Barcode formats

Every format is on every plan, as PNG or SVG. Pick one to see what it is for, what it accepts and the URL that makes it.

2D codes

The square 2D code phones scan: links, payment details, tickets and up to thousands of characters.

Stacked 2D barcode for longer records, used on driving licences, boarding passes and shipping labels.

Very compact square 2D code for small items: electronic parts, medical devices and pharmaceutical packs.

Compact 1D barcode for letters, digits and symbols, used on shipping labels, inventory tags and asset stickers.

Code 128 carrying GS1 application identifiers such as GTIN, batch and expiry, for logistics and supply-chain labels.

Long-established 1D barcode for capital letters and digits, common on ID badges, parts and government forms.

Code 39 extended to the full ASCII set, including lowercase letters and punctuation.

Denser successor to Code 39 for letters, digits and symbols, with two built-in check characters.

Digits-and-dash barcode used to label telecommunications equipment.

Numeric barcode with A to D start and stop letters, used by libraries, blood banks and couriers.

The 13-digit retail product barcode used on consumer goods worldwide (GTIN-13).

Short 8-digit retail barcode for products too small for an EAN-13.

The 12-digit retail product barcode used in the United States and Canada (GTIN-12).

Compressed UPC barcode for small packages, expanding to a full UPC-A number when scanned.

Two-digit add-on printed beside a UPC or EAN barcode, typically the issue number of a magazine.

Five-digit add-on printed beside a UPC or EAN barcode, typically the suggested price of a book.

Book barcode: an ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 encoded as the EAN-13 that bookshops scan.

Dense digits-only barcode used on cartons and in warehouses, the basis of ITF-14.

Simple digits-only barcode, also called Industrial 2 of 5, found in older warehouse and sorting systems.

Digits-only barcode used for shelf labels and inventory control in retail and warehouses.

US Postal Service barcode of tall and short bars that encodes a ZIP code.