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Retail (UPC/EAN/GS1) · since 1970s

UPC-E

Small packages such as cans and candy bars

A compressed UPC-A for small packages. Runs of zeros in the UPC-A are left out and restored by a rule based on the last digit, so every UPC-E expands to exactly one UPC-A.

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At a glance

Introduced
1970s
Created by
Uniform Code Council
Characters
Digits 0–9
Length
8 digits (zero-suppressed UPC-A)
Check
Mod 10 of the expanded UPC-A
Capacity
6 data digits

Example: 04252614

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