EAN-8 is also known as European Article Number 8, EAN-8 Supplement 5/Five-digit Add-On, EAN-8 Supplement 2/Two-digit Add-On, EAN-8+5, EAN-8+2, EAN8, EAN8+5, EAN13+2, UPC-8, GTIN-8, GS1-8, EAN/UCC-8

An EAN-8 is a barcode and is derived from the longer European Article Number (EAN-13) code. It was introduced mainly to use on small packages where an EAN-13 barcode would be impractical; for example on cigarettes, pencils even though not used very common and chewing gum packets.

EAN-8 is a shortened version of the EAN-13 code. It includes a 2 or 3 digit country code, 4 or 5 data digits (depending on the length of the country code), and a checksum digit. The primary purpose of the EAN-8 is to be used on small packages, so the code must use as little space as possible.

EAN-8 codes are most common in the UK, and as such many UK-based companies use blocks of EAN-8 codes for own-brand products which are only sold in their stores. These are formatted as 1xxx xxxx.

Sample of an EAN-8 Barcode

2. EAN-8 Encoding Data Scope

EAN8 Barcode for .NET, ASP.NET supports:.

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

3. How to Generate EAN-8 Barcode Image in IIS without Visual Studio .NET?

Under downloaded trial package, copy barcode folder to your IIS folder, e.g. C:\Inetpub.
Create a new virtual directory in IIS, named barcode, and link to the above "barcode" folder.
Restart IIS.
To test your installation, open your web browser and navigate to
http://YourDomain:Port/barcode/linear.aspx?Type=EAN8&Data=1234567
To create barcode image in your aspx or html page, you need pass the url to IMG tag src value.

For example:
<img src="http://YourDomain:port/barcode/linear.aspx?Type=EAN8&Data=1234567" />

Using this method, it will not generate any barcode images in your IIS server side.

4. How to Generate EAN-8 Barcode Image through ASP.NET Web Form Control?

Install .NET Barcode Controller to your ASP.NET project.
1. Add Reference BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your project.
  Do not copy the dll to the bin directory, Visual Studio will do so, during project compilation time.
Add barcode library to your Visual Studio Toolbox.
1. Open Toolbox in Visual Studio. Click menu View, and check submenu Toolbox.
2. Right click Toolbox, click menu Choose Items...
3. Goto .NET Framework Components tab.
4. If no BarcodeLib component found, click Browse... button and select BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll file.
5. Then sort "Namespace" column, you will find 8 components from BarcodeLib.Barcode.
6. Check component LinearWebForm, and its namespace is BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear
7. Click "OK" button, you will find four components under "General": LinearWebForm.
Go to "barcode" folder in the trial package, copy file "linear.aspx" to the same folder as your aspx page, which will generate barcodes.
You can drag LinearWebForm on your aspx page in design view, change barcode setting through properties window.
Run the project, you will find barcode images generated in your aspx pages.

5. How to Generate EAN-8 Barcode Image through .NET Windows Form Control in C# or VB.NET?

Add Reference BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your project. Do not copy the dll to the bin directory, Visual Studio will do so, during project compilation time.
1. In your .NET windows project, right click mouse over Refereces in your Solution Explorer window. Then click menu "Add Reference ...".
2. Add BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your project.
Add barcode library to your Visual Studio Toolbox.
1. Open Toolbox in Visual Studio. Click menu View, and check submenu Toolbox.
2. Right click Toolbox, click menu Choose Items...
3. Goto .NET Framework Components tab.
4. If no BarcodeLib component found, click Browse... button and select BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll file.
5. Then sort "Namespace" column, you will find 8 components from BarcodeLib.Barcode.
6. Check component LinearWinForm, and its namespace is BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear
7. Click "OK" button, you will find the control under "Common Controls": LinearWinForm.
Now you can see the component displayed on Toolbox. You can drag LinearWinForm on your form, change barcode setting through properties widnow.

6. How to Generate EAN-8 Barcode Image in .NET class?

Add Reference BarcodeLib.Barcode.dll to your .NET project (ASP.NET website, Forms, any .NET project)
In your .NET class.

	BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear.Linear barcode = new BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear.Linear();
	
	barcode.Type = BarcodeType.EAN8;
	
	// should be 7 digits
	barcode.Data = "1234567";
	
	barcode.UOM = UnitOfMeasure.Pixel;
	barcode.BarWidth = 1;
	barcode.BarHeight = 80;
	barcode.LeftMargin = 10;
	barcode.TopMargin = 10;
	
	barcode.Format = ImageFormat.Png;
	
	// more barcode settings here
	                        
	// save barcode image into your system
	barcode.drawBarcode("c:/barcode.png");
	
	// generate barcode & output to byte array
	byte[] barcodeInBytes = barcode.drawBarcodeAsBytes();
	
	// generate barcode to Graphics object
	Graphics graphics = ...
	barcode.drawBarcode(graphics);
	
	// generate barcode and output to Bitmap object
	Bitmap barcodeInBitmap = barcode.drawBarcode();
	
	// generate barcode and output to HttpResponse object
	HttpResponse response = ...;
	barcode.drawBarcode(response);
	
	// generate barcode and output to Stream object
	Stream stream = ...;
	barcode.drawBarcode(stream);

Above code written in C# 2005

7. How to Save EAN-8 Barcode Image using .NET Barcode Generator Windows Control?

In Windows Controller, just call method SaveAsImage(string filename). e.g. SaveAsImage("C:\barcode.gif");

8. EAN-8 Barcode Property Settings

Set the Type property to BarcodeType.EAN8 or BarcodeType.EAN8_2 or BarcodeType.EAN8_5
Web Stream URL Parameter: Type. Value: 7 (EAN8), 8 (EAN8_2), 9 (EAN8_5). Sample: &Type=7
Set the Data property with the value to encode. Type is string.
User should only provide 7 digits, and DO NOT include last digit checksum character.
- Valid Data Scope:
  - 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Valid Data Format:
  7 digits. There are totally 8 digits in EAN-8 barcode, first 7 digits are barcode value, and last digit is the checksum digit, which is generated by barcode library automatically.
- Sample: barcode.Data = "1234567"
Web Stream URL Parameter: Data.
Set the SData property with the supplement value to encode. Type is string.
Provide 2 digits for barcode type EAN8_2, and provide 5 digits for type EAN8_5.

Sample for BarcodeType.EAN8_2: barcode.SData = "12".
Sample for BarcodeType.EAN8_5: barcode.SData = "12345".
Web Stream URL Parameter: SData.
AddCheckSum property is not applied here. Barcode Library will always add a check character in the last digit (modulo 10).
Barcode Size Settings:
- Set property UOM (Unit of Measure) for properties BarWidth, BarHeight, LeftMargin and TopMargin.
  Valid values are UnitOfMeasure.Pixel (0), UnitOfMeasure.CM (1), UnitOfMeasure.Inch (2).
  Default is UnitOfMeasure.Pixel (0).
  Web Stream URL Parameter: UOM. Valid values are: 0, 1, 2.
- Set the BarWidth (for bar cell width) and BarHeight (for bar cell height) properties.
  Both types are float.
  BarWidth default is 1 pixel.
  BarHeight default is 80 pixel.
  Web Stream URL Parameter: BarWidth and BarHeight.
- Set LeftMargin for barcode image left & right margin
  Type is float. Default is 10 pixel.
  Web Stream URL Parameter: LeftMargin.
- Set TopMargin for barcode image top & bottom margin
  Type is float. Default is 10 pixel.
  Web Stream URL Parameter: TopMargin.
- Set the Resolution property (Value is expressed in DPI - Dots per inch).
  Type is int. Default is 96 dpi.
  Web Stream URL Parameter: Resolution.
Setting up text style in barcode image:
- Set the ShowText properties. If ShowText is True, barcode data will be displayed with the barcode.
  Type is bool. Default is True.
  Web Stream URL Parameter: ShowText. Valid values are: "true", and "false".
- Set the TextFont property. The font used to display text in barcode image.
  Type is System.Drawing.Font. Default is new Font("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Regular).
  Web Stream URL Parameter: TextFont. Value format: [font name]|[font size]|[font style]. Sample Values: "Arial|12|Bold,Underline"
Set the Format property for barcode image type.
Type is System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.
Default value is ImageFormat.Png.
Web Stream URL Parameter: Format. Valid values are: gif, jpeg, png, bmp, tiff.
Set Rotate property, if you want to rotate barcode image.
Value can be
0 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingDown),
1 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingLeft),
2 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingUp),
3 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingRight)
Default Value is 0 (RotateOrientation.BottomFacingDown)
Web Stream URL Parameter: Rotate. Valid values are: 0, 1, 2, 3

All .NET Barcode Symbologies:

Codabar
Code 11
Code 2 of 5
Code 39
Code 93
EAN 8
EAN 13
Interleaved 2 of 5
ITF-14

Code 128
GS1-128 / EAN-128
MSI Plessey
OneCode
PLANET
POSTNET
RM4SCC (British Royal Mail 4-State Customer Barcode)
UPC-A
UPC-E

Data Matrix
QR-Code
PDF 417

.NET Barcode Tutorial & FAQ