EAN 13

• Jun 19, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

An EAN-13 barcode encodes exactly 13 numeric digits, where the last digit is a check digit (for example, 5901234123457, 9780306406157). EAN-13 does not support letters, spaces, or special characters. The leading digits may represent a GS1 prefix or, in some cases, indicate compatibility with the UPC-A numbering system.

Refer to the following page for additional information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Article_Number

Configure EAN 13 Settings

Use the EAN13Options class to configure EAN-13 barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates an EAN 13 barcode and customizes its encoding parameters.

import com.devexpress.drawing.*;
import com.devexpress.docs.barcode.*;
import com.devexpress.system.drawing.*;
import com.devexpress.docs.Padding;

import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        EAN13Options options = new EAN13Options();
        options.setPadding(new Padding(10));
        options.setShowText(true);
        options.setWidth(600);

        Path outputDir = Path.of("output");
        Files.createDirectories(outputDir);

        try (FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream(
                outputDir.resolve("ean13.png").toFile());
                BarcodeGenerator barcodeGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(options)) {
                    barcodeGenerator.export(
                            "590123412345",
                            fileStream,
                            DXImageFormat.getPng());
        }
    }
}

Fluent API

Use the EAN13OptionsBuilder class to configure EAN-13 barcode settings with the Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates an EAN 13 barcode and customizes its encoding parameters with the Fluent API:

import com.devexpress.drawing.*;
import com.devexpress.docs.barcode.*;
import com.devexpress.system.drawing.*;
import com.devexpress.docs.Padding;

import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        EAN13Options options = EAN13OptionsBuilder.create()
            .withPadding(new Padding(10))
            .withShowText(true)
            .withWidth(600)
            .build();

        Path outputDir = Path.of("output");
        Files.createDirectories(outputDir);

        try (FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream(
                outputDir.resolve("ean13.png").toFile());
                BarcodeGenerator barcodeGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(options)) {
                    barcodeGenerator.export(
                            "590123412345",
                            fileStream,
                            DXImageFormat.getPng());
        }
    }
}