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title: Barcodes
slug: barcode
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createdAt: 2025-02-03T13:28:13.883Z
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| | With the Barcodes app in Make, you can generate a barcode file in PNG format. |
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You do not need to establish a connection to use the Barcodes app.
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# Barcodes module
You can use the following module to build your scenarios.
## Actions
### Generate barcode
| **Field** | **Description** |
| ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Barcode type** | Select the barcode type you want to generate.
- **Code 39** is a variable length, discrete barcode symbology. The '\*' charecter is used as start/stop delimiter. It must contain only digits, capital letters, spaces and the symbols -.$/+%
- **Code 128** is an arbitrarily long, high-density barcode symbology that can be used to encode any extended ASCII data. It is used for alphanumeric or numeric-only barcodes.
- **EAN** is the most commonly recognized barcode in Europe, used in supermarkets and other retail establishments for basic product identification. The **EAN-13** code is comprised of 13 digits. The **EAN-8** is derived from the EAN-13 and is comprised of 8 digits.
- **QR Code** is a type of matrix barcode that consists of black modules (square dots) arranged in a square grid on a white background, which can be read by an imaging device and processed using Reed–Solomon error correction until the image can be appropriately interpreted.
- **UPC-A and UPC-E. **UPC is the most commonly recognized barcode in US. The data field for a **UPC-A** may contain eleven or twelve digits, optionally followed by a space then two or five digits. The data field for a **UPC-E** takes either seven or eight digits, optionally followed by a space then two or five digits. |
| **Calculate the check digit** | Enable this option to calculate the check digit for your barcode according to Modulo 43. |
| **Add calculated checksum to text** | Enable this option to display the calculated check digit in the text. |
| **Include text** | Enable this option to display the text below the barcode. |
| **Suppresses asterisks** | Enable this option to exclude asterisks before and after the text. |
| **Whitespace guard marks** | Adds whitespace guard marks `<` and `>` before and after the barcode. |
| **Text** | Enter the text for the barcode. |
| **File name** | Enter the name of the generated PNG file. |
| **Padding Width** | Enter the padding width in pixels. |
| **Padding Height** | Enter the padding height in pixels. |
| **Scale** | Specify the final size of the barcode (E.g. value of 10 means 10x magnification). |
| **Rotate** | Select the rotation of the generated image. |