additional bar code to the right of the EAN or UPC bar code (of format [[EAN-2]] or [[EAN-5]]) encodes a supplemental 2 or 5 digits, used primarily on books and magazines. On magazines this encodes the issue number (the main bar code only encodes the periodical series) allowing issue-by-issue inventory tracking, while books use a supplemental code to indicate the suggested retail price.
-When used for books, an EAN-13 code can contain a 13-digit [[ISBN]] code.
+When used for books, an EAN-13 code can contain a 13-digit [[ISBN]] code, which is able to appear unmodified in the bar code. [[ISSN]] codes for periodicals can also be used in EAN-13 bar codes with some additional prefix and suffix digits and a change of checksum.
 == Software ==

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	An optional additional bar code to the right of the EAN or UPC bar code (of format [[EAN-2]] or [[EAN-5]]) encodes a supplemental 2 or 5 digits, used primarily on books and magazines. On magazines this encodes the issue number (the main bar code only encodes the periodical series) allowing issue-by-issue inventory tracking, while books use a supplemental code to indicate the suggested retail price.		An optional additional bar code to the right of the EAN or UPC bar code (of format [[EAN-2]] or [[EAN-5]]) encodes a supplemental 2 or 5 digits, used primarily on books and magazines. On magazines this encodes the issue number (the main bar code only encodes the periodical series) allowing issue-by-issue inventory tracking, while books use a supplemental code to indicate the suggested retail price.
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		+	When used for books, an EAN-13 code can contain a 13-digit [[ISBN]] code.

	== Software ==		== Software ==

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 '''EAN-13''' is a slight variant on the [[UPC-A]] bar code format that has 13 digits (instead of the 12 digits found on UPCs). The EAN-13 code is standard for all products sold outside the United States, and is used for some things such as books and medicines in the U.S. The 12-digit UPC is used on other US products. Modern point-of-sale systems used in all countries can handle both types of codes. The initialism originally stood for European Article Number, but was kept even when the name changed to International Article Number.
-An optional additional bar code to the right of the EAN or UPC bar code encodes a supplemental 2 to 5 digits, used primarily on books and magazines. On magazines this encodes the issue number (the main bar code only encodes the periodical series) allowing issue-by-issue inventory tracking, while books use a supplemental code to indicate the suggested retail price.
+An optional additional bar code to the right of the EAN or UPC bar code (of format [[EAN-2]] or [[EAN-5]]) encodes a supplemental 2 or 5 digits, used primarily on books and magazines. On magazines this encodes the issue number (the main bar code only encodes the periodical series) allowing issue-by-issue inventory tracking, while books use a supplemental code to indicate the suggested retail price.
 == Software ==

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 |formattype=physical
 |subcat=Bar codes
 |image=Book-barcode.png
 |caption=EAN code on a book
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 * [https://github.com/zxing/zxing zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
 * [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes]
 == Utilities ==

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 == Developer libraries and modules ==
 * [http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform]
-* [http://code.google.com/p/zxing/ zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
+* [https://github.com/zxing/zxing zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
 * [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes]

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 * [http://gepir.gs1.org/v32/xx/default.aspx?Lang=en-US/ Global UPC/EAN database]
 * [http://www.ean-search.org/ Another EAN search site]
 == References ==