Barcode font

[TDY2KN01]

Anyone know what font this is?

barcode

I'm given a letter written in barcode and this is the only clue. I want to decypher but to do that the only way I will have to know what font this is. Anyone know the font?

Thanks,

 

[MobiusPizza]

It's a barcode font. I think the font name is just named barcode

It's on my school computer somehow

I think you can download the font somewhere but I don't know where

 

[Viper GTS]

Why don't you take it to a store & scan it?

Viper GTS

 

[MobiusPizza]

Something like this:
http://www.bizfonts.com/free/

But I am not sure whether there are different barcode standards

 

[MobiusPizza]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Why don't you take it to a store & scan it?

Viper GTS

Barcode readers in a store only decodes the barcode and look the decoded message up in the catalogue to check if the item is valid.

They do not tell you what the decoded message is

 

[Juice Box]

the font makes no difference on a real barcode....the scanner reads the Bars...not the numbers (the numbers represent what the bars "say"...in case the scanner cannot read them)

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: AnnihilatorX

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Why don't you take it to a store & scan it?

Viper GTS

Barcode readers in a store only decodes the barcode and look the decoded message up in the catalogue to check if the item is valid.

They do not tell you what the decoded message is

Odds are it will display the read value. Ever notice on receipts the barcode is frequently displayed along with the item description?

The other option is to borrow a barcode reader, they aren't expensive & aren't that uncommon. They operate as a HID, & input text exactly as if you typed it on the keyboard. If you had a keyghost or something similar you could likely intercept the data from a POS device (if it didn't already display the read value).

USB CCD readers are only about $50-75, & they're handy to have around.

If you want data matrix be prepared to spend a little more.

Also now that I think about it I'm pretty sure there are shareware/freeware barcode apps that will read an image file.

That should do it too.

Viper GTS

 

[KLin]

could be code 128

 

[Viper GTS]

http://www.download.com/Eym-Barcode-Rea.../3000-2401_4-10397809.html?tag=lst-0-2

Try that.

Viper GTS

 

[Pepsi90919]

you should really be using a proper barcode generator

 

[Billzie7718]

At my previous job, we had to install 3 seperate font files if they needed barcodes.

 

[TDY2KN01]

I tried dling Barcode 39 font and tried to compare "The" but it doesnt match.
Eym-Barcode-Reader reads only 1D barcode so my barcode isnt detectable.

The closest match is Barcode 128. "The" looks alike but one bar seems to be matching as far as the bar and the spacing. However, only one bar is unaccounted for and I will ask that person to verify the img has 8 bar on "The" or 9 bar that is shown in barcode 128.


P.S I cant really use any USB CCD readers. It's expensive for what I'm trying to do - solving a riddle posed by a friend.

 

[Wizkid]

You have the codes for A-Z, plus the words in the sample, so use that to break out the codes for each letter and then decode your message

 

[TDY2KN01]

I dont know where does it starts and where does it ends. A letter might have 3 or 4 bar. How can I tell the difference?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

There are 4 total bar code fonts I know of. It's a standard and all those lines are basically ASCII characters.

EDIT: There might be more than 4.

 

[TDY2KN01]

IHateMyJob2004,
can you tell me what the name of those fonts? If possible, could u send it to my email?

tdy2kn1(at)gmail.com

 

[KLin]

Here's a list of different barcode formats

Code 2 of 5 (alias 2/5)
Code 2 of 5 Interleaved
Code 2 of 5 Industry
Code 2 of 5 IATA
Code 2 of 5 Matrix (and other variants - see below)
CodaBar
Code 3 of 9 (Code 39)
Code 3 of 9 Full ASCII (Code 39 Extended)
Code 93
Code 93 Full ASCII (Code 93 Extended)
Code 128 Subset B
Code 128 (all subsets und compressed mode)
UCC/EAN-128 (all subsets und compressed mode)
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN)
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN), 2 digits add-on
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN), 5 digits add-on
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN) / EAN14
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN), 2 digits add-on
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN), 5 digits add-on
UPC Version A
UPC Version A, 2 digits add-on
UPC Version A, 5 digits add-on
UPC Version E
UPC Version E, 2 digits add-on
UPC Version E, 5 digits add-on
SSCC18
MSI
USPS Postnet 5 digits
USPS Postnet 9 digits
Deutsche Post Leitcode
Deutsche Post Identcode
Plessey


You can use http://images.google.com to compare the formats to what you have. Just search for each format.

 

[Billzie7718]

Originally posted by: KLin
Here's a list of different barcode formats

Code 2 of 5 (alias 2/5)
Code 2 of 5 Interleaved
Code 2 of 5 Industry
Code 2 of 5 IATA
Code 2 of 5 Matrix (and other variants - see below)
CodaBar
Code 3 of 9 (Code 39)
Code 3 of 9 Full ASCII (Code 39 Extended)
Code 93
Code 93 Full ASCII (Code 93 Extended)
Code 128 Subset B
Code 128 (all subsets und compressed mode)
UCC/EAN-128 (all subsets und compressed mode)
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN)
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN), 2 digits add-on
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN), 5 digits add-on
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN) / EAN14
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN), 2 digits add-on
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN), 5 digits add-on
UPC Version A
UPC Version A, 2 digits add-on
UPC Version A, 5 digits add-on
UPC Version E
UPC Version E, 2 digits add-on
UPC Version E, 5 digits add-on
SSCC18
MSI
USPS Postnet 5 digits
USPS Postnet 9 digits
Deutsche Post Leitcode
Deutsche Post Identcode
Plessey


You can use http://images.google.com to compare the formats to what you have. Just search for each format.

Copied for future bar code problems. Thanks Klin

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Billzie7718

Originally posted by: KLin
Here's a list of different barcode formats

Code 2 of 5 (alias 2/5)
Code 2 of 5 Interleaved
Code 2 of 5 Industry
Code 2 of 5 IATA
Code 2 of 5 Matrix (and other variants - see below)
CodaBar
Code 3 of 9 (Code 39)
Code 3 of 9 Full ASCII (Code 39 Extended)
Code 93
Code 93 Full ASCII (Code 93 Extended)
Code 128 Subset B
Code 128 (all subsets und compressed mode)
UCC/EAN-128 (all subsets und compressed mode)
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN)
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN), 2 digits add-on
EAN 8 (IAN, JAN), 5 digits add-on
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN) / EAN14
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN), 2 digits add-on
EAN 13 (IAN, JAN), 5 digits add-on
UPC Version A
UPC Version A, 2 digits add-on
UPC Version A, 5 digits add-on
UPC Version E
UPC Version E, 2 digits add-on
UPC Version E, 5 digits add-on
SSCC18
MSI
USPS Postnet 5 digits
USPS Postnet 9 digits
Deutsche Post Leitcode
Deutsche Post Identcode
Plessey


You can use http://images.google.com to compare the formats to what you have. Just search for each format.

Copied for future bar code problems. Thanks Klin

I just copied and pasted that from a site. You can find that same list very easily. That list doesn't include 2-d symbologies though.