1¼ × 1 in Thermal labels for Shopify

LabelCraft - barcode labels for Shopify that print at exactly the size you set.

The guarantees behind every label

Exact to ±0.1 mm

Every label prints at the size you set - measured, not approximate.

Never a silent failure

Overflow or a missing barcode always raises a visible warning before you print.

Whole dots in native ZPL

Native ZPL puts every bar on whole printer dots. Bars under 2 dots wide, or PDF EAN/UPC bars thinner than the GS1 minimum, raise a warning.

Blanks filled, fixes on request

We only write to your barcodes that were empty when we read them, unless you ask us to fix them.

At 1¼ × 1 in, this is about as small as a thermal product label gets before barcodes stop scanning. The margins are real - here they are, measured by the engine that prints them.

Exact size, in mm and inches

Each label measures 31.8 × 25.4 mm (1.25 × 1.00 in). LabelCraft's built-in paper size uses those exact dimensions - the engine renders at the label's true size, so what you approve on screen is what lands on the roll.

Will a barcode scan at this size?

EAN-13 / UPC-A: scannable, but tight. The barcode box is 28.8 mm against a 28.3 mm floor at 203 dpi - keep the box as wide as the label allows and scan a printed sample before a full run.
Code 128 (SKU barcodes): only up to 5 worst-case characters fit scannably at this width - longer SKUs drop below the scan floor. Print the product's EAN/UPC instead, or pick a wider label.

These verdicts come from the same pre-flight engine the app runs before every print: a barcode's narrow bars must be at least 2 dots wide at the template's DPI, so the floor is exact, not a rule of thumb. Longer explanation in minimum barcode size and why a barcode won't scan.

What prints it

This is a generic thermal size, not any one brand's: the same rolls are sold for Zebra (ZD410 (203 dpi), ZD410-300 (300 dpi), ZD411 (203 dpi), ZD411-300 (300 dpi), ZD420 (203 dpi), ZD420-300 (300 dpi), GK420d (203 dpi), GX420d (203 dpi), ZD620 (203 dpi), ZD620-300 (300 dpi), ZD220 (203 dpi), ZD230 (203 dpi)), Rollo (Rollo X1038, Rollo Wireless X1040), Munbyn (Munbyn ITPP941), Phomemo (Phomemo PM-241, Phomemo M110, Phomemo M120, Phomemo M220, Phomemo M221) and most other desktop thermals. The full model list with native DPIs is in the printer compatibility guide.

Printing this format from Shopify

In LabelCraft, pick Zebra 1¼ × 1 in under Label size: the barcode box, the text autofit and the pre-flight checks above are already sized for this exact label. The free plan prints 200 labels a month - enough to validate the format on your own printer before it costs anything.

Install free - 200 labels per month →

More on sizes: the full label size chart, which label size do I need, the Zebra setup guide - or contact LabelCraft support.

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