How to create a Data Matrix code
- Type a serial number, part code or short link.
- The symbol size is chosen automatically.
- Download SVG and print or engrave at the size your scanner supports.
Uses
Electronics and small parts
Serial numbers on circuit boards and components.
Healthcare
Medicine packs and surgical instruments (often as GS1 DataMatrix).
Documents
Reference numbers on forms and letters.
Limits
- Phone cameras read Data Matrix in apps like Google Lens or a scanner app; some built-in camera apps only read QR codes.
- GS1 DataMatrix for medicines requires specific data structure; this page creates standard Data Matrix.
Questions people ask
Data Matrix or QR code?
For small labels read by industrial scanners, Data Matrix. For codes the public scans with phones, a QR code.
Last updated 11 October 2026 by the QRizeo team.