Barcodesoft Patch Code

 

A patch code is a symbol consists of black bars and spaces.

It instructs patch readers for image addressing or Color on the Fly.

 

Barcodesoft Patch Code font contains patch 1, 2, 3, 4 / Toggle, Transfer patch and 6.These characters are available in both horizontal and vertical orientations.

 

The wide bars should be 0.20 inches (5 mm) wide + 0.01 inches (0.25 mm).

The narrow bars and spaces should be 0.08 inches (2.03 mm) wide + 0.01 inches (0.25 mm).

The maximum width of the patch code is 0.80 inches (20 mm) +0.01 inches (0.25 mm).

 

Barcodesoft patch code conforms to CAT No. 845 9380.

When print at point size 36, Barcodesoft patch code font has the following nominal dimensions in inches.

 

 

Patch Code	Mapping	Height	Width	Patch Code Image
1	1	0.8	0.83
2	2	0.8	0.83
3	3	0.8	0.83
4 / Toggle	4	0.8	0.83
T / Transfer Patch	5 / T	0.8	0.83
6	6	0.8	0.83
@1	a / A	0.83	0.8
@2	b / B	0.83	0.8
@3	c / C	0.83	0.8
@4 / Toggle	d / D	0.83	0.8
@Patch T	e / E	0.83	0.8
@6	f / F	0.83	0.8

 

 

When print at point size 36, one character is 0.83 inch long. Therefore, you need to put three characters together to make a standard patch that is 2.5 inches long. For example, "111".

 

Please do NOT photocopy patch code because photocopiers tend to increment the dimension of black bars and reduce spaces between bars.