| Symbology | Cont/Disc | Two/Many | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.P.C. | Continuous | Many | Worldwide retail, GS1 approved |
| Codabar | Discrete | Two | Old format used in libraries, blood banks, airbills |
| Code 25 – Non-interleaved 2 of 5 | Continuous | Two | Industrial (NO) |
| Code 25 – Interleaved 2 of 5 | Continuous | Two | Wholesale, Libraries (NO) |
| Code 39 | Discrete | Two | Various |
| Code 93 | Continuous | Many | Various |
| Code 128 | Continuous | Many | Various |
| Code 128A | Continuous | Many | Various |
| Code 128B | Continuous | Many | Various |
| Code 128C | Continuous | Many | Various |
| Code 11 | Discrete | Two | Telephones |
| CPC Binary | Discrete | Two | Post office |
| DUN 14 | Continuous | Many | Various |
| EAN 2 | Continuous | Many | Addon code (Magazines), GS1 approved |
| EAN 5 | Continuous | Many | Addon code (Books), GS1 approved |
| EAN 8, EAN 13 | Continuous | Many | Worldwide retail, GS1 approved |
| Facing Identification Mark | Continuous | One | USPS business reply mail |
| GS1-128 (formerly known as UCC/EAN-128), incorrectly referenced as EAN 128 and UCC 128 | Continuous | Many | Various, GS1 approved |
| GS1 DataBar formerly Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) | Continuous | Many | Various, GS1 approved |
| ITF-14 | Continuous | Many | Non-retail packaging levels, GS1 approved |
| Latent image barcode | Neither | Tall/short | Color print film |
| Pharmacode | Neither | Two | Pharmaceutical Packaging |
| Plessey | Continuous | Two | Catalogs, store shelves, inventory |
| PLANET | Continuous | Tall/short | United States Postal Service |
| POSTNET | Continuous | Tall/short | United States Postal Service |
| Intelligent Mail Barcode | Continuous | Tall/short | United States Postal Service, replaces both POSTNET and PLANET symbols (Previously known as OneCode) |
| MSI | Continuous | Two | Used for warehouse shelves and inventory |
| PostBar | Discrete | Many | Post office |
| RM4SCC / KIX | Continuous | Tall/short | Royal Mail / Royal TPG Post |
| JAN | Continuous | Many | Used in Japan, similar and compatible with EAN-13 |
| Telepen | Continuous | Two | Libraries, etc (UK) |
