GS1 US Data Hub provides the file as the PNG "Image Type." The PNG format is the only format available.
Barcode image download#
Click the Download button (highlighted below). To save the barcode image file, click the "View Barcode" button, then "Preview Barcode." The Preview Barcode window opens.
What is the format of the barcode image file?Ī. For this reason, you should NOT resize or crop these barcodes.
barcodes have a fixed relationship between barcode height and width, so if one dimension is modified, the other dimension must be altered by a proportional amount. If you select "Minimum" from the Size section, the dimensions are approximately 0.93 in height and 1.27 in width. What are the dimensions of the "Target” UPC-A barcode image file that can be downloaded?Ī: In GS1 US Data Hub, if you select "Target" from the Size section (the default selection), the dimensions of the UPC-A barcode image file, which includes the human readable interpretation and Quiet Zones, are approximately 1.15 inches in height and 1.58 inches in width.
Barcode image professional#
GS1 US Data Hub provides the human readable interpretation and drop-down bars in the image file you can download.Īlso, "truncating" the barcode (reducing the height of a barcode relative to its length) is not recommended, as truncation inhibits the ability of a symbol to be scanned at the point-of-sale.įor assistance with resizing the barcode, please contact a GS1 Standards Professional Barcode Image and Print Vendor. Note: "bar height" refers only to the bars and does not include the human readable interpretation (numbers) or drop-down bars (as highlighted in the image below). For Maximum X-dimension (0.0260 inches), the bar height for the UPC-A barcode is 1.8 inches, and the maximum width is 2.936 inches (you can select this Maximum barcode size in GS1 US Data Hub) For Minimum X-dimension (0.0104 inches), the bar height for the UPC-A barcode is 0.72 inches, and the minimum width is 1.174 inches (you can select this Minimum barcode size in GS1 US Data Hub) The Maximum X-dimension for the UPC-A barcode is 0.0260 inches īased on the X-Dimensions sizes noted, the corresponding height of the barcode will be: The Minimum X-dimension for the UPC-A barcode is 0.0104 inches 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. To view the barcode image for a GS1 US GTIN, click "Product," then click the "Product Description" link (in blue text), then click the "View Barcode" button.
Barcode image license#
Note: Did you license a single GS1 US GTIN? Then the status of your product is already In Use. When the product is ready to share with the marketplace, click the Set 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 and Continue,” 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.
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