# UPC Symbol Lookup?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upc-symbol-lookup/447993>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 4, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upc-symbol-lookup/447993 "2008-05-04T11:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upc-symbol-lookup/447993/1 "2008-05-04T11:27:51Z")

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I have a sudden need to find UPC symbols for many items, some of which might be as much as eight years old.

Is there some sort of universal database where I can enter a product name and get the 8 or 12 digit UPC code?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upc-symbol-lookup/447993/2 "2008-05-04T12:49:18Z")

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[Here is one.](http://www.upcdatabase.com/searchform.asp) Input the product name, and it returns a list of products matching those words.