Barcode Generator

Print asset tags for equipment, make shelf and bin labels for a stock room, add barcodes to event tickets or membership cards, label samples in a lab, create library or file barcodes, or produce product codes for packaging once you have registered numbers. The SVG imports cleanly into Word, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva and label software.

The right type depends on who will scan the code. Retail product codes must follow GS1 rules; internal labels can use whatever your scanners read.

Anyone can draw an EAN or UPC barcode, but for products sold in shops the number itself must come from GS1, the organisation that issues product numbers, through your country's GS1 office. Retailers check that the number belongs to your company. For internal use — stock rooms, events, asset tags — Code 128 is the best choice and needs no registration. To make many EAN-13 codes at once and check their numbers, use the EAN-13 Generator.

Print in solid black on white for the best results; dark colours on a light background also work, but red bars and dark backgrounds often do not scan. Keep the quiet zone — the empty margin on each side — free of text and lines. Do not stretch a barcode to fit a space; scale it evenly. For print, use the SVG, which keeps every edge crisp at any size, and follow the size your retailer or printer asks for. Test a printed sample with the scanner or a phone app before printing a large batch.

Barcodes are drawn by JsBarcode, an open-source library, directly in your browser. There is no account, no watermark and no limit on how many you make, and the values you type are not sent anywhere. For QR codes, which hold web addresses and longer text, use the QR Code Generator.