vCard QR Code Generator (Free)

1. 1

   Enter your details

   Add at least a first or last name, then whatever people need: phone, email, company, job title, website and address.

2. 2

   Check the preview

   Open “What’s inside this code” to see the contact card the code holds.

3. 3

   Style it and download it

   Pick colors or add a logo, then download a PNG or an SVG for print.

4. 4

   Test it

   Scan the code and check the contact card shows the right details before you print your cards.

A vCard QR code contains a contact card in vCard 3.0 format, the same format phones use to share contacts. The phone reads it and offers to add a new contact.

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
FN:Alex Rivera
N:Rivera;Alex;;;
ORG:Rivera Design Co.
TITLE:Studio Director
EMAIL;TYPE=INTERNET:alex@example.com
TEL;TYPE=CELL:+1 555 010 0142
URL:https://example.com/
END:VCARD

FN and N

the name as shown, and split into last and first name

ORG and TITLE

company and job title

TEL, EMAIL and URL

phone number, email address and website

ADR

the address, if you add one

Every detail you add makes the code denser. Name, phone, email and website fit comfortably; a full address and a note make a much busier code, so print it larger. Accented letters are stored as UTF-8, which modern phones read correctly.

For vCard QR codes

• On a business card, print the code at least 2 cm (0.8 in) wide. A vCard is dense, so 2.5 cm (1 in) is safer.
• Include the country code in phone numbers (+1, +44) so they work for people abroad.
• Leave out details people don’t need to save. A smaller code scans faster.

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 static vCard can’t be changed after printing: a new job title or phone number means a new code, and new cards.

CirculateQR’s business card template makes a dynamic code that opens a hosted contact page with a Save contact button, your photo and your social profiles. You can change the details at any time without reprinting, and see how many people scanned your card.

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