EAN-13 Barcode Dimensions
If you are printing your barcodes onto your product packaging (or sticky 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 through with the barcode dimensions of the images as close to 100% magnification as possible.
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).
Magnification |
X-dimension |
Bar Width |
Bar Height |
Left Quiet Zone |
Right Quiet Zone |
80% |
0.26 |
25.08 |
18.28 |
2.90 |
1.85 |
85% |
0.28 |
26.65 |
19.42 |
3.09 |
1.96 |
90% |
0.30 |
28.22 |
20.57 |
3.27 |
2.08 |
95% |
0.31 |
29.78 |
21.71 |
3.45 |
2.19 |
100% |
0.33 |
31.35 |
22.85 |
3.63 |
2.31 |
105% |
0.35 |
32.92 |
23.99 |
3.81 |
2.43 |
110% |
0.36 |
34.49 |
25.14 |
3.99 |
2.54 |
115% |
0.38 |
36.05 |
26.28 |
4.17 |
2.66 |
120% |
0.40 |
37.62 |
27.42 |
4.36 |
2.77 |
125% |
0.41 |
39.19 |
28.56 |
4.54 |
2.89 |
130% |
0.43 |
40.76 |
29.71 |
4.72 |
3.00 |
135% |
0.45 |
42.32 |
30.85 |
4.90 |
3.12 |
140% |
0.46 |
43.89 |
31.99 |
5.08 |
3.23 |
145% |
0.48 |
45.46 |
33.13 |
5.26 |
3.35 |
150% |
0.50 |
47.03 |
34.28 |
5.45 |
3.47 |
155% |
0.51 |
48.59 |
35.42 |
5.63 |
3.58 |
160% |
0.53 |
50.16 |
36.56 |
5.81 |
3.70 |
165% |
0.54 |
51.73 |
37.70 |
5.99 |
3.81 |
170% |
0.56 |
53.30 |
38.85 |
6.17 |
3.93 |
175% |
0.58 |
54.86 |
39.99 |
6.35 |
4.04 |
180% |
0.59 |
56.43 |
41.13 |
6.53 |
4.16 |
185% |
0.61 |
58.00 |
42.27 |
6.72 |
4.27 |
190% |
0.63 |
59.57 |
43.42 |
6.90 |
4.39 |
195% |
0.64 |
61.13 |
44.56 |
7.08 |
4.50 |
200% |
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 that is 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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