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GS1 DataBar symbols carry a product number in a small space. The camera app does not scan them. The Zebra app can scan the omnidirectional symbol. This site does not say the Zebra app can scan the other shapes.

• GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional

  GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional fits a full 14-digit GTIN into a symbol much shorter than an EAN-13. Checkout scanners can read it from any direction, which makes it popular for loose produce and small items.

• GS1 DataBar Truncated

  DataBar Truncated keeps the same 14-digit content as DataBar Omnidirectional but prints it with reduced height. The trade-off is that it is meant for handheld scanners rather than flat checkout scanners.

• GS1 DataBar Stacked

  GS1 DataBar Stacked cuts the DataBar symbol in half and places the two halves on top of each other. The result is a tiny, almost square barcode for items where even an EAN-8 would not fit.

• GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional

  This DataBar version stacks two full-height rows, so it stays compact while remaining readable by omnidirectional checkout scanners. You will often find it on stickers for fruit and vegetables.

• GS1 DataBar Limited

  DataBar Limited is the narrowest member of the DataBar family. It encodes a GTIN whose first digit is 0 or 1 and is designed for handheld scanning of small items, not for checkout lanes.

• GS1 DataBar Expanded

  DataBar Expanded can carry far more than a product number: weight, price, batch or best-before date, all written as GS1 Application Identifiers. It does this in a symbol that is shorter than an equivalent GS1-128 barcode.

• GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked

  Expanded Stacked takes a long DataBar Expanded symbol and folds it into several shorter rows. It carries the same GS1 data, such as GTIN, weight and dates, but suits narrow labels and packs.

• GS1 Composite Component (CC-A/CC-B) with GS1 DataBar

  A composite barcode stacks a small 2D component, based on MicroPDF417, directly above a linear symbol such as GS1 DataBar. The linear part identifies the product, while the 2D part adds details like batch number or expiry date.