VUV (120−340 nm) photoabsorption spectra of pure H₂CO₃ ices synthesized upon 1 keV electron irradiation of CO₂:H₂O (6:1) ice mixtures at 20 and 80 K and subsequently annealed to 200 and 225 K to obtain amorphous and crystalline ice, respectively. All VUV spectra are normalized to the 139 nm peak of solid H₂CO₃. VUV spectra are acquired with a step size interval of 0.05 nm between 120 and 250 nm and an interval of 1 nm between 250 and 340 nm.