5 is the Modulo-10 check character. The data to be printed becomes:
This same formula is used for EAN-13 (using the 1-12 digits) and EAN-8 (using the 1-7 digits).
UPC-E Checksum Calculation
Use the sample data of 123456 to demonstrate the UPC-E checksum calculation:
The 6 digit UPC-E code is converted to a 10-digit code, using an expansion scheme based on the
sixth digit:
Because the sample UPC-E code ends in a 6, the insertion digits 0000 are inserted at the sixth digit (insertion
position 6):
Add the Number System Character of 0 to the sample data:
Use the UPC-A check digit calculation described in the previous section to produce a check digit
as if it were a UPC-A code. The check digit for the sample data is:
The complete 8 digit code consists of the Number System Character, the original 6 digit code and
the check digit:
If the code
UPC-E Data
ends in:
0
abcde0
1
abcde1
2
abcde2
3
abcde3
4
abcde4
5
abcde5
6
abcde6
7
abcde7
8
abcde8
9
abcde9
183145899385.
Insertion Digits
Insertion
Position
00000
3
10000
3
20000
3
00000
4
00000
5
0000
6
0000
6
0000
6
0000
6
0000
6
1234500006
01234500006
5
01234565
10 digit code
ab00000cde
ab10000cde
ab20000cde
abc00000de
abcd00000e
abcde00005
abcde00006
abcde00007
abcde00008
abcde00009
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