Japanese postal barcode
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| − | + | The '''Japanese postal barcode''' is used in mail sorting for Japan. It encodes an 7-digit postal/zip code plus an optional alphanumeric address code. The symbology allows the coding of the digits 0-9, letters A-Z, and hyphen. The address code is simply the alphanumeric portion of a street address. | |
| − | The '''Japanese postal barcode''' is used in mail sorting for Japan. It encodes an 7-digit postal/zip code plus an optional alphanumeric address code. The symbology allows the coding of the digits 0-9, letters A-Z, and hyphen. | + | |
This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders. This sort of system is transcribable using [[DAFT]] notation. These sorts of bar codes are used by a number of countries in their postal systems, though the specific symbologies by which they encode characters can vary. | This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders. This sort of system is transcribable using [[DAFT]] notation. These sorts of bar codes are used by a number of countries in their postal systems, though the specific symbologies by which they encode characters can vary. | ||
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| + | == The scheme == | ||
| + | The start and end bars are FD and DF. Each character takes up three bars. Padding with TDA is performed to fill 20 chars. | ||
== Utilities == | == Utilities == | ||
* [http://barcode.tec-it.com/barcode-generator.aspx?group=BCGroup_Postal&barcode=JapanesePostal Barcode generator: Japanese postal bar code] | * [http://barcode.tec-it.com/barcode-generator.aspx?group=BCGroup_Postal&barcode=JapanesePostal Barcode generator: Japanese postal bar code] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.tec-it.com/download/PDF/Barcode_Reference_EN.pdf TEC-IT Reference] (Covers general information and address storage) | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/pinekta/php-jp-customer-barcode-generator Barcode generator], in PHP | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | * [http://www.dlsoft.com/dlHelps/helps/barcodes/ | + | * [https://barcodeguide.seagullscientific.com/Content/Symbologies/Japanese_Postal.htm Barcode structure], seagull scientific (covers alphanumeric, but does not have exact values for each three-unit) |
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009170325fw_/http://www.dlsoft.com/dlHelps/helps/barcodes/japanpost.htm Japan Post bar code info] | ||
* [http://www.objectiflune.com/forum2/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=24459 Discussion of the encoding of these bar codes] | * [http://www.objectiflune.com/forum2/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=24459 Discussion of the encoding of these bar codes] | ||
* [http://homepage1.nifty.com/tabotabo/pzips/jp_post_zip.htm Japanese postal/zip code directory] | * [http://homepage1.nifty.com/tabotabo/pzips/jp_post_zip.htm Japanese postal/zip code directory] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:16, 4 November 2020
The Japanese postal barcode is used in mail sorting for Japan. It encodes an 7-digit postal/zip code plus an optional alphanumeric address code. The symbology allows the coding of the digits 0-9, letters A-Z, and hyphen. The address code is simply the alphanumeric portion of a street address.
This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders. This sort of system is transcribable using DAFT notation. These sorts of bar codes are used by a number of countries in their postal systems, though the specific symbologies by which they encode characters can vary.
[edit] The scheme
The start and end bars are FD and DF. Each character takes up three bars. Padding with TDA is performed to fill 20 chars.
[edit] Utilities
- Barcode generator: Japanese postal bar code
- TEC-IT Reference (Covers general information and address storage)
- Barcode generator, in PHP
[edit] Links
- Barcode structure, seagull scientific (covers alphanumeric, but does not have exact values for each three-unit)
- Japan Post bar code info
- Discussion of the encoding of these bar codes
- Japanese postal/zip code directory
