^B5 — Planet Code
Plain English
USPS PLANET (Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique) barcode used for mail tracking. Similar to POSTNET but includes both tall and short bars for encoding. Being phased out in favour of Intelligent Mail.
When to use
USPS mail tracking and routing — mostly legacy, replaced by Intelligent Mail barcode.
Syntax
^B5o,h,f,g
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
o | Rotation |
h | Height |
f | Show text: Y or N |
g | Text above: Y or N |
Example
^XA ^FO50,50^BY2^B5N,80,Y,N^FD12345678901^FS ^XZ
PLANET barcode for mail tracking