---
title: "Barcode"
description: "The barcode component displays some text as a barcode."
---

# Barcode

> The barcode component displays some text as a barcode.

![](barCode0.png)

**Component Palette Icon**

![](BarCode1.png)

The barcode component displays some text as a barcode. The supported formats are:

+ Code 128
+ Code 39
+ Extended Code 39
+ Codabar
+ Interleaved Code 25
+ MSI
+ EAN-13
+ EAN-8
+ Aztec
+ Data Matrix
+ PDF-417
+ QR Code
+ UPC-A

## Properties
|Name|Description|Property Type|Scripting|Category|
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|Background Color|The background color of the component.|Color|.background|Appearance|
|Barcode Background|The background color of the actual barcode.|Color|.barcodeBackground|Appearance|
|Barcode Format|The barcode format to display.|int|.barcodeType|Data|
|Barcode Height|The height of the barcode.|int|.barcodeHeight|Appearance|
|Border|The border surrounding this component. NOTE that the border is unaffected by rotation.|Border|.border|Common|
|Check Digit|Include Check Digit?|boolean|.checkDigit|Data|
|Code|The code string that is converted into a barcode to display.|String|.code|Data|
|Data Quality|The data quality code for any tag bindings on this component.|int|.dataQuality|Data|
|Font|Font of text on this component.|Font|.font|Appearance|
|Foreground Color|The foreground color of the component.|Color|.foreground|Appearance|
|Mouseover Text|The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component.|String|.toolTipText|Common|
|Name|The name of this component.|String|.name|Common|
|Narrowest Bar Width|The width (in pixels) of the narrowest bar.|int|.narrowestBarWidth|Appearance|
|Rotation|The angle of rotation in degrees.|int|.angleDegrees|Appearance|
|Show Text?|If true, the code is displayed in human-readable text beneath the barcode.|boolean|.showText|Appearance|
|Visible|If disabled, the component will be hidden.|boolean|.visible|Common|

## Scripting

### Scripting Functions
This component does not have scripting functions associated with it.

### Extension Functions
This component does not have extension functions associated with it.

### Event Handlers
Event handlers allow you to run a script based off specific triggers. See the full list of available event handlers on the [Component Events](scripting\scripting-in-ignition\component-and-window-scripting\component-events.md) page

## Customizers
This component does not have any custom properties

## Examples

![](BarCode2.png)

|Property Name|Value|
|:---|:---|
|Code|123456789|
|Barcode Format|Extended Code 39 (narrow)|
|Show Text?|True|