Every UPC label size the generator supports: 12 label sheets and 6 thermal rolls, drawn to scale, with the largest scannable UPC each one holds. Find yours, then print.
Showing all 18 label sizes.
Popular: Avery 5160 Avery 5163 2¼″ × 1¼″ roll 2″ × 1″ roll Avery L7160
US Letter sheet
Manufacturer spec4″ × 2″101.6 × 50.8 mm
Avery 5263, Avery 5523, Avery 5963, Avery 8163, Avery 8463, Avery 8923, Avery 15163, Avery 18163, Avery 18863, Avery 48163, Avery 48863, Avery 55163, Avery 58163, Avery 95523, OnlineLabels OL125
US Letter sheet
Manufacturer spec2⅝″ × 1″66.7 × 25.4 mm
Avery 5160, Avery 5260, Avery 5520, Avery 5620, Avery 5630, Avery 5660, Avery 5960, Avery 6240, Avery 6521, Avery 6525, Avery 6526, Avery 6585, Avery 8160, Avery 8215, Avery 8250, Avery 8460, Avery 8620, Avery 8660, Avery 8860, Avery 8920, Avery 15509, Avery 15660, Avery 15700, Avery 15960, Avery 16460, Avery 16790, Avery 18160, Avery 18260, Avery 18660, Avery 22837, Avery 28660, Avery 38260, Avery 45160, Avery 48160, Avery 48460, Avery 48860, Avery 48960, Avery 55160, Avery 55360, Avery 58160, Avery 58660, Avery 80509, Avery 85560, Avery 88560, Avery 95520, Avery 95915, Avery Presta 94200, Avery Presta 97180, OnlineLabels OL875
US Letter sheet
Manufacturer spec4″ × 1″101.6 × 25.4 mm
Avery 5261, Avery 5909, Avery 5961, Avery 8161, Avery 8461, Avery Presta 94202, Avery Presta 97182
US Letter sheet
Manufacturer spec4″ × 1⅓″101.6 × 33.9 mm
Avery 5262, Avery 5522, Avery 5962, Avery 6445, Avery 6455, Avery 8162, Avery 8462, Avery 18262, Avery 48462, Avery 95522, Avery Presta 94206
US Letter sheet
Manufacturer spec4″ × 3⅓″101.6 × 84.7 mm
Avery 5264, Avery 5524, Avery 6464, Avery 8164, Avery 8254, Avery 8464
US Letter sheet
Manufacturer spec2″ × 2″50.8 × 50.8 mm
Avery 22816, Avery 22853, Avery 22921, Avery 22960, Avery 64503, Avery 64510, Avery 80510, Avery Presta 94107, OnlineLabels OL2679
A4 sheet
Manufacturer spec99.1 × 38.1 mm3.9 × 1.5 in
Avery J8163, Avery L7163B, Label Planet LP14/99
A4 sheet
Manufacturer spec63.5 × 38.1 mm2.5 × 1.5 in
Avery J8160, Label Planet LP21/63
A4 sheet
Manufacturer spec99.1 × 57 mm3.9 × 2.24 in
Avery J8173, Label Planet LP10/99
A4 sheet
Manufacturer spec63.5 × 33.9 mm2.5 × 1.33 in
Avery J8159, Label Planet LP24/63
A4 sheet
Manufacturer spec99.1 × 33.9 mm3.9 × 1.33 in
Avery J8162, Label Planet LP16/99
A4 sheet
Manufacturer spec99.1 × 67.7 mm3.9 × 2.67 in
Avery J8165, Label Planet LP8/99
Thermal roll
Manufacturer spec57.2 × 31.8 mm
DYMO 30334 (2-1/4" × 1-1/4" LabelWriter multipurpose)
2.25" × 1.25" direct thermal labels (Zebra, Rollo, MUNBYN, Arkscan and similar 2"–4" printers)
Thermal roll
Manufacturer spec50.8 × 25.4 mm
2" × 1" direct thermal labels (Zebra, Rollo, MUNBYN and similar)
Thermal roll
Manufacturer spec50.8 × 38.1 mm
2" × 1.5" direct thermal labels (Zebra, Rollo, MUNBYN and similar)
Thermal roll
Manufacturer spec50.8 × 50.8 mm
2" × 2" direct thermal labels (Zebra, Rollo, MUNBYN and similar)
Thermal roll
Manufacturer spec76.2 × 50.8 mm
3" × 2" direct thermal labels (Zebra, Rollo, MUNBYN and similar)
Thermal roll
Manufacturer spec101.6 × 152.4 mm
4" × 6" shipping labels (Zebra, Rollo, MUNBYN, DYMO LabelWriter 4XL / 5XL)
No supported label matches that. Try the Avery number (5160) or the size (2 x 1).
