Overview:

EAN-13 format barcodes have been used globally except for the USA, where UPC-A format barcodes are traditional. Today the majority of stores throughout the world accept barcodes in either format.

Related information: See the difference between UPC and EAN-13 barcodes here: EAN-13 vs UPC-A barcodes 

EAN-13 format barcode

 

Instant Email delivery of your EAN-13 barcode package:

You can purchase EAN-13 retail barcodes for all retail products except for books and magazines.

Our barcodes shop is automated, so purchase this product to have it auto-emailed to you within a few minutes.

Email contents:

  • EAN-13 barcode number
  • The barcode image in 4 different high resolution formats: jpg, pdf, png, svg
  • A guarantee certificate stating that you are the sole legal owner of this barcode number in the world
  • Free barcode registration on the International Barcodes Database 

 

Specifications for printing the EAN-13 barcode on your product:

IMPORTANT:
If you print outside of these standards,

🙁   your barcode may be rejected by some retailers
🙁   your barcode may fail our (optional) barcode verification service
🙁   your barcode may fail to scan correctly.

EAN-13 dimensions in millimetres when printed at 100% magnification (actual size):

TIP: Allow for more quiet zone space than is strictly required in case of ink-spread or printing inaccuracies

Barcode width = 31.35mm

Left quiet zone (left blank margin) = 3.63mm

Right quiet zone (right blank margin) = 2.31mm

Total barcode width (including quiet zones) = 37.29mm

Barcode height (excluding the number) = 22.85mm

Barcode height (including the number) = 25.93mm

Allowable Magnification Range:
The specified magnification range for an EAN-13 Bar Code Symbol being scanned at retail point of sale is 80% – 200% (X-dimension 0.26mm-0.66mm).
An acceptable minimum magnification of 75% (X-dimension 0.25mm) is applicable only to on demand (e.g. thermal) print processes. In this case, the bar height should never be truncated below the minimum needed height for an 80% magnification barcode symbol.
Where an item may also be scanned in a General Distribution Scanning environment (automated scanning), the acceptable magnification range for a General Distribution Environment is 150% to 200% (X-dimension 0.50mm – 0.66mm).

Human Readable Interpretation:
The Human Readable Interpretation should be printed beneath the bar code symbol.

The recommended typeface for the Human Readable Interpretation is OCR-B at a height of 2.75mm at nominal size (100% magnification, X-dimension 0.33mm). This typeface is a recommendation only and alternative type fonts and character sizes are acceptable provided the digits are clearly legible.

Dimensions in millimetres:

Magnification X-dimension Width Bar height Left Quiet Zone Right Quiet Zone
0.80 0.26 25.08 18.28 2.90 1.85
0.85 0.28 26.65 19.42 3.09 1.96
0.90 0.30 28.22 20.57 3.27 2.08
0.95 0.31 29.78 21.71 3.45 2.19
1.00 0.33 31.35 22.85 3.63 2.31
1.05 0.35 32.92 23.99 3.81 2.43
1.10 0.36 34.49 25.14 3.99 2.54
1.15 0.38 36.05 26.28 4.17 2.66
1.20 0.40 37.62 27.42 4.36 2.77
1.25 0.41 39.19 28.56 4.54 2.89
1.30 0.43 40.76 29.71 4.72 3.00
1.35 0.45 42.32 30.85 4.90 3.12
1.40 0.46 43.89 31.99 5.08 3.23
1.45 0.48 45.46 33.13 5.26 3.35
1.50 0.50 47.03 34.28 5.45 3.47
1.55 0.51 48.59 35.42 5.63 3.58
1.60 0.53 50.16 36.56 5.81 3.70
1.65 0.54 51.73 37.70 5.99 3.81
1.70 0.56 53.30 38.85 6.17 3.93
1.75 0.58 54.86 39.99 6.35 4.04
1.80 0.59 56.43 41.13 6.53 4.16
1.85 0.61 58.00 42.27 6.72 4.27
1.90 0.63 59.57 43.42 6.90 4.39
1.95 0.64 61.13 44.56 7.08 4.50
2.00 0.66 62.70 45.70 7.26 4.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terms:

Bar Width: width of barcode symbol excluding Quiet Zones

Bar Height: height of bar excluding guard bar patterns

Quiet Zone: area of white space on either side of the bars