What GS1 North American Coupon is
GS1 North American Coupon encodes GS1 Application Identifier 8110, the structured data format US and Canadian retail point-of-sale systems use to validate and apply digital/paper coupon offers. bwip-js parses and validates the AI 8110 structure itself, then delegates its own symbol drawing entirely to bwipp_databarexpandedstacked() -- confirmed directly.
Generate it now
Enter a value in the form "(8110)<data>" to see a live preview.
Valid input
The value must consist of exactly one Application Identifier, 8110 ("A GS1 North American Coupon should consist of a single AI (8110)"). Its data is a nested, variable-length-indicator structure, and bwip-js enforces the ENTIRE chain at render time (via its own real GS1 "lintcouponcode" linter, confirmed directly in source and confirmed empirically by rendering several deliberately-malformed variants): a numeric-only string ("Coupon not numeric"); a 1-digit GCP (Global Company Prefix) length indicator, 0-6 ("Coupon GCP length indicator must be 0-6"), giving a GCP of that many digits plus 6; a fixed 6-digit Offer Code; a 1-digit Save-Value length indicator, 1-5 ("Coupon Save Value length indicator must be 1-5"), giving that many Save Value digits; a 1-digit 1st Purchase Requirement length indicator, 1-5 ("Coupon 1st Purchase Requirement length indicator must be 1-5"), giving that many digits; a 1-digit 1st Purchase Requirement Code, which must be 0-4 or 9 ("Coupon 1st Purchase Requirement Code must be 0-4 or 9"); and a 3-digit Family Code. A working real example is "(8110)10614141123456205110999": GCP-length-indicator 1 gives a 7-digit GCP "0614141," followed by 6-digit Offer Code "123456," Save-Value-indicator 2 gives Save Value "05," 1st-Purchase-Requirement-indicator 1 gives value "1," 1st-Purchase-Requirement-Code "0," and 3-digit Family Code "999."
Key options
Supported options include includetext. Real, literal default is false (no human-readable coupon-identification text drawn).
Output and printing
Export SVG for vector-precise coupon artwork or PNG for a quick proof.
Common uses
GS1 North American Coupon appears on printed and digital coupons in the US and Canada, letting point-of-sale systems automatically identify the issuer, offer, discount amount, and any purchase requirements at checkout.
Example
See the live preview above, seeded with a real, structurally-valid AI 8110 value.
Size guidance
The rendered symbol is a 2D DataBar Expanded Stacked matrix, not a single-row linear barcode -- its exact dimensions depend on the total encoded data length.
Troubleshooting
A rejected value usually means more than one Application Identifier is present, a non-8110 AI, a non-numeric character, an out-of-range length indicator (GCP: 0-6, Save Value/1st Purchase Requirement: 1-5), an out-of-range 1st Purchase Requirement Code (must be 0-4 or 9), or a truncated field.
Related formats
Related formats already in this catalog: GS1 DataBar Expanded (Batch 4), the general-purpose GS1 AI symbology this capability's own delegate function is a stacked variant of.
FAQ
What does each part of the AI 8110 data mean?
In order: a 1-digit indicator giving your Global Company Prefix's length (0-6, meaning 6-12 digits), that many GCP digits, a fixed 6-digit Offer Code, a 1-digit indicator giving the Save Value's length (1-5), that many Save Value digits, a 1-digit indicator giving the 1st Purchase Requirement's length (1-5), that many digits, a 1-digit 1st Purchase Requirement Code (0-4 or 9), and a 3-digit Family Code.
Can I include more than one coupon offer in a single barcode?
No -- this capability requires exactly one AI (8110) and rejects a value containing a second Application Identifier ("A GS1 North American Coupon should consist of a single AI (8110)").