UPC-A barcodes, ready for the shelf
A UPC-A barcode is the 12-digit barcode on products sold in the US and Canada. Enter your number and we draw a barcode that checkout scanners read, sized to the retail standard.
Where your number comes from
The first digits of a UPC identify your company, through a prefix licensed from GS1. The next identify the product, and the last is a check digit. Retailers check that a number belongs to you, so get numbers from GS1 rather than unofficial resellers.
The check digit, done for you
Enter 11 digits and we calculate the twelfth. Enter all 12 and we verify it, so a single typo can’t slip through to your packaging.
Size and placement
The standard UPC-A, at 100% magnification, is about 37.3 mm wide and 25.9 mm tall including its margins. You can scale it from 80% to 200%. Don’t trim the bar height, keep it away from folds and seams, and place it on a flat side where a scanner can see it.
Selling on marketplaces
Large marketplaces check product numbers against GS1’s records. A barcode made here works at any checkout as long as the number is registered to you; the image itself is the same as any other generator would draw.
UPC or EAN?
Selling outside North America? EAN-13 is the international version, and any UPC can be written as an EAN-13 by adding a leading zero. Scanners around the world read both.