---
title: "About MICR Check Scanning"
slug: "about-micr-check-scanning"
updated: 2026-07-31T09:42:07Z
published: 2026-08-10T20:13:11Z
canonical: "help.idibilling.com/about-micr-check-scanning"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.idibilling.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# About MICR Check Scanning

With a check scanner you can scan checks into the IDI platform for payment at point of sale.

- Check (or MICR) scanning reduces the time it takes for check processing, and it lessens the chance of errors resulting from manual check entry.
- MICR, or Magnetic Ink Character Recognition, is the font used to print the bottom line of information on a check.
- The MICR typeface has only 14 characters in it: the numbers 0-9, and four special symbols: Transit, Amount, On-Us, and Dash.

**(Show Picture)**

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3f7f8ade-bcb1-4ec8-af25-0c0ad8601afb/Images/Documentation/61711(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-14T11%3A03%3A33Z&se=2026-11-14T12%3A03%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QeWkW%2FRzXB302TwItMNqDKnkNWr%2B0HrA%2Be0FBKXWORE%3D)

See also:

[Using a MICR Scanner to Scan a Check](/v1/docs/using-a-micr-scanner-to-scan-a-check)

[How MICR Check Scanning Works](/v1/docs/how-micr-check-scanning-works)