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Plain English

A 2D barcode with a distinctive bullseye centre pattern. Used on boarding passes and some transport tickets. Aztec doesn't need a quiet zone (white space around it), making it space-efficient.

When to use

Verified single-symbol forms only. ECIC and append/ID framing remain unsupported. Source: Zebra P1134473-11EN pp. 64–65, 124–125. ^B0 is an alias.

Syntax

^B0o,m,c,d,e,f,g

Parameters

ParameterDescription
o
N/R/I/B; omitted uses ^FW
m
Magnification 1–10; DPI default 1/2/3/6; independent of ^BY
c
Contains ECICs Y/N; only N supported (framing unverified)
d
0 automatic; 1–99 minimum parity percent; 101–104 compact layers; 201–232 full layers; 300 rune
e
Reader initialization (menu symbol): Y/N
f
Symbol count 1–26; only 1 supported (automatic splitting unverified)
g
Optional ID, at most 24 bytes; documented single-symbol g=0 means no ID and is accepted; other IDs unsupported

Example

^XA
^FO50,50^B0N,6,N,0,N,1^FDGATE-A12-SEAT-14C^FS
^XZ

Aztec code for a boarding pass

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