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How to encode Unicode text in 2d barcodes in Microsoft Excel?

How to encode, create barcode from Unicode text characters in Microsoft Office Excel without font. Free download
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  • Easy to create barcode with Unicode text in Excel cell
  • Support major 2d barcode symbologes to encode Unicode text, QR Code, Data Matrix and PDF-417
  • Support generating batch barcodes with Unicode encoded in Excel cells
  • Free redistibute the Excel file with barcode generated without font installed, VBA, Macro, activex programming code included
About Unicode and text encoding in barcodes
Unicode is a text encoding standard managed by the Unicode Consortium, which is designed to support the use of text written in all of the world's major operating systems.

Unicode provides a unique number for every character including alphanumeric, punctuation marks, mathematical symbols, technical symbols, arrows, and characters making up non-Latin alphabets such as Japanese, Chinese, or Arabic script.

To convert Unicode characters into barcodes, you usually need convert Unicode characters into byte array using UTF-8 encode, and then encode the converted byte array to 2d barcodes using byte mode, such as Data Matrix, PDF-417, and QR Code.