BARCODE — Barcode

Draws a 1D barcode: type, height, human-readable flag, rotation, narrow and wide bar width come from parameters.

Engine status: Partially rendered

The command is drawn but some of its parameters are ignored; the detail is in the note below.

Syntax

BARCODE x, y, "type", h, readable, rot, n, w, "data"

Example

SIZE 100 mm, 150 mm
GAP 3 mm, 0 mm
CLS
BARCODE 100, 200, "128", 100, 1, 0, 3, 3, "123456"
PRINT 1

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Rendered example

BARCODE 100, 200, "128", 100, 1, 0, 3, 3, "123456"

Output of the example above in our renderer (203 dpi). Not verified on a physical printer.

Parameters

Parameter	Meaning
`x, y`	Top-left corner of the barcode, in dots
`"type"`	Symbology in double quotes; the preview draws 128, 39, EAN13 and UPCA
`h`	Bar height in dots
`readable`	0 hides the human-readable line; the preview prints it for any other value
`rot`	Rotation in degrees clockwise: 0, 90, 180 or 270
`n`	Narrow bar width in dots; sets the module width
`w`	Wide bar width in dots; accepted but not used by the Labelixa preview
`"data"`	Barcode data in double quotes; empty data is skipped with a warning

Common mistake

Using EPL type codes: TSPL names the symbology, so Code 128 is "128", not "1". With "1" the preview skips the barcode with an unsupported-type warning.

The same job in other languages

ZPL equivalent: ^BY · ^BC · EPL B · Language comparison

All TSPL commands

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