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URL QR Code Generator
Paste a web address and get a QR code that opens it when scanned. Download it as a PNG or SVG, free, with no signup and no watermark.
Private by design: the code is built in your browser. What you type is never uploaded or stored.
About this QR code
A QR code that opens a web page
A URL QR code is the simplest and most common kind. The web address is written into the pattern, and a phone that scans it offers to open the page in its browser. There is no app to install and no account to create.
The code you make here is static. The address lives inside the pattern itself, so the code keeps working as long as the page does, and it never depends on our site. The trade-off is that you cannot change where it points after it is printed. If you want the freedom to change the destination later, point the code at a short address on your own domain that you can redirect, and print that instead.
If you would rather hand people your details than a page, a contact card QR code saves them straight into the phone.
Where it is used
Where people use link codes
Print and packaging. Flyers, posters, product boxes and receipts can point to a manual, a warranty form or a reorder page without printing a long address.
Menus and signage. A table card or shop window can lead to a menu, a booking page or a review form.
Business cards and slides. A code on a card or the last presentation slide saves the audience from typing your portfolio or profile address.
Social profiles and apps. Paste a profile address or an app store listing and the code takes people straight there.
Events and classrooms. Hand out one code for a schedule, a shared document or a feedback survey.
Venues. If the link is only a map pin, a location QR code opens the map directly.
How to use it
Three simple steps
1. Paste the address
Type or paste the link. If you leave off https://, the tool adds it and checks that the address looks valid.
2. Check the preview
The code updates as you type. Read the warnings under it, and shorten the address if it says the code is dense.
3. Download and test
Save a PNG or SVG, then scan it with a phone before you print it. Check that it opens the page you meant.
The details
What goes into a URL code
The code holds the address exactly as you type it, with https:// added when missing. Only http and https addresses are accepted here. Email, phone and map links have their own types so that phones treat them correctly.
Length matters more than most people expect. Every extra character adds squares, and more squares mean each one prints smaller. A short address makes a roomy, forgiving code. If your link carries long tracking parameters, consider a shorter address on your own domain, or print the code larger.
The code itself does not track anything. If you want to know how many people arrive from a printed code, add parameters such as utm_source to the address yourself and read the results in your own analytics.
The font caption
Tell people why to scan
A bare code gives no reason to scan it. Add a short caption such as “Scan for the menu” or “Read the manual” and pick a font from the ProFont library that matches your printed design. The caption is part of the PNG download. The SVG holds the code only.
Caption font ideas
Pick a caption font
A caption on a poster or flyer has to read from a distance, so a clean sans serif is a safe choice. Three to try:
Guides worth reading
Type guides to go with your code
Designing the whole poster or slide around the code? These guides help with the rest of the type:
Questions
URL QR code FAQ
Does the code track who scans it?
No. The address is stored in the code and the scan goes straight from the phone to your page. Nothing passes through our servers, so we cannot show scan counts.
Can I change the link after printing?
Not on a static code. Make the code point to an address you control and can redirect, then change the redirect when you need to.
Does the code expire?
No. It works as long as the page it points to exists. Only the destination can disappear.
Should I use a shortened link?
It helps. A shorter address makes a less dense code that scans more easily, especially at small print sizes.
Can I link to a PDF or an image?
Yes, as long as you have a public web address for the file. The phone opens it like any other link.
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