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QR code generator for a contact card (vCard)

A QR code that offers to save a contact. Name, company, phone, email and address in one code.

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

One of the two names is enough, but both is better.

As it should appear in the address book.

Optional. The company or institution.

Optional. For example Sales manager.

Optional. Ideally with a country code.

Optional. A landline or office number.

Optional. The address saved with the contact.

Optional. A missing https:// is added for you.

Optional.

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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: 36.5 × 36.5 mm. The on-screen preview is enlarged.

Download the code

PNG file: 438 × 438 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 Contact card QR code

vCard is the standard electronic business card, understood by address books on Android and iOS and by Outlook and Gmail. Stored in a QR code it adds a full set of contact details in one scan, with no number copied off a paper card.

We use version 3.0, because practically every app reads it, older ones included. Accented characters are stored as UTF-8. Remember that the more fields you fill, the denser the code: a card with a full address and two numbers needs a larger print than a name and a phone number.

Frequently asked questions

Will the phone save the contact by itself?

Not without your say-so. After scanning, the phone shows the details and asks whether to save. Only then does the contact reach the address book.

Why vCard 3.0 rather than 4.0?

Every common app reads 3.0, including older Android address books. Version 4.0 is newer and tidier but is sometimes rejected by older readers, and a card printed on paper is not the place to take that risk.

Will accented characters be stored correctly?

Yes. The content is stored as UTF-8 and phone readers interpret it that way, so an accented surname survives intact.

My code came out very dense. What can I do?

Fill in fewer fields or increase the module width X. The full address and a second phone number cost the most. For a card printed small, a name, company, phone and email are usually enough.

Can I add a photo to the card?

Not in a QR code. vCard allows a photo, but it would run to thousands of bytes and the code would neither fit nor scan. A photo is added after the contact is saved.

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