What is a HIBC LIC Codablock-F barcode?
HIBC LIC Codablock-F stores HIBC data in Codablock F, a stacked symbology built from rows of Code 128. Instead of one very long linear barcode, the data is broken into several short rows stacked on top of each other.
This makes the code narrower than a single HIBC LIC 128 when the data is long, for example when lot, expiry and serial follow the primary data. Codablock F is found mostly in some European healthcare and laboratory settings.
Choose it only when a customer or system asks for Codablock F, because scanner support is narrower than for Code 128 or Data Matrix. For most new labels, HIBC LIC 128 (linear) or HIBC LIC Data Matrix (2D) is easier to roll out.
What data can HIBC LIC Codablock-F hold?
Uppercase letters A-Z, digits 0-9 and the symbols - . space $ / + %. Enter the HIBC data without the leading + sign; the encoder adds the + flag and the modulo 43 check character.
Recommended size
Keep a quiet zone of at least 10 times the narrowest bar on the left and right. Each row must be tall enough to scan, so test-print before choosing a small size.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Only if Codablock F decoding is supported and enabled. Many 2D imagers support it; plain linear scanners usually do not.
With long data a single Code 128 gets very wide. Codablock F stacks it into a compact block instead.
It is a stacked linear code: several Code 128 style rows read together, not a matrix code like Data Matrix.