Create a QR code
Enter a URL, text, Wi-Fi connection details, an email address or a phone number, and the QR code is made on the spot. Save it as PNG or SVG; there is no limit on how many you can make. What you enter is processed in your browser and never sent anywhere.
If you leave out “https://”, it is added at the start.
What you enter is processed in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Enter the content and the QR code appears here
Settings
QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
How to use
- 1
Choose a type and enter the content
Choose URL, Text, Wi-Fi, Email or Phone number, and enter the content for the QR code. The QR code appears as soon as you type.
- 2
Set the colors and size
You can choose the error correction level, the PNG size, the margin and the colors. For printed materials, setting error correction to Q or H makes the code more resistant to dirt and damage.
- 3
Save
Press “Save as PNG” or “Save as SVG”. SVG stays sharp when enlarged, so it suits printing.
About the QR code generator
QR codes are encoded in your browser with the open-source library qrcode (MIT license). Japanese text is encoded in Kanji mode when every character can be represented in Shift_JIS (JIS X 0208). Kanji mode stores each character in 13 bits, so the QR code is smaller than with UTF-8 (24 bits per character). If the text contains characters that Kanji mode cannot represent, such as emoji, the whole text is encoded in UTF-8.
The error correction level is how much of a QR code can be dirty or missing while it can still be read. L restores up to about 7%, M about 15%, Q about 25% and H about 30%, but the higher the level, the more modules the code has. The QR codes you make contain exactly what you entered and do not go through this site, so they never expire. QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
Specifications of this tool
- Input
- URL, text, Wi-Fi details, email address or phone number
- Output
- PNG, SVG
- Limits
- Up to what fits in one QR code (at error correction L: 2,953 bytes of UTF-8 or 1,817 characters in Kanji mode)
- Free, no sign-up, no app to install
- Text is never uploaded (processed in your browser)
Frequently asked questions
Do the QR codes expire?
No. The URL or text you enter is put into the QR code as it is, and nothing is redirected or tracked through this site's server. People who scan it go straight to the URL you entered.
Can I use them commercially?
Yes. You can use the QR codes on flyers, business cards, product packaging and so on. There is no charge and no sign-up. Note that DENSO WAVE asks that when the name “QR Code” is used in text, a note that it is their registered trademark be added.
What happens to the password in a Wi-Fi QR code?
The password goes into the QR code as it is. Anyone who scans it can see the password, so use it only for networks where that is acceptable, such as a guest network. The network name and password you enter are processed in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Is what I enter sent to a server?
No. The QR code is made in your browser, and the URL, text and password you enter are never sent anywhere. This page does not send processing statistics either. The page does communicate with ad and analytics services, but that traffic does not include what you enter.