Deutsche Post Leitcode

• Jun 17, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

Deutsche Post Leitcode is a one-dimensional, numeric-only barcode symbology used by Deutsche Post for automated mail sorting and routing. The symbology encodes a fixed-length, 14-digit identifier that contains routing information (including postal codes and delivery identifiers).

Deutsche Post Leitcode is based on the Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) symbology and includes a checksum to help detect data-entry and scanning errors.

Refer to the following page for additional information: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitcode

Configure Deutsche Post Leitcode Settings

Use the DeutschePostLeitcodeOptions class to configure Deutsche Post Leitcode barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates an Deutsche Post Leitcode barcode and customizes its options:

C#

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

var leitOptions = new DeutschePostLeitcodeOptions();
leitOptions.ShowText = true;
leitOptions.Padding = new Padding(5);
leitOptions.BorderWidth = 1;

using var leitOptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_deutsche_post_leitcode.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var leitOptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(leitOptions);
leitOptionsGenerator.Export("12345678901234", leitOptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

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

Dim leitOptions As New DeutschePostLeitcodeOptions()
leitOptions.ShowText = True
leitOptions.Padding = New Padding(5)
leitOptions.BorderWidth = 1

Using leitOptionsStream As New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_deutsche_post_leitcode.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
    Using leitOptionsGenerator As New BarcodeGenerator(leitOptions)
        leitOptionsGenerator.Export("12345678901234", leitOptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
    End Using
End Using

Fluent API

Use the DeutschePostLeitcodeOptionsBuilder class to configure Deutsche Post Leitcode barcode settings with the Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates an Deutsche Post Leitcode barcode and customizes its options:

C#

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

var leitOptions = DeutschePostLeitcodeOptionsBuilder.Create()
    .WithShowText(true)
    .WithPadding(5)
    .WithBorderWidth(1)
    .Build();

using var leitOptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_deutsche_post_leitcode.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var leitOptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(leitOptions);

leitOptionsGenerator.Export("12345678901234", leitOptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

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

Dim leitOptions = DeutschePostLeitcodeOptionsBuilder.Create() _
    .WithShowText(True) _
    .WithPadding(5) _
    .WithBorderWidth(1) _
    .Build()

Using leitOptionsStream = New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_deutsche_post_leitcode.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
  Using leitOptionsGenerator = New BarcodeGenerator(leitOptions)
    leitOptionsGenerator.Export("12345678901234", leitOptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
  End Using
End Using