ISMN barcodes for printed music publications

ISMN configured for: ISMN barcodes for printed music publications.

Looking for the general-purpose generator instead? ISMN Generator

ISMN value

979-0-2606-3211-0

Advanced options

Options (JSON)

{
  "includetext": true,
  "guardwhitespace": true,
  "height": 20
}

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Options

These map directly to real generator options; anything not listed here is available under Advanced options above.

Show human-readable textBar height (mm)Use legacy (M-prefixed) printed text style(false by default)

ISMN for book-cover-style placement

Sheet-music publishers printing an ISMN on a cover or back-page area sized like a typical book barcode use this generator with a fixed bar height applied.

Same generator, one preset applied

This experience uses the same ISMN capability as the primary generator, with a fixed 20mm bar height ("height": 20) preset, matching book-cover placement.

Example data

The generator is seeded with a bwip-js-verified valid ISMN-13 value, distinct from the primary's example.

Workflow

Enter your ISMN, confirm the check digit is accepted, then export SVG for the cover artwork.

Job-specific settings

No job-specific options beyond the fixed bar height are applied here.

Scanning notes

Since the symbol is EAN-13-based, any standard retail barcode scanner reads it the same way.

Common mistakes

A missing "979-" or "M-" prefix, or the wrong dash/digit count, is the most common rejection.

Standard

ISMN is the ISO-standardized identifier for printed music publications.

For the book equivalent, use the ISBN generator instead.