Not listed? In the generator, choose “Custom roll size…” for a thermal roll or “Custom sheet (your measurements)…” for a sheet and type in its measurements. Or request a label size.
“With product name” means one line of text such as “Organic Lavender Soap 4 oz” above the barcode. All figures use full-height bars and the generator’s 1.5 mm margin inside each label edge, and come from the same layout engine that draws your PDF.
Compare
The largest UPC-A each label holds, as a percentage of GS1’s standard size. GS1 allows 80% to 200%; bigger scans more easily.
| Label stock | Label size | Labels | Largest UPC with a product name | With a name and second line | Largest UPC on its own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery 5163 US Letter sheet | 4″ × 2″ 101.6 × 50.8 mm | 10 per sheet | 164% | 149% | 184% |
| Avery 5160 US Letter sheet | 2⅝″ × 1″ 66.7 × 25.4 mm | 30 per sheet | No room | No room | 86% |
| Avery 5161 US Letter sheet | 4″ × 1″ 101.6 × 25.4 mm | 20 per sheet | No room | No room | 86% |
| Avery 5162 US Letter sheet | 4″ × 1⅓″ 101.6 × 33.9 mm | 14 per sheet | 105% | 95% | 119% |
| Avery 5164 US Letter sheet | 4″ × 3⅓″ 101.6 × 84.7 mm | 6 per sheet | 200% | 200% | 200% |
| Avery 22806 US Letter sheet | 2″ × 2″ 50.8 × 50.8 mm | 12 per sheet | 128% | 128% | 128% |
| Avery L7163 A4 sheet | 99.1 × 38.1 mm 3.9 × 1.5 in | 14 per sheet | 120% | 109% | 135% |
| Avery L7160 A4 sheet | 63.5 × 38.1 mm 2.5 × 1.5 in | 21 per sheet | 120% | 109% | 135% |
| Avery L7173 A4 sheet | 99.1 × 57 mm 3.9 × 2.24 in | 10 per sheet | 184% | 168% | 200% |
| Avery L7159 A4 sheet | 63.5 × 33.9 mm 2.5 × 1.33 in | 24 per sheet | 105% | 96% | 119% |
| Avery L7162 A4 sheet | 99.1 × 33.9 mm 3.9 × 1.33 in | 16 per sheet | 105% | 96% | 119% |
| Avery L7165 A4 sheet | 99.1 × 67.7 mm 3.9 × 2.67 in | 8 per sheet | 200% | 200% | 200% |
| 2¼″ × 1¼″ thermal roll Thermal roll | 2¼″ × 1¼″ 57.2 × 31.8 mm | 1 per page | 98% | 89% | 110% |
| 2″ × 1″ thermal roll Thermal roll | 2″ × 1″ 50.8 × 25.4 mm | 1 per page | No room | No room | 86% |
| 2″ × 1½″ thermal roll Thermal roll | 2″ × 1½″ 50.8 × 38.1 mm | 1 per page | 120% | 109% | 128% |
| 2″ × 2″ thermal roll Thermal roll | 2″ × 2″ 50.8 × 50.8 mm | 1 per page | 128% | 128% | 128% |
| 3″ × 2″ thermal roll Thermal roll | 3″ × 2″ 76.2 × 50.8 mm | 1 per page | 164% | 149% | 184% |
| 4″ × 6″ thermal roll Thermal roll | 4″ × 6″ 101.6 × 152.4 mm | 1 per page | 200% | 200% | 200% |
Download this table (CSV), with sizes in inches and mm and the barcode size at each fit. Generated from label engine v1.2.0. Free to share; please link back to this page.
Print a test page before a big run
Every layout here uses the manufacturer’s published template dimensions. We haven’t print-tested them on every printer, and printers differ by a millimetre or two. Print one page on plain paper first, or use the calibration test page below.
Choosing
Start from where the label goes and what prints it.
