GS1 General Specifications (GS1 symbol specification tables): The size of your barcode will depend on the size of the bars themselves, which is given by the width of the narrowest black bar (this is called the X -dimension). How big or small can I make my barcode?Ī.
Please contact one of the GS1 Standards Professional Barcode Image and Print Vendors to assist you with sizing changes. However, some scanners are limited in what they can read and the choice of an alternate barcode should be researched before being pursued. If you are selling very small or oddly shaped products, other barcodes (besides the UPC-A) are available. While you can change the size of your barcode to best fit your packaging, you should stay within the sizing restrictions noted below. Here are questions members have asked about working wit the UPC-A barcode in GS1 US Data Hub:Ī. View Create My Product and Generate a UPC-A Barcode for steps you can take to create a product. From the Manage Products page, click the "Description" for the product (in blue text), then click the "Barcode" tab. To view the barcode image for a GS1 US GTIN, click the "Product" link. Note: if you licensed a single GS1 US GTIN, the status of your product is already In Use. Click the "Barcode" tab to download the PNG barcode image file - or send the barcode definitions with a print vendor. When the product is ready to share with the marketplace, change the status to In Use. When the product is in the PreMarket status, you can print a "For Placement Only" or FPO barcode image. When you assign an available GTIN to the product, and click “Save,” the product status changes from Draft to PreMarket. To generate a UPC-A barcode image in GS1 US Data Hub, you must first create the product detail record.