A vCard QR code puts your contact details on a business card, badge, flyer or email signature in a form phones can save in one step. Enter your name, phone, email, company, job title and website, download the code and add it to your design. The code is static: it never expires and works without this website.
How to make a business card QR code
- Contact is already selected. Enter your First name and Last name.
- Add the details you want to share: Phone, Email, Company, Job title and Website. Empty fields are left out.
- Optionally, open Colours, style and logo to match the code to your card, or add a logo.
- Choose a size and click SVG for print or PNG for screens.
- Scan the code with your phone and check that the contact card shows the right details.
vCard code or website link?
| Contact (vCard) code | Website code linking to a profile page | |
|---|---|---|
| Saves to contacts in one tap | Yes | No, the person copies details by hand |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Can be updated after printing | No | Yes, by editing the page |
| Code density | Higher, grows with each detail | Lower |
For a printed card, a vCard code is the most direct. If your details change often, a website code pointing to a page you control may suit you better.
Tips for business cards
- Size: at least 2 cm (about 0.8 inches) wide. A contact code holds more data than a link, so do not go smaller.
- Use SVG when sending the card to a printer; it stays sharp at any size.
- Phone format: type the number with the country code, such as +44 or +1, so it works for people abroad.
- Keep the contrast high. Dark code on a light card scans best. The tool warns when the colours are too close.
Common problems
- The phone opens the details as text: some older scanner apps do not support vCards. The built-in camera on current iPhones and Android phones does.
- Hard to scan when printed small: remove optional fields, or print the code larger.