Barcode Examples

Barcode types are divided into 13 groups.
Click on any of the types below to see the full list of options that we support for each barcode family

 

UPC (Universal Product Code) barcodes are used within North America to identify retail goods. UPC-A encodes GTIN-12 numbers. UPC-E can encode a shortened version of some GTIN-12 numbers. GTIN numbers are administered by GS1.

UPC Examples

EAN barcodes are used to identify retail products outside of North America. EAN-13 encodes GTIN-13 numbers.

EAN

GS1-Databar barcodes are used to label small items, coupons and fresh food. They can encode item number, batch number, weight or expiry date. There are 7 types of Databar. Some are used at point-of-sale, others are not.

GS1-Databar (including US Coupons)

ITF (Interleaved 2 of 5) barcodes are often GTIN-14 case codes used for identifying bulk cartons and shipping containers.

ITF

Code 39 is an alphanumeric barcode type used in a number of non-retail systems.
Code 39

Code 128 has many uses in “supplementary coding” as defined by global GS1 standards.

Code 128 including GS1-128

ISBN is a global standard for identiying book titles.

ISBN

ISSN is used to identify magazine titles.

ISSN

Codabar has a few applications in closed systems such as airbills, blood bags and libraries.

Codabar

The postal barcode used in the UK.

Royal Mail

The postal barcode used in the US.

US Intelligent Mail

Datamatrix is a 2-code which is also used within the GS1 system.

Datamatrix

QR Codes are a 2D code type which can securely encode large amounts of data.

QR Codes

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