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How a machine readable zone is laid out, and how its check digits are computed. Read-only — nothing here leaves your browser.
Anatomy of a TD3 (passport) MRZ
Name
Surname << Given names, padded with <.
line 1 · pos 6–44 · "P<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<.slice(5, 44)"
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7-3-1 check-digit stepper
Weights repeat 7, 3, 1. Digits are worth 0–9; A–Z are worth 10–35; < is worth 0. The check digit is the total modulo 10.
| Char | Value | Weight | Product | Running |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 7 | 91 | 91 |
| 2 | · | 3 | · | · |
| 3 | · | 1 | · | · |
| 1 | · | 7 | · | · |
| 4 | · | 3 | · | · |
| 5 | · | 1 | · | · |
| 8 | · | 7 | · | · |
| 9 | · | 3 | · | · |
| 0 | · | 1 | · | · |
| 7 | · | 7 | · | · |
| 3 | · | 3 | · | · |
| 4 | · | 1 | · | · |
Total269mod 10 =9→ check digit