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EAN-13 and UPC-A
The codes on products sold in shops. EAN-13 is used worldwide, UPC-A mainly in the US and Canada. Numbers only.
Free tool
Barcode generator, one or a hundred.
Type a number or text and get a barcode for a product, a shelf label, a parcel or a stock list. EAN-13, UPC-A, Code 128, Code 39, ITF-14 and more. Check digits are added for you, and many codes can be made at once from a list. Download PNG or SVG. No account, no watermark.
Size
Text
Colours
Scanners need dark bars on a light background. Keep strong contrast.
Barcodes are made in your browser. What you type is never uploaded.
Which one
Pick the type your scanner reads.
02 / Your own use
Code 128
Letters, numbers and symbols in a compact code. A good pick for stock, assets, tickets and shipping labels.
03 / Cartons
ITF-14
14 digits for outer boxes and cases, readable even on rough cardboard.
Questions
Good to know.
Can I sell a product in shops with a barcode from here?
The picture is a correct EAN or UPC barcode, but shops need the number inside it to be yours. Retail numbers come from GS1, the organisation that hands out company prefixes; a made-up number can clash with another company's product. Get your numbers from GS1 in your country, then make the barcodes here.
What is the check digit?
EAN, UPC and ITF-14 end in a digit worked out from the others, so a scanner can tell when it misread a bar. Type 12 digits for EAN-13 (or 11 for UPC-A) and the last digit is added for you. If you type all 13, the tool checks that the last one is right.
PNG or SVG?
SVG is drawn from shapes, so the bars stay sharp at any size: use it for print and packaging design. PNG works everywhere; 4x is enough for most labels.
Can I make many barcodes at once?
Yes. Choose "Many from a list", paste one value per line (from a spreadsheet column, for example), and download one ZIP with a file for each.
Will it scan?
Where the browser can read barcodes (Chrome on a Mac or on Android, for example), this page reads each new code back and says whether it scans. Print one and test it with your own scanner before printing many.
Is it free for business use?
Yes, with no limit and no watermark.