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Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer is a barcode symbology derived from EAN-8 that is used by the UK retailer Marks & Spencer for internal purposes. It differs from EAN-8 by having the centre guard bars removed and by displaying an "M" and "S" on either side of the human readable text.

Also known as: M&S Barcode.

Data and Options

  • The data field takes either seven or eight digits.
  • If seven digits are supplied then the check digit is calculated automatically. Otherwise the provided check digit will be verified.
  • The includetext option should normally be supplied.

Examples

A symbol with human-readable text:

Data:    06421182
Options: includetext
Encoder: mands

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