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QR code generator for a location

A QR code that opens a place on the map. Paste coordinates or a map link.

Static code

The content is stored inside the code for good. Once printed it cannot be changed; you have to generate a new code. Dynamic codes, whose target can be swapped later, are planned for the next stage.

Code settings

You can paste both coordinates at once here, or a map link, and we will split them.

For example 21.005995.

The side of one square (module) of the code. Recommended 0.25 to 2 mm.

How much of the code can be damaged or covered without losing data. A higher level gives a bigger code.

Blank margin around the code required by the standard. Keep it on.

Decoration

The finder patterns in the three corners stay square whatever you pick, because a scanner starts from them.

PNG, JPG, SVG or WebP, up to 512 kB. The file stays in your browser and is never uploaded. Adding a logo raises the error correction to its highest level.

Appearance

Hexadecimal, for example #000000.

Fills the quiet zone too.

Preview

Size with quiet zone: 16.5 × 16.5 mm. The on-screen preview is enlarged.

Download the code

PNG file: 198 × 198 px, 304.8 DPI. Each module gets whole pixels and the DPI is set so the printout has exactly the size in mm shown above.

What is Location QR code

A location QR code stores coordinates in the geo: format, which a phone opens in its default map app. It helps where a postal address is not enough: a site entrance, a back-yard door, a meeting point, a plot with no number.

The easiest way is to copy the coordinates from a map and paste them into the first field: we recognise both "52.231838, 21.005995" and a pasted map link, from which we take the point.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I get the coordinates?

In Google Maps, right-click the spot and the coordinates appear at the top of the menu, ready to copy. You can also paste the whole map link into the first field and we will extract the point.

Which map app opens?

Whichever is the phone's default. The geo: format is neutral and names no provider, so one person gets Google Maps and another Apple Maps.

Can I store an address instead of coordinates?

This field takes coordinates. They are unambiguous and work where there is no address, or an imprecise one. If you want an address, use a link code pointing at the place on a map.

How many decimal places are useful?

Six decimal places is about ten centimetres, finer than civilian GPS. Further digits only make the code bigger, so we trim them.

Does the code store the zoom level?

No. We store the point alone, because zoom support in the geo: format differs between apps and is often ignored.

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