Facebook QR Code Generator (Free)

1. 1

   Enter your page name or link

   Type the part of your page’s address after facebook.com/, or paste the full link to your page, profile, group or event.

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   Check the link

   Open “What’s inside this code” and open the link, signed out if you can, to see what other people will see.

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   Style it (optional)

   Pick colors and add your logo.

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   Download it

   Download a PNG for screens or an SVG for print.

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   Test it

   Scan it with your phone and check it opens the right page in the Facebook app or browser.

The code holds the web address of your page, profile, group or event. Phones with the Facebook app usually open it there; others open it in the browser.

https://www.facebook.com/juniperandrye

facebook.com/name

A page or profile with a username.

profile.php?id=…

A page or profile without a username. Paste the whole link.

facebook.com/groups/…

A group. Paste the whole link.

facebook.com/events/…

An event. Paste the whole link.

If your page has a username, use it: the address is shorter, so the code is simpler and scans more easily.

For Facebook QR codes

• Check what people see when they aren’t your friend or a group member: private groups and profiles show much less.
• People who aren’t logged in to Facebook may be asked to log in to see more. Test with a phone that isn’t logged in.
• Say what people get, for example “Scan to follow us for daily specials”.

For any printed QR code

• Size: print the code at least 2 cm (0.8 in) wide for something held in the hand. For signs and posters, make it about a tenth of the scanning distance: roughly 10 cm (4 in) wide to scan from 1 m (3 ft).
• Contrast: use a dark code on a light background. Light-on-dark codes and pale brand colors fail on some phones.
• Quiet zone: keep a blank border of at least 4 modules (the code’s small squares) around it. Don’t crop it or put text and graphics right up against the code.
• File type: use the SVG for print, since it stays sharp at any size. The 2048 px PNG is enough for print up to about 17 cm (6.8 in) wide at 300 dpi.
• Surface: avoid glare from glossy laminate, tight curves (bottles, cups) and folds that cut through the code.
• Test: scan a printed proof with an iPhone and an Android phone, at the real distance and in the real lighting, before you print in bulk.

A dynamic code lets you change the destination later, for example from your page to this month’s event, and counts how many people scanned it.

Dynamic codes need a free CirculateQR account. On the free plan a dynamic code stays live for 14 days after you publish it; on a paid plan your codes stay live with no time limit, or you can keep a single code for a one-time $5.

The code you make on this page is static: free, permanent and private, but fixed once printed. Static and dynamic codes compared.