Q&A

Is there a minimum size for barcode?

Is there a minimum size for barcode?

The minimum size of a UPC is 80% magnification factor (80% of the nominal size) and the maximum size of a UPC is 200% magnification factor (200% of the nominal size).

Can a barcode be any size?

The barcodes have a nominal or 100% size which can be varied, and the size chosen will depend on the printing process and the quality of the inks and substrates being used. Appendix 2 lists the width and height of EAN- 13 and EAN-8 barcode symbols at different sizes.

How many digits is EAN 128?

Subtypes. Code 128 includes 108 symbols: 103 data symbols, 3 start symbols, and 2 stop symbols. Each symbol consists of three black bars and three white spaces of varying widths. All widths are multiples of a basic “module”.

How much white space is needed around a barcode?

Quiet zones for two dimensional (2D) barcodes are calculated differently. The popular QR Code that is being used in marketing materials recommends a white space of 4 times the size of a module (that is the size of one of the black squares within the code) on all four sides of the code.

What is the best size for barcode?

What should my UPC code dimensions be?

Nominal size 1.469″ wide x 1.02″ high
Minimum recommended size 80% of the nominal size or 1.175″ wide
Maximum recommended size 200% of the nominal size or 2.938″ wide

What is a barcode quiet zone?

The quiet zone is the area that surrounds the barcode or 2D symbol that is free of all text, characters, graphics, marks, and blemishes. This blank space allows verifiers or readers to ” understand” where the barcode begins and ends so the code can be read as intended.

What is the minimum height of a barcode?

Barcode Number Requirements: The barcode number (Which is also called “Human Readable Interpretation”) should be printed beneath the bar code symbol. The suggested typeface is OCR-B at a height of 2.75mm at nominal size (100% magnification, X-dimension 0.33mm).

What’s the difference between Ean and barcode 128?

This guide provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the structures and standards of 1D codes such as EAN, CODE39, and CODE128. CODE 128 is the barcode developed by Computer Identics Corporation (U.S.A.) in 1981. CODE 128 can represent all 128 ASCII code characters (numbers, upper case/lower case letters, symbols and control codes).

How big should an EAN-13 barcode be?

If at all possible you should keep your barcode size within these standards. If you go outside these standards, you barcodes might be accepted by some retailers and rejected by others. 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).

What does the GS1-128 standard barcode look like?

The GS1-128 standard is an application standard within the Code 128 barcode. It identifies data with Application Identifiers (AI). Without spaces below, a simple SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) barcode would look something like this: [FNC1] 00 12345678 0000000001

How big should the ISBN barcode be for a book?

The ISBN Bookland EAN barcode follows the GS1 standards for EAN symbols. T he international ISBN Agency provides guidelines for the ISBN barcode sizes which publishers should follow. The illustration below denote the two most common ISBN Book Barcode Sizes used by North American publishers.