This Symbology is also known as European Article Number 8, EAN-8 Supplement 5/Five-digit Add-On, EAN-8 Supplement 2/Two-digit Add-On, EAN-8+5, EAN-8+2, EAN8, EAN8+5, EAN13+2, UPC-8, GTIN-8, GS1-8, EAN/UCC-8

EAN-8 is the EAN equivalent of UPC-E in the sense that it provides a "short" barcode for small packages. The primary purpose of the EAN-8 code is to use as little space as possible.
EAN-8 is encoded using the three EAN-13 character sets and also has a check digit that is calculated in the same way as EAN-13.

The data digits in an EAN-8 symbol identify a particular product and manufacturer. Since a limited number of EAN-8 codes are available in each country, they are issued only for products with insufficient space for a normal EAN-13 symbol. For example, a 2-digit country code permits a total of only 100,000 item numbers.

Sample of an EAN-8 Barcode

The value to encode by EAN-8 has the following structure (a.k.a. GTIN-8):

• 2 or 3 digits for Number System or Country Code
• 5 or 4 digits for Product Code
• 1 digit for checksum

Each country has a numbering authority which assigns manufacturer codes to companies within its jurisdiction.

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 an EAN-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 an EAN-8 barcode image, please follow these steps:

• Set the Symbology property to Ean8
• 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 EanUpcGuardBar property to True
    • Set the EanUpcGuardBarHeight property to 0.925 (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • Set the QuietZone property to 0.091, 0, 0.091, 0 - Left, Top, Right, Bottom (Value is expressed in Inches)
• Set the Code property with a value with the following structure (GTIN-8):
  • 2 or 3 digits for Number System or Country Code
  • 5 or 4 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 BarcodeItem 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 = 2012345, AddChecksum property = True and DisplayLightMarginIndicator property = True will produce the following barcode image:

Code property = 2012345, AddChecksum property = True and DisplayLightMarginIndicator property = True, EanUpcSupplement property = Digits2, and EanUpcSupplementCode property = 78 will produce the following barcode image: