IDAutomation offers several ID and Barcode Fonts in several sizes and symbologies, with flexible licensing, including royalty-free and perpetual Developer Licenses. Offered since 1996, IDAutomation's fonts are mature, professional-grade products designed to create the highest quality symbols possible. For easy application integration, IDAutomation also provides over 30 font encoders, macros and source code to automate the encoding process. All products may be downloaded immediately after the online order is approved. Refer to the Barcode FAQ if assistance is needed in choosing the type of barcode the font to use.
IDAutomation's Free Code 39 Barcode Font allows the ability to print letters, numbers and some symbols with the Code 3 of 9 symbology. This barcode font is a fully functional freeware font for. Barcode 39 font free download - Free TrueType Code 39 Barcode Font, Free Archon Code 39 Barcode Font for Business, 32Tech Code 39 Barcode Font Pack, and many more programs. IDAutomation Code 39.
Easy-to-use Self Checking Barcode Fonts
Self-checking fonts offer easy integration with many applications without the requirement of check digit calculations. Easy implementation is accomplished by appending an asterisk before and after the data encoded to create a complete barcode symbol, as demonstrated in the following Excel Barcode Example.
| Code 39 - An alpha-numeric barcode that encodes uppercase letters, numbers and some symbols; it is also referred to as Barcode/39, the 3 of 9 Code and LOGMARS Code. | Codabar - A numeric barcode encoding numbers with a slightly higher density than Code 39. |
Linear Barcode Fonts
IDAutomation provides over 30 font tools, macros and source code for easy application integration of the following barcode types. Many are supplied with examples for use in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Crystal Reports.
| Code 128 - Alpha-numeric barcode with three character sets. Supports Code-128, GS1-128 (Formerly known as UCC/EAN-128) and ISBT-128. | Code 128 for Mac - Cross-Platform compatible that work with any font codepage in any country, including double-byte character sets. |
| GS1-128 - used to create GS1-128 barcodes set by GS1.org specs, including USPS Special Services barcodes. | GS1 DataBar - formerly known as RSS Symbology. Used to encode the GTIN and other GS1 related data. |
| Code 11 - High-density numeric barcode used mostly in labeling telecommunications components. | Code 93- Similar to Code 39, but requires two checksum characters. |
| Interleaved 2 of 5 - The Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode symbology encodes numbers in pairs, similar to Code 128 set C. | MSI Plessey - Designed by the Plessey Company in England and is used primarily in libraries and retail applications, such as on grocery store shelves. |
| UPC, EAN & GTIN - This is one of the most common barcode types. It is used to encode the GTIN and also used to create JAN, ISBN and Bookland barcodes. |
Postal Fonts
| USPS Intelligent Mail IMb - A new USPS barcode that combines POSTNET and PLANET data into a single bar code. Formerly referred to as OneCode and the 4-State barcode. |
| POSTNET & PLANET- Used by USA post offices for mail delivery and tracking. |
| RM4SCC - Used by post offices in England and Australia for their Cleanmail Service. Used to create the CBC (Customer Bar Code), UK postcodes as well as Delivery Point Suffixes (DPSs) |
Bundled Barcode Font Advantage Packages
These packages include many of IDAutomation's fonts in one package for a reasonable price.
| TrueType Font Package for Windows - Includes the most popular linear barcode fonts as well as MICR and OCR in TrueType form for Windows. | Premiere Font Package - Includes all linear barcode fonts as well as MICR and OCR in TrueType, OpenType, PostScript and PCL form. | ||
| Universal Barcode Font Advantage™ - Designed to support most linear barcodes as a single font on multiple operating systems and locales. Supports Code 128, GS1-128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Postnet, Planet, USPS Intelligent Mail, MSI and Codabar. | 2D Universal Font Package - Create multiple two-dimensional (2D) barcodes as a single font from multiple operating systems with the IDAutomation 2D Universal Barcode Font. Supports Aztec, Data Matrix, QR-Code and PDF417, also includes MaxiCode. |
2D Fonts including Aztec, DataMatrix & PDF417
IDAutomation's unique 2D font packages include several font encoders and graphic encoders in a single product. The fonts are all compatible with their Universal 2D Font, which creates several symbol types from a single font. Developer Licenses for these packages are perpetual and royalty-free.
| Aztec Fonts- A 2D matrix barcode type that does not require quiet zones. | Data Matrix Fonts - A matrix symbol that allows very efficient encoding of data into a square barcode with error correction. |
| MaxiCode Fonts - Used primarily by UPS to route and track packages. | PDF417 Fonts - This unique 2D barcode type is commonly used on FedExshipping labels and can be decoded with a PDF capable laser or CCD scanner. |
| QR-Code Fonts - A matrix symbol that is capable of encoding binary, ASCII and Kanji characters. |
MICR & OCR Font Advantage Packages
The MICR fonts allow printing of numbers and codes to create bank checks or drafts from blank check stock. The OCR-A and OCR-B fonts are used for OCR applications requiring these specific fonts.
| MICR E13B Fonts - Used by banks in the USA and several other countries for MICR E-13B encoding. | MICR CMC7 Fonts- Used by banks in France, Mexico, and many Spanish speaking countries. |
| OCR-A and OCR-B Fonts- A text font that is very easy for optical character recognition systems to read. | Security Fonts - Used to securely print text, names and currency amounts on highly secure documents. |
The free Code 39 barcode font has been discontinued; however, IDAutomation continues to offer the fully licensed version of the Code 39 Barcode Font Package.