Aim for 100% or more with the product name on the label. These hold it: Avery 5163, Avery 5162, Avery 5164, Avery 22806, Avery L7163, Avery L7160, Avery L7173, Avery L7159, Avery L7162, Avery L7165, 2″ × 1½″ thermal roll, 2″ × 2″ thermal roll, 3″ × 2″ thermal roll, 4″ × 6″ thermal roll. Some retailers set their own label rules, so check your supplier guide.
Whether Amazon scans your UPC or its own FNSKU label depends on your barcode setting in Seller Central, and most resellers now need FNSKU labels (see UPC vs FNSKU). Amazon asks for barcode labels 1 to 2 in tall and 2 to 3 in wide (FBA prep guide, checked November 2026), so 30-up sheets such as Avery 5160 are popular. On those, a UPC fits barcode only, at up to 86%.
Small is fine when the label only needs to scan. Avery 5160 (86%) and Avery 5161 (86%) and 2″ × 1″ thermal roll (86%) hold the barcode on its own. Choose Avery L7160 (63.5 × 38.1 mm) on A4 if you want the name too.
2¼″ × 1¼″ is the most flexible small roll: a UPC with a name line at 98%. 2″ × 1″ fits the barcode only. Each PDF page is one label, so set the same label size in your printer’s settings. DYMO 30334 multipurpose labels for LabelWriter printers are the same 2¼″ × 1¼″ size: choose the 2¼″ × 1¼″ roll, pick 30334 as the paper size in the DYMO driver, print at 100% and check one label first.
The smallest label that holds a full-height UPC-A is 32.8 mm × 23.7 mm (1.29 in × 0.93 in), at GS1’s 80% minimum. For the standard 100% size you need 40.3 mm × 28.9 mm (1.59 in × 1.14 in), or 40.3 mm × 31.6 mm with a product name line. These include the 1.5 mm margin the generator keeps inside each label edge, because label cutting and printer feed are never perfectly exact.
A UPC-A barcode is measured from one number, the narrow bar width (GS1 calls it the X-dimension): 0.33 mm at 100%. Everything else is a fixed multiple of it, including the blank quiet zone of 9 narrow bars on each side that scanners need. So a barcode can grow or shrink only as a whole, between 80% and 200%. The generator never stretches it to fill a label.
| Size | Narrow bar | Width incl. quiet zones | Height incl. digits | Smallest label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80% minimum | 0.264 mm 0.0104 in | 29.83 mm 1.174 in | 20.74 mm 0.817 in | 32.8 × 23.7 mm 1.29 × 0.93 in |
| 90% | 0.297 mm 0.0117 in | 33.56 mm 1.321 in | 23.34 mm 0.919 in | 36.6 × 26.3 mm 1.44 × 1.04 in |
| 100% standard | 0.330 mm 0.0130 in | 37.29 mm 1.468 in | 25.93 mm 1.021 in | 40.3 × 28.9 mm 1.59 × 1.14 in |
| 150% | 0.495 mm 0.0195 in | 55.94 mm 2.202 in | 38.90 mm 1.531 in | 58.9 × 41.9 mm 2.32 × 1.65 in |
| 200% maximum | 0.660 mm 0.0260 in | 74.58 mm 2.936 in | 51.86 mm 2.042 in | 77.6 × 54.9 mm 3.05 × 2.16 in |
GS1’s standard UPC-A measures 37.29 mm × 25.93 mm including quiet zones and digits (GS1 Canada, EAN/UPC Symbol Reference). In inches that is about 1.469 × 1.02 in. GS1 US works in inches: its minimum narrow bar of 0.0104 in is 80% of 0.013 in, and 113 narrow bars × 0.013 in = 1.469 in. The metric 0.33 mm gives 1.468 in. The difference is under 0.03 mm, far below what a printer can show.
You may also see 1.644 × 1.153 in. GS1 US gives that as the default size of the barcode image you download from its Data Hub (GS1 US help, checked November 2026). It is the size of the image file, which is larger than the barcode itself. To check a printed barcode, measure the bars and quiet zones, not the image box. Our UPC barcode size guide explains each figure you will find online.
Return-address labels are the usual trap. A full-height UPC-A needs at least 23.7 mm of label height at 80%, so these popular sizes can’t hold one:
You could squeeze a barcode on by cutting its bars shorter, but shortened bars are outside the GS1 specification for retail barcodes and GS1 US gives 0.72 in (18.29 mm) as the minimum bar height. The generator only shortens bars if you switch that on, warns you when it does, and never goes below 50% of the normal height. Even then a UPC needs 14.6 mm of label height, so Avery 5195 could only take a shortened barcode, which we don’t recommend for products you sell.
