EAN-13 barcode generator

Create EAN-13 barcodes for retail products worldwide. The check digit is calculated for you and files export at the exact GS1 size.

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1 · Formattype: 'ean13'

Retail

Logistics

Industrial

2 · Data

12 digits, or 13 to verify the check digit

Check digit 1 calculated and added

3 · Bars

Bar height60 px

Module width

Quiet zone10 px · 5.0 X

4 · Text

EAN-13 uses the standard GS1 text layout, with digits split under the bars.

5 · Color

Bars

Background

6 · Rotation

Live previewEAN-13

100%

Modules: 95
X-dimension: 0.303 mm
Size: 37.3 × 16.1 mm
Status: Valid

Export

Print widthheight 16.1 mm

Vector · best for print · 37.3 mm wide

Specs

Check digit: 1
Quiet zone: 5.0 X
Bar height: 9.1 mm
Human text: GS1 layout

etiket · label.ts

import { barcode } from 'etiket'

const svg = barcode('400638133393', {
  type: 'ean13',
  height: 60,
  barWidth: 2,
  showText: true,
  margin: 10,
  background: '#FFFFFF',
})

What is a EAN-13 barcode?

EAN-13 is the 13-digit barcode printed on retail products worldwide. It encodes a GTIN-13 — a GS1 company prefix, an item reference and a check digit — and is read by supermarket and point-of-sale scanners in every country.

Data

13 digits (12 + check digit)

Characters

Digits only. The first two or three digits are the GS1 prefix of the organization that issued the number.

Check digit

Mod 10, automatic

Print size

37.29 × 25.93 mm at 100% (X = 0.33 mm), scalable from 80% to 200%

Used for

Retail products, books (ISBN), Amazon and Shopify listings

How to create a EAN-13 barcode

Enter your data

Type or paste the 12-digit number. The check digit is calculated automatically, or verified if you enter it.

Adjust bars and text

Set bar height, module width and quiet zone, and choose whether to print the human-readable text.

Set the print size

Enter the final width in mm, cm, inches or pixels. The X-dimension and height update as you type.

Download and test

Export SVG for print or PNG at 300–600 dpi, then run a test scan before you print a full batch.

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