Avery label sizes for product barcodes: the complete chart

Avery numbers are not sizes — they are SKUs that bundle a die-cut geometry, a sheet size and a printer chemistry. The same physical layout exists under several numbers (laser vs inkjet vs bulk packs), which is why 'what size is Avery X' is one of the most-searched label questions and why picking by number alone leads to surprises. This chart keeps only the formats that make sense for product barcode labels, with the exact geometry your PDF has to match.

##The master chart (US Letter sheets)

Geometry details that matter to alignment: the 5160 grid has 0.1875\u2033 side margins, 0.5\u2033 top/bottom margins, a 0.125\u2033 gutter between columns and no gap between rows — the full derivation, and why a 1-2% scale error walks labels off the die-cuts, is in the 5160 printing guide.

##Which size for which product

• Apparel, boxes, most retail: 5160. Thirty per sheet keeps cost per label trivial, and 1\u2033 of height is exactly a comfortable Code 128.
• Products needing descriptions or multiple data lines (bins, shelves, cosmetics with batch info): 5163 — the 2\u2033 height fits a barcode band plus three text lines.
• Jewelry and very small items: 5167 if you must stick a sheet label — but a 0.5\u2033-tall barcode is at the edge of scannability; a Dymo/Zebra roll with purpose-cut jewelry (barbell) labels usually serves better.
• Square branding tags or QR: 22805. 1D codes hate squares (they want width); QR codes love them.

##Laser vs inkjet: the 5000/8000 split

Same geometry, different chemistry: 5000-series sheets are built for laser printers (toner + fuser heat), 8000-series for inkjet (absorbent face stock). A laser sheet through an inkjet smudges; an inkjet sheet through a laser risks adhesive softening in the fuser. The grid is identical — a PDF made for 5160 prints perfectly on 8160 — so buy by your printer, lay out by the geometry.

##Three popular formats to avoid for barcodes

• 5395 name badges (3.375\u2033 \u00d7 2.333\u2033): adhesive designed to release from clothing — labels fall off products.
• 5266 file folder labels: color bars eat the quiet zone on standard layouts.
• Full-sheet 8165: cutting labels by hand means no die-cut registration at all; use a real grid.

##Doing this with Solvi Barcode Labels

Solvi Barcode Labels carries true-size presets for the formats in this chart — pick 5160, 5163 or a custom size, set quantities per variant, and the preview you approve is the exact PDF you print. Dimensions in the presets match this page to the tenth of a millimeter, because we maintain both against the same measured geometry.