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Asked: 2026-06-03T15:29:58+00:00

Libraries/Tools used: 1) Jasper Reports 2) iReport 3) Java I’ve already generated some standard

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Libraries/Tools used:
1) Jasper Reports
2) iReport
3) Java

I’ve already generated some standard barcodes for my reports, but this time, I’m trying to generate a custom barcode, for which I’ve a font file custom-barcode.ttf. As of now, iReport supports 2 barcode libraries – Barcode4j and Barbecue, which don’t support the custom barcode that I need. Any ideas to get started, without much overhead of using some new library (I’m using Barcode4j already)?

BTW, I’m aware that a similar question (custom barcode font) exists on this site already.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Just tried @mdahlman’s answer and it worked. I generated the value "CODE123" using a barcode39 font (free) and Jaspersoft Barbecue. Sample Barcode

    Setting the size is not very easy using the font but the result is the same. I verified the barcode using Barcode Scanner on my Android phone (can see it’s visually similar too). The reason this worked for me, probably same reason @bchetty’s test didn’t work, is because Barcode39 doesn’t have a check-digit. It is a 1-to-1 translation except with a leading and trailing asterisk (*) appended to the data. If you want to use a ttf to generate a barcode type that has a check-digit you’ll need a function (external jar like you mentioned) to encode it. Barcode39 doesn’t need a function since it’s just "*" + V${data} + "*".

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