Extended Code 39 Barcode Font Information

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Extended Code 39 barcode fonts with build-in shift characters are provided with the IDAutomation Code 39 Barcode Font Package and begin with IDAutomationX. These fonts allow encoding of lower-case characters and some of the extended code 39 characters as they appear on the keyboard. Extended Code 39 fonts are incompatible with IDAutomation's font encoder automation tools, and the asterisk (*) must be used as the start and stop characters. For extended characters to scan properly, the scanner must first be enabled to read extended code 39. These fonts are not part of the standard install and must be manually installed. For the extended characters to scan properly, the scanner must be enabled to read Extended Code 39.

For example, to encode "ExtC39" with the IDAutomationX font, add asterisks to the beginning and end of the data, and change the font to one of the IDAutomationX fonts. The image below shows the resulting barcode in the preview area.

IDAutomationX Extended Font Character Set

The ExtC39 Character column lists the character in the IDAutomationX font. The Symbol Scans As column lists the character the scanner will read in extended mode. The ASCII and Unicode columns designate the location in either ASCII or Unicode where the barcode symbol for the character resides.

Extended Code 39 Barcodes with Standard Fonts

In addition to using the IDAutomationX fonts, lower-case and extended characters may also be encoded with standard Code-39 fonts by adding shift characters according to the Code 3 of 9 Full ASCII Chart.

Symbol Encoded Fonts with the Barcode in the Space Character, which is included in this package is a set of specially encoded fonts to encode the space character without a substitution character. For example, *Barcode 39* encodes a space between Barcode and 39. In contrast, encoding the space character in the standard font requires the use of the underscore character, for example, *Barcode_39*. After installation, these fonts are identified by the "Y" character in the font name, for example, IDAutomationYXHC39S.

Encoding Functions with Standard Fonts in Extended Code 39

To create a barcode that scans in 1234 and then a return function, *1234$M* would need to be entered as the data to encode. These may also be combined. For example *12$I34$M* prints a barcode that scans 12, a tab, then 34, and a return. Refer to the Code 39 Full ASCII Chart for other codes. For the extended characters to scan properly, the scanner must be enabled to read Extended Code 39.