QR Code Generator

Codes for links, WiFi, contacts and more. Generated in your browser, with no expiry date and no scan tracking.

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Fill in the details and your code appears here.

HOW TO

How to make a QR code

A QR code is just a pattern that encodes text. What makes it useful is the format of that text — a link, a WiFi login, a contact card. Here is the process.

  1. 1

    Pick what it should do

    Choose whether the code opens a link, shows text, starts an email or SMS, joins a WiFi network, or saves a contact. Each type asks only for the fields it needs.

  2. 2

    Fill in the details

    The preview updates as you type, so you can see the pattern forming. Adjust the size and colours if you need it to match a design.

  3. 3

    Download and use it

    Save it as a PNG for screens and documents, or an SVG for print and signage. Test the scan with your own phone before sending it out.

USE CASES

What people put in a QR code

Anywhere typing is the friction, a code removes it.

Menus and table cards

Point diners at an online menu without printing a new one every time prices change.

Guest WiFi

Put the network details on a card so visitors connect by scanning instead of typing a long password.

Business cards

Add a contact code so a new contact saves your details to their phone in one scan.

Posters and flyers

Give a printed advert a direct route to the page it is advertising.

Product packaging

Link a box or label to setup instructions, a manual or a support page.

Event check-in

Encode a booking reference or event page so attendees arrive with the right screen already open.

TIPS

Codes that actually scan

Most unscannable QR codes fail for one of a handful of reasons. These are them.

  • Keep strong contrast between the two colours. Dark pattern on a light background is what scanners expect, and inverting it stops many phones reading the code at all.
  • Leave the quiet zone switched on. The blank margin is part of the specification and helps scanners find the edges of the code.
  • Test with a real phone before printing. Scan it from the distance and angle people will actually use.
  • Shorter content makes a simpler pattern. Long text produces a dense grid that needs a bigger print size to scan reliably.
  • For print, download the SVG. It stays sharp at any size, whereas a PNG enlarged for a poster goes soft at the edges.
  • Size the printed code for its viewing distance — as a rule of thumb, about one centimetre of code for every ten centimetres away the scanner will be.
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Questions, answered

How these codes work and how to keep them scannable.

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Choose the WiFi type, enter your network name, password and security type, and download the code. Anyone who scans it joins the network without typing the password — useful printed on a card for guests.