Selling products through retail stores, supermarkets, or e-commerce marketplaces requires standard linear barcodes. Without standardized barcode labels on your boxes, automated point-of-sale (POS) scanners and warehouse inventory management systems cannot track stock or process checkout transactions efficiently.
Choosing the Right Barcode Symbology for Your Products
Different commercial industries use standardized barcode symbology types:
- Code 128: The most versatile high-density alphanumeric standard. Perfect for internal stock tracking, shipping box labels, and serial numbers.
- EAN-13: The global 13-digit standard for retail supermarket items worldwide (especially in Europe, Asia, and international consumer markets).
- UPC-A: The 12-digit standard primarily utilized across North American retail product packaging.
- Code 39: An alphanumeric barcode commonly used across government inventory, automotive parts, and industrial equipment.
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Step-by-Step: How to Generate Barcodes on ADF PDF
- Open our Barcode Generator tool.
- Select your barcode format (Code 128 for internal SKUs or EAN-13 for retail merchandise).
- Type your product number or SKU code into the data box.
- Configure display options: toggle human-readable text below the bars, adjust bar height, and customize line spacing.
- Click Generate Barcode to render the graphic.
- Download your high-resolution PNG or vector graphic ready for packaging sticker printing.
Helpful Companion Inventory Tools
Need to create consistent stock keeping unit codes before generating your barcodes? Use our bulk SKU Generator. To calculate retail unit prices across different package weights, use our Unit Price Comparison Calculator.