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Close-up on a woman shopping at the supermarket and scanning a product barcode label, which adheres to ISO/IEC 15415:2024, with her cell phone to view the nutritional information.

ISO/IEC 15415:2024—Two-Dimensional Bar Code Symbols

ByAlexandra Schirn January 15, 2025June 4, 2025

Two-dimensional (2D) barcode symbols allow for the encoding of complex information like product details, serial numbers, and even URLs in a small space. They are…

Customer scanning a QR code to pay for his matcha at coffee shop. The QR code contains alignment patterns that comply to ISO/IEC 18004:2024.

ANSI | Computer Science

ISO/IEC 18004:2024—QR Code Bar Code Symbology

ByAlexandra Schirn November 6, 2024March 10, 2026

Quick Response (QR) codes have become a common tool for sharing digital information instantly—from restaurant menus, event tickets , mobile payments, and product tracking. With…

Closeup of a regular product barcode, readable from INCITS 182-1990 print quality instructions.

ANSI | Computer Science

Barcode Print Quality, INCITS 182

ByBrad Kelechava November 9, 2017May 29, 2025

INCITS 182-1990 (S2017) – Guideline for Bar Code Print Quality, an American National Standard, establishes procedures for measuring quality parameters for the optical characteristics of…