Type & code

Barcode

Rows turn into barcode: bar widths snap to whole modules.

Barcode: a type & code effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
Open Barcode in the studio

Controls

module
Width of one module — the x-dimension a real code measures everything in. A bar is always a whole number of them
symbol
How many modules make one symbol. EAN uses seven, Code 128 eleven; the number sets the rhythm of the code
band
Height of one band. Each band is its own code — the picture is read row by row
guard
How far the guard bars stick out. At zero they vanish and the band becomes a plain line screen — they are what makes it read as a barcode
contrast
A number from -1 to 1, 0 by default.
ink
A colour, #111111 by default.
paper
A colour, #f4f2ec by default.

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