When you have trouble typing in a non-printable character in a barcode, do NOT worry.
Launch Barcodesoft encoder. We use the same solution as HTML to input non printable ASCII characters.
For example, &# 4; represent < ET >,
&# 28; represent < FS > ;
&# 29; represent < GS > ;
&# 30; represent < RS > ;
&# 31; represent < US > .
Actually, you can also input printable character in this way, if you feel like the hassle.
All the following barcode symbologies can encode non printable ASCII characters: Code 128, Data Matrix, QRCode, Aztec, and PDF417.
Here is a list of non-printable ASCII characters.
| ASCII | Input | ASCII | Input |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUL | & #0; | DLE | & #16; |
| SOH | & #1; | DC1 | & #17; |
| STX | & #2; | DC2 | & #18; |
| ETX | & #3; | DC3 | & #19; |
| EOT | & #4; | DC4 | & #20; |
| ENQ | & #5; | NAK | & #21; |
| ACK | & #6; | SYN | & #22; |
| BEL | & #7; | ETB | & #23; |
| BS | & #8; | CAN | & #24; |
| HT | & #9; | EM | & #25; |
| LF | & #10; | SUB | & #26; |
| VT | & #11; | ESC | & #27; |
| FF | & #12; | FS | & #28; |
| CR | & #13; | GS | & #29; |
| SO | & #14; | RS | & #30; |
| SI | & #15; | US | & #31; |
| DEL | & #127; |