Ontario License Plate Generator
Preview / mockup only — not a real or registrable plate. Ontario’s standard series is four letters and three digits. A custom plate plays by a different length rule.
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ABCD-123 (four letters, three digits). Input limit: 7 standard; personalised 2-8 characters.
Documented styles: White with blue lettering; over 60 graphic options (loon, trillium, sports teams)
Colour choices are preview concepts; registration rules and availability remain with the issuing authority. Preview / mockup only — not a real or registrable plate.
Plate ideas and abbreviations
LP = license plate, RNG = random number generation. Pick an idea to edit it; the selected region’s character rules still apply.
Plate formats by region
12 formats. Examples are previews only.
| Region | Pattern and example | Characters | Styles | Authority and sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Region kanji + class code + hiragana + 4 digits (e.g. 足立 500 き 21-41)足立 500 き 21-41 | Kanji office name, hiragana, digits 0-9. Limit: 4 digits plus prefix. | White/green (private car), green/white (commercial), yellow/black (kei private), black/yellow (kei commercial), 字光式 illuminated | MLIT Land Transportation Offices 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 Arabic letters + up to 4 Arabic-Indic digits, with Latin/numeral transliterationا ب د 1234 | 17 Arabic letters only; digits 0-9. Limit: 3 letters + 4 digits. | White base; coloured strip (coat of arms, KSA, seal) on the right at 335x155 mm or centred at 550x110 mm | Government Printing Press, Riyadh (issued via MOI / Absher) 1 source. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| United Kingdom | 2 letters (memory tag) + 2 digits (age identifier) + 3 random letters, e.g. AB12 CDEAB12 CDE | A-Z excluding I and Q in the random block; area codes exclude I, Q, Z. Limit: 7. | White front, yellow rear, black characters; optional blue band (pre-2021 GB/EU) or UK identifier with flag | DVLA 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| Germany | 1-3 letter area code + 1-2 letters + 1-4 digits, e.g. B-AB 1234B AB 1234 | A-Z including umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü in area codes; digits 0-9. Limit: 8 total including the area code. | White with black FE-Schrift; blue EU band with D; red expiry bar on export (Ausfuhrkennzeichen) plates | German district registration authorities; register held by KBA (ZFZR) 3 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| Europe (EU common format) | Varies by member state; the common element is the blue band with 12 stars and the country codeD · B AB 1234 | Varies by member state. Limit: Varies by member state. | White or yellow base; blue band on the left with EU stars above the country code | National registration authorities under Council Regulation (EC) No 2411/98 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| Czech Republic | Digit + region letter + digit + 4 digits (1x0 0001 series), later 1xa 0000 two-letter series1A0 1234 | A-Z excluding G, CH, O, Q, W on personalised plates; digits 0-9. Limit: 7 (standard), 8 (personalised XXX-XXXXX). | White with black characters; blue EU band with CZ since 2004; motorcycle plates two-line | Ministry of Transport / regional registration offices 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| California | 1ABC123 (1980-2026), 123ABC1 (from March 2026)123ABC1 | A-Z and 0-9; I, O, Q only allowed as the second letter. Limit: 7. | White with red script 'California' (current), 1960s Legacy black with yellow lettering, blue/yellow legacy variants | California Department of Motor Vehicles 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| Michigan | ABC1234 (three letters, four digits); Mackinac Bridge plates use ABC123ABC1234 | A-Z and 0-9. Limit: 7 standard; personalised up to 6 or 7 depending on plate type. | Pure Michigan base; special-cause and university plates use the same base with an emblem | Michigan Secretary of State 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| New Jersey | A12-BCD (letter, two digits, three letters)A12 BCD | A-Z and 0-9. Limit: 7. | White with blue/yellow gradient band; front and rear plates required for most classes | New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| Ontario | ABCD-123 (four letters, three digits)ABCD 123 | A-Z and 0-9. Limit: 7 standard; personalised 2-8 characters. | White with blue lettering; over 60 graphic options (loon, trillium, sports teams) | ServiceOntario 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| Montana | County code + 6 characters: 1-12345A or 10-1234A1-12345A | A-Z and 0-9. Limit: 6 after the county code. | White with blue lettering; optional plates use ABC123 since 2003 | Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
| Russia | Letter + 3 digits + 2 letters + 2-3 digit region code, e.g. А777АА 77А777АА 77 | 12 Cyrillic letters that resemble Latin: А, В, Е, К, М, Н, О, Р, С, Т, У, Х. Limit: 6 characters plus region code. | White with black characters and the RUS flag/code on the right; trailers use 2 letters + 4 digits | GIBDD / traffic police registration units 2 sources. Checked 2026-11-09. |
Preview / mockup only — not a real or registrable plate. The full format list remains readable without JavaScript.
Four letters, then a separate vanity price
Standard Ontario passenger plates in the Wikipedia article read ABCD-123. Seven characters, letters first. There is no county or city code hiding in those letters. The plate is white with blue lettering, and the article mentions more than sixty graphic options — a loon, a trillium, sports clubs — which share the numbering base and change the picture. I do not redraw those graphics. The sketch is the number.
ServiceOntario’s order page is the single primary source for these fees, checked 9 Nov 2026. The amounts below are Canadian dollars. A personalised plate without a graphic allows 2 to 8 characters and is listed at $310. With a graphic the length drops to 2–6 characters and the listed price is $336.40. I print both figures and I do not round them. They can change. The page to trust for a payment is ontario.ca, not this PNG. The custom box on this site allows a line up to the stored cap and shows an inline error when a value breaks the selected rules. It does not know which strings ServiceOntario has already sold.
Canadian spelling matters in the search: licence, not license, is what the provincial page uses. I keep “license” in the title because that is the query, and I keep “licence” when I point at the government page. New Jersey’s vanity offer is $50 and seven characters, which is a useful contrast so nobody pastes an Ontario price onto a US checkout. Montana’s county prefix is the other neighbour people mix in when they want a place code Ontario simply does not print.
Size is again 12×6 inches, 305×152 mm. Same metal, different grammar. If you only needed a random ABCD 123 for a storyboard, the button is enough. If you needed the loon graphic, this is the wrong file.
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Questions
How many characters can I put on an Ontario custom plate?
ServiceOntario lists 2–8 without a graphic ($310) and 2–6 with a graphic ($336.40), as published on 9 Nov 2026.
Is there a city code?
No. The standard series is four letters and three digits with no place prefix.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Ontario plates — checked 2026-11-09
- Ontario.ca — personalized licence plate — checked 2026-11-09
Checked 2026-11-09. How these pages are checked.