Japanese postal barcode
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== Utilities == | == Utilities == | ||
* [http://barcode.tec-it.com/barcode-generator.aspx?group=BCGroup_Postal&barcode=JapanesePostal Barcode generator: Japanese postal bar code] | * [http://barcode.tec-it.com/barcode-generator.aspx?group=BCGroup_Postal&barcode=JapanesePostal Barcode generator: Japanese postal bar code] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.tec-it.com/download/PDF/Barcode_Reference_EN.pdf TEC-IT Reference] | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | * [http://www.dlsoft.com/dlHelps/helps/barcodes/ | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009170325fw_/http://www.dlsoft.com/dlHelps/helps/barcodes/japanpost.htm Japan Post bar code info] |
* [http://www.objectiflune.com/forum2/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=24459 Discussion of the encoding of these bar codes] | * [http://www.objectiflune.com/forum2/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=24459 Discussion of the encoding of these bar codes] | ||
* [http://homepage1.nifty.com/tabotabo/pzips/jp_post_zip.htm Japanese postal/zip code directory] | * [http://homepage1.nifty.com/tabotabo/pzips/jp_post_zip.htm Japanese postal/zip code directory] | ||
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The Japanese postal barcode is used in mail sorting for Japan. It encodes an 7-digit postal/zip code plus an optional alphanumeric address code. The symbology allows the coding of the digits 0-9, letters A-Z, and hyphen.
This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders. This sort of system is transcribable using DAFT notation. These sorts of bar codes are used by a number of countries in their postal systems, though the specific symbologies by which they encode characters can vary.
