Code 39 Bar Code

We, at Clancy Systems, are happy to pass on to you a True Type Font we have developed in-house.

View the documentation. You may print the document from your browser or download the document in Word format.

Follow these steps to install and use this bar code font:

  • Download and save the font to disk.
  • On your computer:
    • Click on the Start Button->Settings->Control Panel
    • In the Control Panel click on Fonts
    • In the Fonts folder click File->Install New Font...
    • Find the folder where you downloaded the font, select it, and click the OK button.
  • Using any program, enter a string of characters - starting with an "*" and ending with an "*".  Then change the font to Code 39 and the size to larger than 14.  Most any bar code scanner will read the characters into almost any applications.
  • Download this Word Document for a detailed description of Code 39. Code39.doc
    *Note: you must install the Code39 font prior to reading this document in order for the fonts to display correctly.

Note: Word for Windows treats a string beginning with an "*" and ending with an "*" as a command to bold the string. Turn this feature off in:

  1. From the main menu click on Tools
  2. In the submenu click on AutoCorrect options...
  3. Find the AutoFormat tab
  4. Uncheck the "*Bold* and _italic_ with real formatting" check box