Staging preview — not published. This page describes a format TRAKWIND Scan reads, so it stays unindexed until the release is confirmed.
DataBar Limited
The smallest member of the DataBar family, for packs with almost no label to spare.
- Type
- Linear (1D)
- Encodes
- A 14-digit GTIN beginning with indicator digit 0 or 1
- Built for
- Small retail items not scanned at a high-volume till
- Standard
- GS1 General Specifications
DataBar Limited is what GS1 specified for items where even a standard DataBar is too wide. It is narrower because it accepts a restricted range of product codes — only GTINs starting with a 0 or a 1 — and because it is not designed to be read omnidirectionally at a busy checkout.
That trade-off is the whole point. A pharmacy pack, a small cosmetic, a single-serve item: things where the label is a few centimetres across and the code still has to carry a full GTIN. You will not usually see it on high-volume grocery lines, where the omnidirectional variants earn their extra width.
Where you meet it
Small retail packs, where a full-height DataBar has nowhere to fit.
Can a phone scan DataBar Limited?
Yes, with TRAKWIND Scan selected in the keyboard’s settings. It is one of the thirteen formats the standard scanning engine does not read, so a general-purpose phone scanner will usually fail on it.
How to scan it with your phone
- 1
Install Barcode & QR Scanner Keyboard from Google Play and enable it as a keyboard.
- 2
Open Settings → Scanning engine and choose TRAKWIND Scan.
- 3
Tap the barcode key on the keyboard and point the camera at the code.
The value is typed into whatever field you were already in — a spreadsheet, an ERP screen, a web form. There is nothing to integrate.
Read it with the phone in your pocket
Free on Google Play. No licence, no extra hardware, and nothing to connect.