ANSI X9.13 : 1999

1 SCOPE
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCE(S)
3 GENERAL
4 DEFINITIONS
5 DIMENSIONS AND POSITIONING
  5.1 REFERENCE EDGES
  5.2 DOCUMENT SIZE LIMITS
  5.3 CLEAR BAND (MICR)
  5.4 CLEAR BAND (OPTICAL)
  5.5 MICR PRINT BAND
6 CHARACTER SPACING
  6.1 CHARACTER PITCH
  6.2 SPACING
  6.3 TOLERANCE BETWEEN FIELDS AND WITHIN FIELDS
7 DESCRIPTION OF FIELDS AND USE OF SYMBOLS
  7.1 GENERAL
  7.2 AMOUNT FIELD AND AMOUNT SYMBOL
  7.3 ON-US FIELD AND RELATED SYMBOLS
  7.4 ROUTING FIELD AND TRANSIT SYMBOL
  7.5 EXTERNAL PROCESSING CODE (EPC FIELD)
  7.6 AUXILIARY ON-US FIELD
8 COMPLIANCE TESTING (NORMATIVE)
9 DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY (INFORMATIVE)
ANNEX A (NORMATIVE) EXTERNAL PROCESSING CODE (EPC)
ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE) METRIC CONVERSION TABLE

Provides only those design considerations that apply to placement and location of magnetic ink printing on checks, drafts, and other documents intended for automated processing among depository institutions.