MICR E 13B Overview

MICR E 13B Sample Barcode

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Code (MICR) is a character recognition technology used by the banking industry. The MICR E-13B font has been adopted as the international standard in ISO and is the standard in Australia, UK, United States, Central America and much of Asia.

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Supported Host Device

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Products that Support MICR E 13B

(This barcode is disabled by default)

Supported Business Application:

 

Partner Applications

Applications integrated with Socket Mpbile's Capture SDK.

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Verify with your application provider that Socket Mobile's latest Capture SDK was implemented in your app. See the latest Capture SDK version.

See complete list of Partner Applications.

Non-Capture SDK Applications

Applications that are not integrated with Socket Mobile's Capture SDK

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Programming

 

MICR E 13B symbology is supported by default on all Socket Mobile barcode scanners. You can enable or disable this symbology on your Socket Mobile scanner simply by scanning the codes below.  Note: Scanner must be in a disconnected state before scanning the command barcode.


Enable MICR E 13B Symbology*:

To enable the MICR E 13B symbology scan the barcode below:

Enable MICR E 13B Barcode

Disable MICR E 13B Symbology*:

To disable the MICR E 13B symbology scan the barcode below:

Disable MICR E 13B Barcode

See the full programming guide for more info and troublshooting.
* D750 requires separate enable/disable command barcodes found in the programmign guide.

Troubleshooting / FAQ

 

Q: What is the typical usage of MICR E 13B?

A: Banks  

Q: Do you need help creating this barcode?

A: Socket Mobile recommends this free barcode generator: https://barcode.tec-it.com/