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QR code generator for a website link

Turn a web address into a QR code. Scanning it opens the page straight away, with nothing to type.

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

For example qreska.com or https://qreska.com/poradnik. A missing https:// is added for you.

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 URL QR code

A QR code holding a link is the most common use of QR codes: on a poster, a business card, packaging or a restaurant menu. It stores the full address, so a phone opens the page without anyone retyping it.

The longer the address, the denser the code and the harder it is to scan from a distance or from a small print. If your link carries long tracking parameters, shorten it with your own shortener before generating the code.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to type https:// at the start?

No. If you enter a bare address such as qreska.com, we add https:// for you. It matters, because a QR code without a scheme is often read as plain text and the phone searches for it instead of opening it.

Can I change the address in a code I have already printed?

No. This is a static code and the address lives in the matrix itself. Changing the target means generating and printing a new code. Dynamic codes, whose target can be swapped, are planned for a later stage.

How large should the printed code be?

A practical rule is a width of one tenth of the distance it is scanned from. A code read from 30 cm works at 3 cm wide; a poster read from 3 metres needs about 30 cm. Always leave the quiet zone around it empty.

Does a link QR code work without the internet?

Reading the code works offline, because the address is stored in the matrix. Opening the page at that address of course needs a connection.

Do you count scans of this code?

No. The code is generated entirely in your browser, never passes through our server and contains no redirect through us. We do not even know which address you put in it.

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