An EAN-8 is an EAN/UPC symbology barcode and is derived from the longer International Article Number (EAN-13) code. [1] It was introduced for use on small packages where an EAN-13 barcode would be too large; for example on cigarettes, pencils, and chewing gum packets.

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EAN-8 is the short form of EAN-13. The EAN-8 barcode saves space, providing an identifying code for products such as candy, cigarettes, or other small or individually wrapped items. This code is only used if the product is too small for an EAN-13 code.

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EAN-8 encodes 7 digits of numeric (0 through 9) message data along with a trailing check digit, for a total of 8 digits of bar code data. EAN-8 is encoded using the three EAN-13 character sets. EAN-8 also has a check digit that is calculated in the same way as EAN-13.

The EAN-8 barcode is the condensed version of the EAN-13 barcode, the standard retail product identifier in Europe and other points abroad. Though EAN stands for European Article Number, it was renamed the International Article Number.

EAN-8 is a linear barcode, derived from EAN-13. It is issued for small packaged products when a normal EAN-13 barcode image would be too large. EAN-8 is also known as European Article Number 8, EAN-8 Supplement 5/Five-digit Add-On, EAN-8 Supplement 2/Two-digit Add-On, EAN-8+5, EAN-8+2, EAN8, EAN8+5, EAN13+2, UPC-8, GTIN-8, GS1-8, EAN/UCC-8.

The EAN-8 barcode specification is used in IDAutomation Barcode Fonts, Components, and Applications to create an EAN-8 barcode, which is most commonly used to encode 8 digits of the GTIN Barcode.

Code EAN 8 encodes seven digits plus a mandatory check digit, hence the name EAN 8; a longer variant (thirteen digits) is EAN 13. An EAN 8 barcode is easily recognized.

EAN-8 barcodes may be used to encode GTIN-8 (8-digit Global Trade Identification Numbers) which are product identifiers from the GS1 System. A GTIN-8 begins with a GS1 prefix followed by a item reference element and a checksum digit.