QR Code Generator

How to make a QR code

1. 1Pick what the code should hold, from a link or Wi-Fi login to a calendar event or a bank transfer.
2. 2Fill in the fields. The preview updates as you type, so you can scan it with your phone right away to test it.
3. 3Choose a size and colors, then download a PNG for screens and documents or an SVG for print, where it stays sharp at any size.

Which QR code type should I use?

• Link opens a website. Use it for menus, product pages, forms and anything else with a URL.
• Email opens a new email with the address, subject and message already filled in.
• Phone offers to call the number. Add the country code so it works for visitors from abroad.
• Text shows plain text on the phone and works without an internet connection.
• Event adds an appointment with time, place and notes to the phone's calendar.
• Location opens an address or coordinates in Google Maps.
• Wi-Fi lets guests join your network without typing the password.
• Contact saves a contact card (vCard) with name, phone, email and website.
• App links to your app in the App Store or on Google Play.
• YouTube opens a video, Short, playlist or channel in the YouTube app.
• Crypto creates a payment request for a Bitcoin, Ethereum or Litecoin wallet, with an optional amount.
• SEPA creates an EPC code (GiroCode) that banking apps read to fill in a euro transfer with IBAN, amount and reference.

Which error correction level?

QR codes store extra data so a phone can still read them when part of the code is dirty, torn or covered. More error correction makes the code more robust, but also denser, with smaller squares.

• L recovers about 7% of the code. Use it for long text on clean screens.
• M recovers about 15%. A good default for most uses, and the level the EPC standard asks for on SEPA codes.
• Q recovers about 25%. Good for print that may get scuffed or wet.
• H recovers about 30%. Use it if you plan to place a small logo over the middle of the code.

Whatever you choose, keep a dark code on a light background and leave a quiet zone around it. Many phone cameras cannot read light codes on dark backgrounds.

Static QR codes never expire

Every code made here is static. The link, text or contact details are written directly into the pattern, with no short link or redirect service in between. That means there is no account to keep paying for, no scan tracking and nothing that can be switched off later.

The trade-off is that you cannot change a static code after printing it. If the content changes, create a new code. For links, you can point the code at a page on your own website that you control and update that page instead.

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