There are 2 font sets the US government accepts for Optical Character Recognition : OCR-A and OCR-B. Standard ANSI X3.49-1975 (R1982) describes the nominal shapes, sizes, and printing positions of OCR-B characters. Most part of OCRB is identical to what is defined by ECMA-11. This OCR-B font is also compatible with ISO 1073-2:1976 standard. Licensing OCR-B font is free for both personal and commercial use. Sizes OCR-B can be printed in three different sizes—I, III, and IV—to accommodate a variety of printing devices. Each size is distinguished by its scale factor and stroke width: Size I – used for typewriters and printers Size III – used by cash registers and accounting machines Size IV – used by credit card imprinters More Information For technical details and downloads, visit: Barcodesoft
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