Sheets (Avery and compatible, on any inkjet or laser printer) suit occasional runs: you already own the printer, and each sheet holds 6 to 30 labels. Print at 100%, test on plain paper, and pick a start position to use up partly used sheets.
Thermal rolls suit volume: no ink, one label per page, and fast. At 203 dpi (most desktop thermal printers) one printer dot is 0.125 mm, so the narrow bar can be 2 dots (76%) or 3 dots (114%) but never exactly 100%. GS1 allows narrow bars down to about 0.25 mm for on-demand printing like this when the bars are full height. The generator’s PNG at 203 dpi snaps every bar to whole dots; with a PDF, your printer driver rounds each bar edge. Our software scan tests still decode those at 203 dpi, but the bar widths are less exact. At 300 dpi, 4 dots is 103%.
Print calibration
Print one test page, measure how far it lands from the real labels and save the result. Your labels move into place; the barcode never changes size.
Same layout as Avery 5263, Avery 5523, Avery 5963, Avery 8163 and 11 more.
Print at 100% / “Actual size”. Turn off “Fit to page” or “Shrink to fit” in the print dialog, or the labels won’t line up and the barcode may shrink.
Partly used sheet? You don’t need a new test: choose a start position in the generator and printing starts at the first empty label.
Look at the outline of label 1 (top left) and compare it with the real label edge. Choose where the printed line landed and how far off it is, then check a label at the opposite corner.
Lined up: no adjustment needed. If the lines match the label edges, your printer is already printing in the right place.
Profiles are saved in this browser only, with no account. When you make a PDF on Avery 5163 with the generator, the bulk generator or My labels, the most recently saved profile for that label stock is applied automatically. It is shown before you download, where you can pick another profile or turn it off. Image downloads (PNG, SVG) are never shifted, and old jobs keep the shift they were printed with. The adjustment moves labels; it never shrinks or stretches the barcode. Shifts up to ½ in (12.7 mm) are accepted.
Saved profiles are listed in My labels › Printer profiles. More help: how to print UPC labels.
At least 32.8 mm × 23.7 mm (1.29 in × 0.93 in) for the barcode on its own at GS1’s 80% minimum, and 40.3 mm × 28.9 mm (1.59 in × 1.14 in) for the standard 100% size. Both include the 1.5 mm safety margin the generator keeps inside every label edge. A product name line needs about 2.6 mm more height. The size table lists what fits on every supported sheet and roll.
Yes, as a barcode without a product name. A 2⅝″ × 1″ Avery 5160 label holds a full-height UPC-A at up to 86% of standard size, which is above GS1’s 80% minimum. There is no room for a name line as well. If you want the product name on the label, use Avery 5163 (4″ × 2″, up to 164% with a name) or a 2¼″ × 1¼″ thermal roll (98%).
There isn’t one standard size. For retail UPC labels the most common are 2″ × 1″ and 2¼″ × 1¼″ thermal labels and 2⅝″ × 1″ sheet labels (30 per sheet, such as Avery 5160). What matters is that the barcode fits at 80% or more with its blank side margins, and that the bars are not shortened. Every size on this page is checked against that.
Yes. Direct thermal labels (no ink or ribbon) are fine for products that sell within months; they can fade with heat and sunlight over time. Thermal transfer labels, printed with a ribbon, last longer and suit long-life or heat-exposed items. Most thermal printers are 203 dpi, where the narrow bar can only be a whole number of dots: 2 dots is 0.250 mm (76%) and 3 dots is 0.375 mm (114%). A 300 dpi printer gets closer to 100% (4 dots = 103%). The generator’s PNG files snap bars to whole printer dots; for PDFs the printer driver does the rounding.
First print at 100% / “Actual size” with “Fit to page” turned off: that fixes most problems. If labels are still a little off, print the test page, check its ruler, measure how far the lines land from the real label edges and save that as a printer profile. The generator then moves every label by that amount. It never shrinks or stretches the barcode to make it fit.
You can still print on it. In the generator’s label list, under “Other”, choose Custom roll size… and type your thermal label’s width and height, or Custom sheet (your measurements)… and enter the sheet’s label size, labels across and down, margins and pitch from a ruler or the label maker’s template. Print the test page before a big job. You can also request a label size and tell us the product code. We add sheets from the manufacturer’s published template and keep them marked “manufacturer spec” until a real printed sheet has been measured.
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