EAN-8 exists for packages with no room for the full thirteen digits. The number is allocated separately rather than derived from the EAN-13 of the same product, so the two are unrelated. Unlike EAN-13 and the UPC pair, EAN-8 takes no add-on symbol.
Type Token
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type token | EAN8 |
| Enum case | BarcodeType::EAN8 |
| Family | Linear |
| Standard | ISO/IEC 15420, GS1 General Specifications |
| Class | \Com\Tecnick\Barcode\Type\Linear\EanEight |
Input
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Character set | digits |
| Length | 7 digits, or 8 with a valid check digit |
| Check | modulo 10, appended when the payload is 7 digits and verified when it is 8 |
| Extra parameters | none |
Examples
A short article number
<?php
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
$barcode = new \Com\Tecnick\Barcode\Barcode();
$bobj = $barcode->getBarcodeObj(
type: 'EAN8',
code: '1234567',
width: -3,
height: -30,
color: 'black',
padding: [0, 0, 0, 0],
)->setBackgroundColor('white');
echo $bobj->getInlineSvgCode();
Errors
These payloads raise \Com\Tecnick\Barcode\Exception:
| Payload | Message |
|---|---|
123456A | Input code must be a number |
12345670+12 | EAN8 admits no add-on symbol |
See Also
- tc-lib-barcode : the library overview.
- Rendering Options : size, colour, padding.
- Output Formats : every renderer.
- EAN-13 : the full-length form.
- UPC-E : the other compressed retail symbol.
- API reference : the generated class documentation.