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Retail (UPC/EAN/GS1) · since 1970s

EAN-2 and EAN-5 add-ons

Magazine issue numbers, book prices

A small supplemental barcode printed to the right of a UPC or EAN. EAN-2 usually holds a periodical’s issue number; EAN-5 a book’s suggested price, where 5 means US dollars.

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At a glance

Introduced: 1970s
Created by: GS1
Characters: Digits 0–9
Length: 2 or 5 digits beside an EAN/UPC
Check: Parity pattern only
Capacity: 2 or 5 digits

Example: `52495`

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