EAN 8

• May 22, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

EAN-8 is a short EAN barcode for small packages and space-constrained labels. The symbol encodes 8 digits, including a check digit.

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Examples

Configure Barcode Settings (EAN8Options)

Use the EAN8Options class to configure EAN-8 barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates an EAN8 barcode and customizes its options:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Barcode;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;

var ean8Options = new EAN8Options();
ean8Options.ShowText = true;
ean8Options.Padding = new Padding(5);
ean8Options.BorderWidth = 1;

using var ean8OptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_ean8.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var ean8OptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(ean8Options);
ean8OptionsGenerator.Export("9638507", ean8OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Barcode
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing

Dim ean8Options As New EAN8Options()
ean8Options.ShowText = True
ean8Options.BorderWidth = 1

Using ean8OptionsStream As New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_ean8.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
    Using ean8OptionsGenerator As New BarcodeGenerator(ean8Options)
        ean8OptionsGenerator.Export("9638507", ean8OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
    End Using
End Using

Configure Barcode Settings (Fluent API)

Use the EAN8OptionsBuilder class to configure EAN-8 barcode settings with Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates an EAN8 barcode and customizes its options:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Barcode;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;

var ean8Options = EAN8OptionsBuilder.Create()
    .WithShowText(true)
    .WithPadding(5)
    .WithBorderWidth(1)
    .Build();

using var ean8OptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_ean8.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var ean8OptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(ean8Options);

ean8OptionsGenerator.Export("9638507", ean8OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Barcode
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing

Dim ean8Options = EAN8OptionsBuilder.Create() _
    .WithShowText(True) _
    .WithPadding(5) _
    .WithBorderWidth(1) _
    .Build()

Using ean8OptionsStream = New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_ean8.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
  Using ean8OptionsGenerator = New BarcodeGenerator(ean8Options)
    ean8OptionsGenerator.Export("9638507", ean8OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
  End Using
End Using

Symbology-Specific Options

This symbology has no additional options.