QR & GS1 Glossary

Key terms related to QR Codes and GS1 DataMatrix.

ASCII 29 (GS)

Group Separator control char used for FNC1 in GS1. Use <GS> placeholder; we convert it to ASCII 29.

Data Matrix

2D code for industry/pharma. ISO/IEC 16022.

ECC

Error correction levels L/M/Q/H for QR.

FNC1

Function Code 1 used as a separator in GS1 variable-length AIs.

GS1 AI

Application Identifiers like (01),(10),(15),(17) defining semantics.

GTIN

Global Trade Item Number, encoded as AI (01).

Quiet Zone

Blank margin around the code needed for scanning.

SVG

Vector format, perfect for print.

UTM

Campaign parameters for analytics.