Free ISBN barcode generator
Create a scannable ISBN symbol right here in your browser. Books, journals and other publications, printed as an EAN-13 with the 978 or 979 prefix. Download it as PNG, SVG or PDF — no signup, no watermark, and nothing you type leaves your computer.
ISBN settings
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This generator makes one symbol. When you need a batch — one label per row from a spreadsheet, a database or your API — LabelInn renders ISBN natively on the printer at its own resolution.
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ISBN specification
| Type | 1D linear barcode |
|---|---|
| Character set | numeric |
| Length | ISBN-13 (978/979 prefix), optional 5-digit price add-on |
| Check digit | modulo-10, added for you |
| Standard | ISO 2108 / ISO/IEC 15420 |
| GS1 symbology | Yes |
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Where ISBN is used
Books, journals and other publications, printed as an EAN-13 with the 978 or 979 prefix.
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Printing ISBN on a thermal printer
A generated image is fine for a one-off. For a production run you want the barcode rendered by the printer at its own resolution, sized in whole dots so the narrow bar lands on an exact dot boundary. LabelInn does that on Zebra, TSC, Toshiba and Epson hardware, and it can drive one label per row straight from your data.
THE PROBLEM, THEN THE FIX
ISBN: it looks right on screen, so why will it not scan?
A code that is slightly too small, too tight or the wrong type is the usual reason a scanner refuses it.
The problemThe code is drawn at a size that suits the screen, not the scanner.
1Choose from 74 symbologiesEvery entry shows a live preview, so you pick the code by sight instead of by name.
2Set the data and the readability rulesStatic value, spreadsheet column, database field or counter, plus X-dimension and quiet zone.
3Preview, then printCheck the real label, choose the printer and the number of copies, and print.
The fixPick the symbology from a preview list, set the module width and quiet zone, and check the real label before you print.Get LabelInn free
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Frequently asked questions
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Printing ISBN labels in production?
This generator makes one symbol. When you need a batch — one label per row from a spreadsheet, a database or your API — LabelInn renders ISBN natively on the printer at its own resolution.
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Other barcode generators
Yes. The generator runs entirely in your browser, there is no signup, and the downloads carry no watermark.
No. The symbol is encoded locally in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server.
numeric. Length: ISBN-13 (978/979 prefix), optional 5-digit price add-on. Check digit: modulo-10, added for you.
Not from this page — this tool makes one symbol at a time. LabelInn binds a spreadsheet column to the barcode field and prints one label per row on a thermal printer.