Free Barcode generator

Fill in the following free barcode generator form. In case of doubts follow the enclosed instructions and help.







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Instructions for use of the barcode generator

  1. Select the type of barcode to generate. You can see the characteristics of each type of barcode in the following section.
  2. Use the data field to enter the numeric or alphanumeric information to be encoded depending on the type selected.
  3. Click on the [GENERATE BARCODE] button.
  4. Download the generated code or use the copy/paste option to use the generated barcode.

 

Features of bar codes supported by the generator

If you want to generate a QR Code use our QR Code generator, this generator allows you to make two-dimensional and one-dimensional codes of the following types:

EAN 8 / EAN 13 Barcodes

These are two types of numeric barcodes used in Europe (they do not accept letters), the EAN stands for European Article Number and their main use is for the coding of items for sale (those carried mainly by products in supermarkets).

Example of EAN 13 barcode made with our free barcode generator

The length is fixed at 8 and 13 digits respectively, of which the last digit represents a check digit or checksum. The composition of the EAN13 has the first 3 digits for the country of origin, four to five digits to identify the manufacturer and the last digits to identify the product.

Example of product labels with code EAN13

UPC codes

The UPC (Universal Product Code) is the homologous to the EAN 13, but used in the United States and Canada. It is numeric and is mainly used for product coding. There are two types, UPC-A and UPC-E.

UPC  sample

UPC

  • It is the most common.
  • Has 12 numeric digits.
  • It is used in individual products that are sold at retail (such as food, cosmetics, clothes, etc).
  • The structure includes: number of the manufacturer, product number and a check digit (checksum).

UPC E

  • It is a compressed version of the UPC-A.
  • It has only 6 digits, ideal for small products where there is not enough space for the full code.
  • The scanner automatically converts it to UPC-A format when processing.
  • Widely used for small packages such as chewing gum, compact cosmetics, etc.

As a curious fact the first product ever scanned with a UPC code was a pack of gum in 1974.

Code 39

Also known as Code 3 of 9, it is alphanumeric and of variable length. It allows you to generate a barcode that includes numbers, capital letters and some special characters such as spaces, dashes, slashes.

Code 39 generated with our free tools

Code 128

It is a barcode similar to the 3 of 9 Code, but with the difference that it incorporates a check digit or checksum to give more reliability to the reading of the code. Currently called GS1-128 (formerly EAN 128), it can encode alphanumeric characters plus ASCII control characters such as CR, LF, etc… Its main use is in logistics environments and parcels (courier).

code 128. Example of barcode 128

Examples of different bar codes

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