MRZ Calculator

A simple and free Machine Readable Zone generator that calculates check digits correctly.

ICAO 9303 CERTIFIED OPTICAL OCR-B ZONE MODULO 10

P<CANSMITH<<JANE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

AC183937<8CAN9902288F3106191<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<64

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Surname

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Given Names

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Document Number

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Birth date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Expiry date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Country

Nationality

Sex

Type

Optoinal Data 1

Optoinal Data 2

Surname

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Given Names

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Document Number

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Birth date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Expiry date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Country

Nationality

Sex

Type

Optoinal Data

Surname

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Given Names

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Document Number

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Birth date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Expiry date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Country

Nationality

Sex

Type

Optoinal Data

Surname

Enter a surname. The field must not be empty.

Given Names

Enter a given names. The field must not be empty.

Document Number

Enter a number. The field must not be empty.

Birth date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Expiry date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Country

Nationality

Sex

Type

Optoinal Data

Surname

Enter a surname. The field must not be empty.

Given Names

Enter a given names. The field must not be empty.

Document Number

Enter a number. The field must not be empty.

Birth date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Expiry date

Requires a date in the DD.MM.YYYY format.

Country

Nationality

Sex

Type

Optoinal Data

IDUSA1234567897<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
7001017M3012121USA<<<<<<<<<<<0
DOE<<JOHN<WILLIAM<<<<<<<<<<<<<

What is a MRZ?

MRZ (Machine-Readable Zone) is a section found on documents like passports, visas, and some ID cards that is specifically designed for quick and accurate machine reading. The MRZ encodes essential information about the document holder, including their name, nationality, date of birth, document number, and expiration date. It is typically located at the bottom of the document's information page and consists of two or three lines of text. The text is formatted in a standardized way using letters, numbers, and special characters like < to ensure that the data can be processed efficiently by scanners at border controls and other checkpoints. You can read more information about the MRZ in this article.

Usage Example — Canada PR Card (TD1)

With our generator you can create any MRZ for any document. For example, here is how the MRZ looks on a Canadian Permanent Resident Card (TD1 format, 3 lines × 30 characters each):

                  
                  9D0000024
                  🍁
                
                      Place of Landing / Lieu d'établissement:
                      OTTAWA
                    
                      PR Since / RP depuis:
                      01 JUN / JUIN 15
                    
                      Eyes / Yeux:
                      BROWN / BRUN
                    
                      Height / Taille:
                      164 cm
                    
                      COB / PDN: UTP
                      0018-5978
                    
                    MACHINE READABLE ZONE (OCR-B) — TD1 3×30
                    ICAO 9303 ✓
                  
I<CAN9D00000248<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
90070003CAN6511178F3806157<<<<<<<<<<<<<<4
SMITH<<JANE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

                    Line 1: Document type (I<CAN) + card number 9D0000024 + check digit •
                    Line 2: Personal number + DOB 651117 + sex F + expiry 380615 + check •
                    Line 3: Surname << Given names

Multi-Document MRZ Specimen Showcase

The following are ICAO 9303-compliant specimen MRZ strings for two common document types.
All check digits are calculated using the Modulo 10 algorithm (weights: 7 · 3 · 1, repeated).

PASSPORT / PASSEPORT CANADA 🍁

Surname / Nom: SMITH

Given / Prénoms: JANE

Type / Pays: P CAN

Passport No.: AC183937

DOB / Naissance: 28 FÉV / FEB 99

Sex / Sexe: F

Expiry / Expiration: 19 JUN 31

Nationality / Nationalité: CAN

OCR-B MRZ — TD3 (2 × 44 chars) ICAO 9303 ✓

P<CANSMITH<<JANE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
AC1839378CAN9902288F3106191<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<64

Line 1: P<CAN + surname + << + given names, padded to 44
Line 2: Passport# AC183937 · chk 8 · CAN · DOB 990228 · chk 8 · Sex F · Expiry 310619 · chk 1 · Composite chk 64

PERSONALAUSWEIS GERMANY 🇩🇪

L01XM00CH8 · MUSTERMANN ERIKA <<< BUNDESDRUCKEREI

Name: MUSTERMANN

Vorname: ERIKA

Geburtstag: 12.08.1983

Augenfarbe: GRÜN

Größe: 160 cm

Behörde: STADT KÖLN

Anschrift: 51147 KÖLN, HEIDESTRASSE 17

OCR-B MRZ — TD1 (3 × 30 chars) ICAO 9303 ✓

ID<DEU122000129<1230<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
8308126F3008018DEU<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<2
MUSTERMANN<<ERIKA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Line 1: ID<DEU + doc# 122000129 · chk <1 + optional
Line 2: DOB 830812 · chk 6 · Sex F · Expiry 300801 · chk 8 · DEU · composite 2
Line 3: Surname MUSTERMANN + << + given ERIKA