Avaiable crafts:

Silver/Gold background

Thermal printing of text, name, PIN numbers or automated lists may be printed directly on each piece.

Sequential numbering or individual serial numbering with provided database

Inkjet number

Signature panel(White, Transparent, Other colors)

Scratch-off overlay panels for special promotions and contests.

Hologram

Hi-Co or Lo-Co Magnetic stripe encoding on tracks 1, 2, or 3.

Embossing with gold, silver, or black tipping(other colors available)

Hole punching - slot, round, various sizes and shapes are available

Laser engraving

Hot- stamping

Barcode Type

# of Characters

Mostly Used For:

May Consist of:

Code 39

39 barcode can be of unlimited length.

Some sources say 43 characters should be max, to allow optimal scanning.

Mostly used for "Variable Data", so each card is printed and scanned with its own unique number.

All uppercase letters A-Z,

Numbers 1 through 9,

Symbols including space, period, plus, minus, dollar sign, slash, and percent.

Code 128

Unlimited

Commonly used in the shipping & packaging industry, by companies such as Amazon.

Human readable numbers on 128 barcodes can be printed above, below, right or left of the barcode. However, it’s most common to print it below the barcode.

Digits: 0-9

Letters: A-Z (upper and lower case)

All 128 ASCII characters and control codes

Code UPC-A

11 digits + 1 checksum digit.

Customer should supply 11 digits and the 12'th check digit is auto generated.

Retail products in USA & Canada

This barcode identifies the manufacturer of a product which allows people and businesses to look up the price. This barcode is very helpful for retailers. It can be used for returns or to check the price of an item that hasn’t been marked in the store. UPC-A barcode consists of 12 numbers. The first number indicates which numbering system is being used, the next 5 indicate the manufacturer of the product, the 5 after that indicate the type of product, and the last number is a Modulo 10 checksum.

Numbers only

Code UPC-E

7 digits + 1 checksum digit.

Customer should supply 7 digits and the 8'th check digit is auto generated.

Retail products in USA and Canada.
Ideal UPC code for products with limited label space.

Numbers only

Code EAN-13

12 digits + 1 checksum digit.

Customer should supply 12 digits and the 13'th check digit is auto generated.

Worldwide retail goods that are shipping from country to country.

EAN-13 barcodes consists of a 2 or 3 number code that indicates what country the product is from, 4 of 5 data digits, and a checksum digit.

Numbers only

Code EAN-8

7 digits + 1 checksum digit.

Customer should supply 7 digits and the 8'th check digit is auto generated.

The EAN-8 barcode includes 4 to 5 numbers that are considered data digits, a 2 or 3-digit country code, and a checksum number. EAN-8 barcode is primarily used when trying to use the least amount of space possible on the package. The barcode is only issued when another barcode takes up too much space.

Numbers only

QR Code

Numeric only, max characters: 7,089
Alphanumeric max characters: 4,296
Binary/byte max characters: 2,953
Kanji/kana max characters: 1,817

A QR code is a fairly recent phenomenon that is becoming increasingly popular on custom plastic card printing. Basically, you scan it using a smartphone or other electronic device and it initiates an action. For example, scanning a QR code may open any website URL or download an app to your phone. These codes can easily be generated for free online.

All ASCII characters