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EAN-13 Barcode Generator

Make a retail barcode from your assigned 13-digit product number

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What is an EAN-13 barcode?

An EAN-13 barcode carries a 13-digit product identifier, including its final check digit. A retail system can use that identifier to look up the corresponding product. The barcode itself does not contain a product description or price. QR Code AI renders the number you provide; it does not assign or register a GTIN. See the GS1 guidance on point-of-sale barcodes for the underlying format.

For a packaged product, copy its assigned GTIN into the EAN-13 field and compare every digit with your product record. The editor can suggest a check digit when a digit is missing or inconsistent, but you should confirm the full number before accepting a correction. Test a printed packaging sample with the intended point-of-sale equipment.

How to create an EAN-13 barcode

Enter the data, check the symbol and test the downloaded label in the workflow where it will be scanned.

  1. Step 1

    Enter the correct data

    Enter the product's complete 13-digit GTIN. Review any check-digit suggestion against the assigned number instead of accepting it solely to clear an error.

  2. Step 2

    Review the symbol and contrast

    Choose a dark foreground on a lighter background. Keep the built-in quiet zones and add padding if needed. Review the preview and resolve validation or scannability errors.

  3. Step 3

    Download and test a label

    Choose PNG, JPG, WebP, SVG, PDF or EPS. Preserve proportions and clear margins in your layout, then scan a printed sample with the intended reader and compare the returned data.

Barcode detailsCode 128Code 39EAN-13EAN-8UPC-AUPC-EITF-14GS1-128ISBNData MatrixAbC-128x9You

Prepare your EAN-13 label for its destination

Check your data, preserve clear margins and choose the right file for your label.

Add a two- or five-digit supplement

Add an optional two- or five-digit supplement when your trading partner requires it. The add-on accompanies your existing EAN-13 number; it does not replace the GTIN. Confirm the required supplemental value before exporting.

5901234123457 Optional add-on2 / 5 digits · 51299

Keep clear margins

The generator preserves required quiet zones around the symbol. Keep these areas clear in your layout, and test a printed sample at its intended size with the scanner you will use.

... Quiet zone Padding ... Quiet zone Padding

Choose your export format

Download SVG, PDF or EPS vectors, or PNG, JPG or WebP images. Every export is checked against the saved data; test the final print on its intended material too. Compare the six barcode download formats in our guide.

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Compare barcode formats

EAN-13 barcode questions

Input, printing and saved barcode behavior

EAN-13 contains 13 digits, including a check digit at the end. This editor expects the complete number and offers guidance for a missing or inconsistent check digit. A mathematically valid number is not proof of a valid product assignment.

No. QR Code AI creates the barcode image from the number you enter. Obtain the appropriate product identifier through the relevant GS1 process and use the number assigned to your product before preparing retail packaging.

EAN-13 encodes a 13-digit GTIN, while EAN-8 encodes an assigned 8-digit GTIN for small retail products. You cannot make a valid EAN-8 product identifier by trimming digits from an EAN-13 number.

Yes. QR Code AI offers SVG, PDF and EPS vector exports, plus PNG, JPG and WebP raster files. Keep the complete symbol and its blank margins in the layout. Verify a printed sample at its intended size with a compatible scanner.

A downloaded barcode contains fixed data and has no built-in expiry date. Changing a saved value requires downloading and printing a new symbol; existing copies keep their original data. These Barcodes do not provide scan analytics or editable redirects. A connected inventory or checkout system may update its own record for the same identifier. For customer-facing web links with scan analytics, consider a URL QR code and QR code tracking.

Yes. A personal account and each non-Premium Workspace can create three Barcodes. Archiving a Barcode does not free a creation slot; Premium allows additional creations. Creating, editing or downloading a Barcode does not start the seven-day trial. The trial begins with the first QR code or Smart Link in that scope. The barcode itself retains its directly encoded value when a trial ends; it has no managed redirect to keep active.

Make a retail barcode from your assigned 13-digit product number. Review the value, download your chosen format and check the label in its intended scanning workflow.