Barcode fonts

Barcodes on labels come from fields in the Word layout. The module currently encodes the GTIN value automatically as Code 39.

Note

In Business Central SaaS, IDAutomation fonts are available in the service. For on-premises environments, purchase and install the fonts on the Business Central Server.

❓ How a barcode is created

  1. In a label layout, add the GTIN field from N24LBLLabelEntry as a plain-text content control.
  2. Select the content control in Word and assign the IDAutomationHC39M or IDAutomationC39M font.
  3. When printing, the module prepares the GTIN value for Code 39 and Word renders it with the selected font as a barcode.

For example, the GTIN value 5901234123457 printed with IDAutomationHC39M produces a Code 39 barcode with human-readable text. IDAutomationC39M produces the same barcode without the text.

Note

Word does not show the finished barcode in the editor. The correct barcode image appears in the Business Central printout.

⚙️ Module support

Word layout field Print-time encoding Font to use Example value
GTIN Code 39 IDAutomationHC39M or IDAutomationC39M 5901234123457
Barcode 1 No. No automatic encoding Do not use for a barcode without preparing the value yourself ABC-001
Barcode 2 No. No automatic encoding Do not use for a barcode without preparing the value yourself SERIES/2026/001

Barcode 1 No. and Barcode 2 No. are available to the layout, but the module does not currently encode them as Code 128 or GS1-128. Assigning a Code 128 font alone is not enough to create a valid barcode.

ℹ️ Font sizes

Each font can end with XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, which represent barcode height—from the smallest (XS) to the largest (XXL). The suffix does not change the symbology or encoded value. Example for Code39:

XS XXL
Comparison of a barcode in a small size Comparison of a barcode in a large size

📋 Available symbologies and fonts

Business Central provides the following font families. In N24 Labels, automatic encoding currently supports only Code 39 for the GTIN field.

Symbology Use Font with human-readable text Font without human-readable text Module status
Code 39 Alphanumeric values, such as ABC-001 IDAutomationHC39M IDAutomationC39M Supported for GTIN
Code 93 Compact alphanumeric values Not available IDAutomationC93M Font available, no automatic encoding
Codabar Values with a restricted character set IDAutomationHCBM IDAutomationCBM Font available, no automatic encoding
Code 128 High-density alphanumeric values IDAutomationHbC128M IDAutomationC128M Font available, no automatic encoding

In Word, type or paste the exact name of the selected font manually.

🧾 Two-dimensional barcodes available in Business Central

For all supported symbologies and their constraints, see Barcode Fonts with Business Central Online. For the report-field preparation steps, see Adding Barcodes to Reports.

Warning

Using a font other than Code 39 for GTIN, or using Barcode 1 No. and Barcode 2 No., does not produce a valid barcode because the module does not prepare those values.

Code39

  1. Fonts with human-readable text under the barcode

    • IDAutomationHC39XXL
    • IDAutomationHC39S
    • IDAutomationHC39M
    • IDAutomationHC39L
    • IDAutomationHC39XL
    • IDAutomationHC39XS

  2. Fonts without human-readable text under the barcode

    • IDAutomationC39XS
    • IDAutomationC39S
    • IDAutomationC39M
    • IDAutomationC39L
    • IDAutomationC39XL
    • IDAutomationC39XXL

Code_93

  1. Fonts without human-readable text under the barcode
    • IDAutomationC93XS
    • IDAutomationC93S
    • IDAutomationC93M
    • IDAutomationC93L
    • IDAutomationC93XL

Codabar

  1. Fonts with human-readable text under the barcode

    • IDAutomationHCBXS
    • IDAutomationHCBS
    • IDAutomationHCBM
    • IDAutomationHCBL
    • IDAutomationHCBXL
    • IDAutomationHCBXXL

  2. Fonts without human-readable text under the barcode

    • IDAutomationCBXS
    • IDAutomationCBS
    • IDAutomationCBM
    • IDAutomationCBL
    • IDAutomationCBXL
    • IDAutomationCBXXL

Code 128

  1. Fonts with human-readable text under the barcode

    • IDAutomationHbC128XS
    • IDAutomationHbC128S
    • IDAutomationHbC128M
    • IDAutomationHbC128L
    • IDAutomationHbC128XL
    • IDAutomationHbC128XXL

  2. Fonts without human-readable text under the barcode

    • IDAutomationC128XXS
    • IDAutomationC128XS
    • IDAutomationC128S
    • IDAutomationC128M
    • IDAutomationC128L
    • IDAutomationC128XL
    • IDAutomationC128XXL