QR Code Generator

Turn text, URLs, WiFi credentials, or vCard info into a QR code. Download as SVG or PNG, customize color and error correction.

Enter content to generate a QR code.

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01 — Overview

How the QR Code Generator works

Generate QR codes for plain text, URLs, WiFi networks, or vCard contact info. Adjust foreground/background color, size, and error-correction level. Download as scalable SVG or pixel-perfect PNG. Everything runs in the browser — no analytics, no tracking pixel.

02 — Use cases

When to use the QR Code Generator

  1. 01

    Generate a QR code for a landing page URL on a print flyer

  2. 02

    Share WiFi credentials with a guest without typing the password

  3. 03

    Add a vCard QR to a business card or email signature

  4. 04

    Drop a tracking-free QR into a slide deck or PDF

03 — Examples

QR Code Generator examples

https://generate.now

ex 01

Scannable QR code, SVG download

Smallest form factor for a short URL.

WiFi: ssid=Cafe5G, password=hunter2, WPA2

ex 02

QR that auto-joins the network on iOS/Android

Encoded as WIFI:T:WPA;S:Cafe5G;P:hunter2;;

vCard for a business card

ex 03

QR containing name, title, phone, email, and URL

Scanning it offers to create a contact rather than opening a browser.

mailto: with a prefilled subject

ex 04

mailto:hello@example.com?subject=Hello

Any URI scheme works — mailto, tel, sms, geo — not just https.

04 — FAQ

QR Code — frequently asked questions

What's error correction and which level should I pick?

Error correction (L/M/Q/H) makes a QR scannable even if part of it is damaged or covered. L = 7% recovery, H = 30%. Higher correction = denser code. Use M for screen, H if you're placing a logo over the center.

Can I put a logo in the middle?

Yes, manually — overlay your logo (up to ~25% of the area) on a code generated with error correction H, then re-test the scan on a real phone before printing.

Are these QR codes tracked?

No. The code is generated locally and points directly at whatever URL you input — there's no redirect, no analytics hop.

How much data fits in one QR code?

At the largest size (version 40) with the lowest error correction, a QR code holds 7,089 numeric characters, 4,296 alphanumeric, or 2,953 bytes. Practical limits are much lower: the more data you encode, the denser the modules, and the harder it is for a phone to read at an angle or in poor light.

What size should I print a QR code?

The usual rule is one tenth of the scanning distance — a code read from a metre away wants to be about 10cm across. Add a quiet zone of at least four modules of blank space on every side, or scanners will struggle to find the code's edges.

Should I download the SVG or the PNG?

SVG for print and anywhere the size might change — it stays sharp at any scale and the file is tiny. PNG for fixed-size raster contexts like a slide deck or an email. Never resize a PNG QR code up; the soft edges are exactly what breaks scanning.

05 — Reference

Specs and further reading

The primary sources this tool follows. Where behaviour is defined by a specification, we link the specification rather than a summary of it.

  • ISO/IEC 18004:2024

    ISO — The current international standard defining QR code symbology and error correction.

  • QR code

    Wikipedia — Version sizes, data capacity, and what each error-correction level actually recovers.

07 — More

Tools that pair with QR Code

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Generate a complete favicon bundle from text or an uploaded image — every size, manifest, and the HTML snippet.

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Placeholder Image Generator

Generate sized placeholder images — pick width, height, background, foreground, and label. Copy as SVG/PNG or a static URL.

Media/placeholder

Slug Generator

Convert a title into a URL-safe slug. Separator, case, max-length, and Unicode transliteration options.

Text/slug

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