EAN-13 Barcode Dimensions
If you are printing your barcodes onto your product’s packaging (or labels), please pay attention to the official barcode dimensions – the barcode standards are shown below.
NOTE – the height and width of the barcode can be varied independently, e.g. you could have barcode dimensions of 120% width and 90% height if you wish.
Barcodes can be purchased here – these are sent to you with the barcode dimensions of the images as close to 100% magnification as possible.
Dimensions (at 100% magnification):
Barcode Magnification Specifications:
The specified magnification range for an EAN-13 Bar Code Symbol being scanned at retail POS is 80% – 200% (X-dimension 0.26 mm-0.66 mm).
Dimensions (All measurements 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 |
“Width“ = the width of the bars only (does not include the blank margins on the left and right sides of the bars (the Quiet Zones)
“Bar Height“ = the height of the bars only (does not include the barcode number that must be printed underneath)
“Quiet Zone“ = the blank margins on the left and right sides of the barcode. Many barcode images have a > on the right-hand side after the numbers – this is optional but is used to give a visual indication of the right-side quiet zone needed.
Note: If a product is being read by automated scanning processes (in a General Distribution situation), the barcode dimensions magnification range is 150% to 200%.
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