OCR fonts are used for several purposes where automated systems need a standard character shape defined to properly read text without the use of barcodes. Some examples of OCR implementations include bank checks, passports, serial labels and postal mail. IDAutomation's OCR Font Advantage Package includes OCR fonts in several formats that support all of these implementations.
Features and specifications include:
* Created from ANSI and ISO Specs, the OCR-A and OCR-B character sets contain upper case and lower case letters, numbers, and several special characters. The OCR-A font was created from ANSI X3.17-1981(R2002) and ISO 1073/11 specifications and the OCR-B font characters were created from ANSI X3.49-1982(R2002) and ISO 1073/1 specifications. Both include the Euro character.
* Special Symbols are provided for purposes such as international character support. To view the Locations of these symbols, open the IDAutomationOCRa font in the Windows Character Map application.
* ANSI Sizes 1, 3 and 4 of each font are provided.
* USPS Mail Compatibility is obtained by using the IDAutomationOCRa font at 9 points.
* Norwegian Bank Checks may be printed with the IDAutomationOCRb font at 9 points. The IDAutomationOCRb font has been accepted by BBS (Norwegian banks payment centre) for use on bank checks in Norway.
* OCR A1 EURO BANKING and German Bank Checks may be printed with OCR-A font, which includes special symbols such as the Chair, Fork, Hook and Euro for printing bank cheques in Europe. The IDAutomationOCRa size 1 font (cheque schriften) should be used to print German bank checks.
