EAN-8 Barcode Generator
EAN-8 is the short version of EAN-13 for products too small to fit a full barcode, such as chewing gum or lipstick.
7 digits (check digit auto-added) or 8 digits
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EAN-8 at a glance
- Encodes
- 8 digits including the check digit
- Check digit
- Mod 10, weights 3 and 1 — added automatically from 7 digits
- Used on
- Small packages where an EAN-13 doesn't fit (gum, cosmetics)
- Also called
- GTIN-8
Good to know
- →GS1 issues EAN-8 numbers individually and only when a product is genuinely too small for an EAN-13.
- →It has 4 digits on each side of the centre guard bars and no hidden first digit, unlike EAN-13.
Frequently asked
When should I use EAN-8 instead of EAN-13?
Only when the package is too small for an EAN-13 even after reducing its size. GS1 assigns EAN-8 numbers one by one for that case.
Is EAN-8 the same as the first 8 digits of an EAN-13?
No. An EAN-8 is its own 8-digit number with its own check digit; you can't shorten an EAN-13 into one.
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