BS ISO 1004-1:2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Character configuration
3 Character spacing and alignment
4 Character skew
5 Character tolerances
6 Voids
7 Uniformity of ink distribution
8 Extraneous ink
9 Debossment
10 Embossment
11 Signal level
12 Paper
13 Format
14 Optical clear band background
15 Permanence of MICR printing
Annex A (informative) - Debossment of E-13B font
Annex B (informative) - MICR Document Sampling References
Annex C (informative) - Paper Characteristics for MICR
Annex D (informative) - Unit conversion tables
Bibliography

Describes the shape, dimensions, magnetic signal level, and tolerances for the E-13B characters which include 10 numerals and four special symbols printed in magnetic ink and used for the purpose of character recognition.

This part of ISO1004 specifies the shape, dimensions, magnetic signal level, and tolerances for the E-13B characters which include 10 numerals and four special symbols printed in magnetic ink and used for the purpose of character recognition. It describes the various known types of printing defects and other printing considerations, together with the tolerances permitted.