GS1 North American Coupon Code

GS1 North American Coupon Code

GS1 North American Coupon Code is an implementation of the GS1 DataBar Expanded barcode symbology with AI (8110) that is used as a paperless coupon system at point of sale.

Also known as: GS1 DataBar Coupon, U.S. Coupon Code.

Standards: North American Coupon Application Guideline Using GS1 DataBar Expanded Symbols, ISO/IEC 24724, GS1 General Specifications.

Data and Options

• The data field input is provided in GS1 Application Identifier standard format and must be a solitary AI (8110).
• The segments option is used to specify the maximum number of segments per row which must be an even number. The default is 4.
• The following options control the placement and styling of the coupon text above the symbol. Each is equivalent to the corresponding text1* option (see Text Properties):
  • coupontext: Override the coupon label content
  • coupontextfont: PostScript font name for text above symbol
  • coupontextsize: Font size for the text above symbol, in points
  • coupontextcolor: Colour for the text above symbol
  • coupontextxalign, coupontextyalign: Alignment of the text above symbol
  • coupontextxoffset, coupontextyoffset: Position of the text above symbol, in points
  • coupontextdirection: Direction of the text above symbol
  • coupontextgaps: Gap between characters in the text above symbol, in points
  • coupontextsubspace, coupontextsplit, coupontextlinegaps: Multi-line text formatting

Examples

A coupon code with eight segments per row:

Data:    (8110)106141416543213500110000310123196000
Options: includetext segments=8
Encoder: gs1northamericancoupon

The coupon label can be styled using the coupontext* options (or the equivalent text1*):

Data:    (8110)106141416543213500110000310123196000
Options: includetext segments=8 coupontextcolor=FF0000 coupontextxalign=center
Encoder: gs1northamericancoupon