URL QR Code Generator (Free)

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   Paste the link

   Paste the full address of the page into Website address. If you leave out https://, it’s added for you.

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   Check the preview

   The QR code updates as you type. Open “What’s inside this code” to see the exact link it contains.

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   Style it (optional)

   Pick colors, a module style or a logo. Keep the code dark on a light background.

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   Download it

   Download a PNG for screens and documents, or an SVG for print.

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   Test it

   Scan the code with your phone camera and check it opens the right page before you print it.

A URL QR code contains the web address itself, as plain text. When a phone camera reads it, the phone offers to open that address in its browser.

https://example.com/spring-sale

Because the link is stored in the code, the code works for as long as the page does. If the page moves or the domain lapses, the code leads to an error and can’t be changed. Shorter links need fewer modules, so they scan more easily when printed small.

For URL QR codes

• Link to a page that works well on a phone: almost everyone scanning is on one.
• Avoid link shorteners you don’t control. If the service shuts down or deletes the link, every printed code stops working.
• Shorter links make simpler codes. Drop tracking parameters you don’t need.

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.

Use a dynamic code if the destination might change after printing: a seasonal offer, a page that isn’t built yet, or a link you may need to swap if something breaks. A dynamic code contains a short CirculateQR link that forwards to your page, so you can change the destination at any time and the printed code keeps working.

Dynamic codes also count scans, show when and on which kind of device people scanned and roughly where, and can send different people to different pages by device, time or location (time and location routing need a paid plan).

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