If a scanning device is needed to read barcodes for testing or other purposes, consider these barcode scanners.
Using the Code 39 Barcode Font
To generate a Code 39 barcode from a font, the instead of the asterisk because of a formatting issue, i.e. !153969!. To hide the asterisks from appearing in the human-readable below the barcode, use the parenthesis surrounding the data, i.e. (12345).
If the font is not in font selection list of the application after installation, check the application settings. Most applications allow the ability to disable a feature that lists the font names in the fonts list. For example, if the font is not in the Microsoft Office fonts list, follow these steps:
- Select Customize from the Tools menu.
- In the Options tab, unselect the 'list font names in their font' check box.
- Click close.
IDAutomation provides Microsoft Access, Excel and Word examples in the Windows version, and additional examples for OpenOffice Calc, iWork Numbers and Pages for the Mac version of the package. After installation, there will be icons for these examples in the Start - Programs - IDAutomation.com Code 39 Font program group on Windows and Applications - IDAutomation Code 39 Font for Mac on OSX. There are also several application integration guides available to assist.
If a higher-density barcode than Code 39 is required, consider Code 128 or a 2D barcode such as PDF417 or DataMatrix for something that can withstand damage and still scan correctly. For an evaluation of barcode sizes and types, refer to that section in the Barcoding for Beginners Tutorial.
To learn more about the Code 39 barcode, refer to the Code 39 FAQ and Tutorial.
Reading and Printing Code 39 Barcodes
Code 39 is one of the most common barcodes in use today, and thus virtually every barcode scanner will be capable of reading Code 39. IDAutomation provides several Code 39 barcode readers for many different systems, including Windows, Mac and Linux.
Barcode scanners act as an external keyboard, so that anything scanned with the scanner is output wherever the cursor is blinking on the computer screen as though it had been typed on the keyboard. This process is called keyboard emulation. Learn how to scan data into applications with a barcode scanner.
When using a printer with less than 600 DPI, the following point sizes should be used to create accurate barcodes:
| 203 DPI Printer (thermal printer) | 300 DPI Printer |
| 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36... | 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36... |
In the Code 39 Font Advantage package, 24 different versions of the fonts are provided to support human-readable versions in addition to different height-width requirements. The last character in the font name determines the height of the barcode with the shortest being 'XS' and the tallest being 'XXL'.
| Font Name | Font Height at 12pt* |
| Code 39 Fonts (text below the barcode) | |
| IDAutomationHC39XS | .20' or .5 CM |
| IDAutomationHC39S | .35' or .9 CM |
| IDAutomationHC39M | .50' or 1.2 CM |
| IDAutomationHC39L | .70' or 1.8 CM |
| IDAutomationHC39XL | .90' or 2.3 CM |
| IDAutomationHC39XXL | 1.25' or 3.2 CM |
| Code 39 Fonts (no text below the barcode) | |
| IDAutomationC39XS | .20' or .5 CM |
| IDAutomationC39S | .35' or .9 CM |
| IDAutomationC39M | .50' or 1.2 CM |
| IDAutomationC39L | .70' or 1.8 CM |
| IDAutomationC39XL | .90' or 2.3 CM |
| IDAutomationC39XXL | 1.25' or 3.2 CM |
Other Barcode Generation Products
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IDAutomation provides a variety of barcode generation products, such as:
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- ActiveX Controls & DLLs work in the same manner as barcode add-ins for Microsoft Access, Excel, FoxPro, VB, Delphi and C++.
- .NET Forms Controlsenable barcode generation in Visual Studio.NET applications, and generate images that can be saved to a file.
- Streaming Barcode Server for IIS adds barcodes to any web application for Microsoft IIS, and supports both JPEG and PNG images.
- ASP. NET Barcode Web Controlsare usedfor generating barcodes in VB .NET or C# .NET web applications.
- Barcode Fonts such as Code 128, Intelligent Mail, Postnet, UPC, Codabar, Data Matrix, PDF417, QR Code any many others, for use in a variety of different applications in conjunction with IDAutomation's free font encoder tools.
- Barcode Label Design Software allows easy printing of barcodes with database support.
- Hosted Barcode Services allow dynamic barcode generation without installing any software.
- Barcode Image Generator generates barcode images for almost any Windows application.
- Java includes servlets, JavaBeans, class libraries, and applets, and supports several symbologies including linear, QR Code, Data Matrix and others. The java servlets can be used on UNIX, Linux and other systems to create barcodes on webpages.