Where do I find the USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Code font?

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ABOUT USPS INTELLIGENT MAIL BAR CODE FONTS

You can acquire the font for USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Codes (barcodes) from the USPS. 

Here is the address to the USPS IMbc Resources page: 

https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=intellmailmailpieces 

For your convenience, here is the link from that page to go to the Downloads page:

https://ribbs.usps.gov/onecodesolution/download.cfm

1. From the Downloads page, download the following zip file for PostScript, non-PCL, True-Type formats of the font: uspsFontsNonAFP-1.4.0.zip
   
2. Expand the ZIP file.
   
   
3. Open the "fonts/scalable/trueType" folder. The TrueType fonts can be installed on a Macintosh or Windows system.
   
   
4. Right-mouse-click on the "USPSIMBStandard.ttf" file and select "Install" from the context menu.
   
   
5. Right-mouse-click on the "USPSIMBCompact.ttf" file and select "Install" from the context menu.
   
   
6. You can use either font above, the standard or the compact version of the USPS IMB TrueType font. The PDF mentioned above indicates the following:

• Scalable Standard fonts are USPS compliant when printed at 16 or 17pt; 16pt is recommended.
• Scalable Compact fonts are USPS compliant when printed at 14, 15 or 16pt. Only the barcode string of the scalable 14pt Compact fonts (PS3 or TTF) is less than 3 inches; however, these barcode strings risk non-compliance when printed on imprecise printers.

For information about the data for an Intelligent Mail barcode, see the Data for a USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Code (barcode) Knowledgebase Article.

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