The Royal Post 4-State barcode is a fixed-length, alphanumeric 1D barcode with a checksum for error detection. This barcode symbology was developed for use by Britain's Royal Post to increase efficiency in mail routing and delivery.
Example Barcode
The following example barcode encodes the information 123456789 as a Royal Post 4-State barcode:
Details
A Royal Post 4-State barcode uses 4 bars to encode each character, 2 that extend upwards and 2 that extend downwards, except the start and stop bars. Royal Post 4-State allocates a single character for checksums, which is also 4 bars.
Managing Organization
The Royal Post manages the Royal Post 4-State specification. 1
Platform-Specific Notes
By default, Barcode Xpress only recognizes Royal Mail barcodes adhering to the RM4SCC specification. However, we have introduced the RoyalMailVariableLengthDecoding property to allow the recognition of Royal Mail barcodes of any length. This property is set to false by default.
By default, Barcode Xpress only recognizes Royal Mail barcodes adhering to the RM4SCC specification. However, we have introduced the RoyalMailVariableLengthDecoding property to allow the recognition of Royal Mail barcodes of any length. This property is set to false by default.
By default, Barcode Xpress only recognizes Royal Mail barcodes adhering to the RM4SCC specification. However, we have introduced the RoyalMailVariableLengthDecoding property to allow the recognition of Royal Mail barcodes of any length. This property is set to false by default.
By default, Barcode Xpress only recognizes Royal Mail barcodes adhering to the RM4SCC specification. However, we have introduced the getRoyalMailVariableLengthDecoding and setRoyalMailVariableLengthDecoding properties to allow the recognition of Royal Mail barcodes of any length. These properties are set to false by default.
By default, Barcode Xpress only recognizes Royal Mail barcodes adhering to the RM4SCC specification. However, we have introduced the RoyalMailVariableLengthDecoding property to allow the recognition of Royal Mail barcodes of any length. This property is set to false by default.
By default, Barcode Xpress only recognizes Royal Mail barcodes adhering to the RM4SCC specification. However, we have introduced the royalMailVariableLengthDecoding property to allow the recognition of Royal Mail barcodes of any length. This property is set to false by default.
Similar Barcode Types
Royal Post 4-State is also known as "Royal Mail 4-State Customer Code" or "RM4SCC".
Related Barcodes
Royal Post 4-State barcodes are similar to other 4-state barcodes that are common among postage organizations (e.g. Australia Post 4-State, Intelligent Mail).
References
- Royal Mail. Know How: A User's Manual for Mailsort®, Presstream®, Walksort®, Presstream® Walksort® and Cleanmail® Including Royal Mail International Bulk Mail™. Royal Mail Group, 2006.
For additional background and use-case information see our Royal Mail barcode page.
For more information, see the Barcode Xpress SDK product page or try our online demos.