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QR Code Generator for Business Cards

Make a business card QR code that saves your contact details in one scan. Name, phone, email and website encoded as a vCard. Free PNG and SVG download.

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Composited in your browser — the file is never uploaded. Always test-scan before print.

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Static codes never expire and carry no watermark. Highest error-correction level (H) is always used so codes stay readable. Vector SVG, custom colours, transparent backgrounds and centre logos are included with Pro.

QR Code Generator for Business Cards

A business card QR code encodes your details as a vCard, so a scan opens a prefilled contact card the other person can save with one tap instead of retyping your email. It is the single highest-value thing you can add to a card, because it removes the step where your details get lost.

Keep the payload lean — name, title, company, one phone number, one email, one URL. Every extra field adds modules to the pattern, and a dense code printed at 15 mm on a card is exactly the code that fails to scan. Print at 20 mm or larger and leave a clear quiet zone around it.

  • Business cards and name badges
  • Email signatures
  • Conference and trade show collateral

Specification and print guidance

PayloadvCard-style contact details or a link to your profile
Recommended ECCQ or H for glossy card stock
Minimum print size2 cm square on a business card
PlacementBack of the card with 4 mm clear margin
Density tipLink to a contact page rather than embedding a long vCard

How to make a QR code for business cards

  1. 1

    Decide between an embedded contact payload and a link to an online profile.

  2. 2

    Keep the data short — long vCards make a dense pattern that struggles on a small card.

  3. 3

    Generate the code and place it on the back of the card with a clear margin.

  4. 4

    Download SVG so the printer gets crisp edges at 2 cm.

  5. 5

    Scan a printed proof under office lighting, not just on screen.

Troubleshooting scan failures

The code is too dense to scan at card size

Replace the full vCard with a short link to a contact page.

Spot varnish or foil kills the scan

Ask the printer to keep finishes off the code area; reflective coatings scatter the camera's read.

Contact saves with missing fields

Field support varies by phone. Name, phone, email and URL are universally handled; exotic fields often are not.

Details changed after printing

Use a dynamic code or a hosted profile link so a job change does not invalidate the whole print run.

Need hundreds of codes at once?

Upload a CSV and get every barcode or QR code back in one download — plus editable dynamic QR codes with scan analytics, and an API for programmatic generation.

Frequently asked questions

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