Guideline to how to apply Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) on GS1 barcodes
The latest version (currently version 1.3.0) is always available at https://ref.gs1.org/guidelines/human-readable-interpretation/. Permanent links to specific versions are listed below.
- Version 1.1.0
- Published September 2015
- https://ref.gs1.org/guidelines/human-readable-interpretation/1.1.0/
- Version 1.2.0
- Published April 2018
- https://ref.gs1.org/guidelines/human-readable-interpretation/1.2.0/
- Version 1.3.0
- Published 25 June 2026
- https://ref.gs1.org/guidelines/human-readable-interpretation/1.3.0/