Code 11 (USD-8)

• May 22, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

Code 11, also known as USD-8, was developed as a high-density numerical-only symbology. This code type is used primarily in labeling telecommunications equipment. The symbology is discrete and is able to encode the numbers 0 through to 9, the dash symbol (-), and start/stop characters.

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Examples

Configure Barcode Settings (Code11Options)

Use the Code11Options class to configure code11 barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates an Code11 barcode and customizes its options:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Barcode;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;

var code11Options = new Code11Options();
code11Options.ShowText = true;
code11Options.Padding = new Padding(5);
code11Options.BorderWidth = 1;

using var code11OptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_code11.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var code11OptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(code11Options);
code11OptionsGenerator.Export("123-45", code11OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Barcode
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing

Dim code11Options As New Code11Options()
code11Options.ShowText = True
code11Options.Padding = New Padding(5)
code11Options.BorderWidth = 1

Using code11OptionsStream As New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_code11.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
  Using code11OptionsGenerator As New BarcodeGenerator(code11Options)
    code11OptionsGenerator.Export("123-45", code11OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
  End Using
End Using

Configure Barcode Settings (Fluent API)

Use the Code11OptionsBuilder class to configure code11 barcode settings with Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates an Code11 barcode and customizes its options:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Barcode;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;

var code11Options = Code11OptionsBuilder.Create()
    .WithShowText(true)
    .WithPadding(5)
    .WithBorderWidth(1)
    .Build();

using var code11OptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_code11.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var code11OptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(code11Options);

code11OptionsGenerator.Export("123-45", code11OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Barcode
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing

Dim code11Options = Code11OptionsBuilder.Create() _
    .WithShowText(True) _
    .WithPadding(5) _
    .WithBorderWidth(1) _
    .Build()

Using code11OptionsStream = New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_code11.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
  Using code11OptionsGenerator = New BarcodeGenerator(code11Options)
    code11OptionsGenerator.Export("123-45", code11OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
  End Using
End Using

Symbology-Specific Options

This symbology has no additional options.