This Symbology is also known as Japanese Article Number 8, JAN-8 Supplement 5/Five-digit Add-On, JAN-8 Supplement 2/Two-digit Add-On, JAN-8+5, JAN-8+2, JAN8, JAN8+5, JAN8+2

JAN-8 (Japanese Article Numbering) barcode Symbology is another name for EAN-8 barcode Symbology.
For JAN barcodes the first two digits must be 45 or 49 which identifies Japan.

Sample of a JAN-8 Barcode

The value to encode by JAN-8 has the following structure:

• 2 digits for Number System or Country Code which MUST BE 49 or 45
• 5 digits for Product Code
• 1 digit for checksum

The Add-On Symbols were designed to encode information supplementary to that in the main bar code symbol on periodicals and paperback books. The Add-On can be composed of 2 or 5 digits only.

Sample of a JAN-8 Two-Digit Add-On Barcode

Light Margin Indicators - a greater than (>) and/or less than (<) character - are intended to protected the essential light areas to the left and right of the code that the barcode scanner needs to recognize the beginning and end.

In order to get a JAN-8 barcode image, please follow these steps:

• Set the Symbology property to Jan8
• Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
  • Set the BarWidth property to 0.013 (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • Set the BarHeight property to 0.86 (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • If Guard Bars are needed:
    • Set the GuardBar property to True
    • Set the GuardBarHeight property to 0.925 (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • Set the QuietZoneWidth property to 0.091 (Value is expressed in Inches)
• Set the Code property with a value with the following structure:
  • 2 digits for Number System or Country Code which MUST BE 45 or 49
  • 5 digits for Product Code
  • 1 digit for Check-Sum ONLY if AddChecksum property is False, otherwise DO NOT specify the checksum digit because it will be automatically calculated by Barcode Professional products
• Add-On Settings if needed:
  • Set the EanUpcSupplement to Digits2 (Two-Digit Add-On) or Digits5 (Five-Digit Add-On)
  • Set the EanUpcSupplementCode with the Add-On value which must be 2 or 5 digits only
• Drawn Light Margin Indicators if needed:
  • Set the DisplayLightMarginIndicator to True
• Set the Text property to an Empty string

Code property = 4901234, AddChecksum property = True and DisplayLightMarginIndicator property = True will produce the following barcode image:

Code property = 4901234, AddChecksum property = True and DisplayLightMarginIndicator property = True, EanUpcSupplement property = Digits2, and EanUpcSupplementCode property = 78 will produce the following barcode image: