Codablock F

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Codablock F is a stack of Code 128 rows, from 2 to 44 of them, each with a number that tells the scanner where it belongs. It holds a long value in a block much narrower than one Code 128 would be.

A Codablock F barcode, six rows of Code 128 between a bar
along the top and one along the bottom, holding Labeljoy Codablock F 1234.

What it holds
CharactersEvery letter, digit and symbol on the keyboard, and the accented letters of Western European languages - é, ü, ñ and the like. The euro sign and other alphabets don't fit: use a QR Code for those.
LengthUp to 5,452 digits or 2,726 other characters - an accented letter counts as two.
Check digitA check character in each row, and two for the whole barcode, worked out by Labeljoy.
Readable textNone.

There's nothing to set: Labeljoy chooses the number of rows and how many characters go in each, to keep the block about as tall as it is wide. A short value still gets two rows.

Characters you can't type. A tilde followed by three digits is the character with that code - ~013 is a carriage return - and ~~ is a tilde.

The rest of the settings - quiet zone, color - are in the Barcode section.

What goes wrong
Input data too long.The value doesn't fit even 44 rows.
Only Latin-1 characters, the letters of Western European languages, fit in this barcode.The value has a character Codablock F can't hold - a euro sign, another alphabet, an emoji.