There are many different formats available each with its own common use cases, pros and cons. 2D Barcode Formats 1D...

A 1D ; not commonly used. Example External Resources Code 93 – Wikipedia

A stacked 1D used in transportation, identity management and inventory systems. Example External Resources PDF417 – Wikipedia

A 1D used on product packaging. Example External Resources ITF-14 – Wikipedia

A 1D used in retail labeling. A shorter version of the . Example External Resources EAN-8 – Wikipedia

Generic name for print based tag technologies that represent data with colored (often black) or white space to store numbers...

A 2D ; not commonly used. Does not require quiet space like a . Example External Resources Aztec Code –...

A 1D used in retail labeling. Example External Resources International Article Number – EAN-13 – Wikipedia

iPhones and iPads running iOS 11 can scan with the native Camera application. QR Codes are . The Camera app...

A common 1D used in retail product labeling for checkout. Multiple sub-formats exist for various purposes. Example External Resources Universal...

A Code 128 barcode is a popular 1d used to represent short alphanumeric and numeric text in ASCII format. Example...

The GoToTags Store can print both static and variable 1d & 2d barcodes on many tag products. Static Barcodes A...

The GoToTags iPhone App uses the iOS Vision Framework to scan barcodes. The iPhone App can detect all supported barcode formats;...

A two-dimensional that efficiently stores alphanumeric characters. Data Matrix barcodes are often used for industrial applications because of their small...

A 1D ; not commonly used. Example External Resources Code 39 – Wikipedia

A two-dimensional that efficiently stores alphanumeric characters; often a url. QR codes are often used for consumer applications as they...

Each format has certain requirements and guidelines for which improve the scanning of the barcode. Before project deployment, the barcode...