What happens when someone scans a vCard QR code?

A compatible scanner reads the contact details and usually offers to add them to an address book. The phone and scanner decide the exact prompt. Test your downloaded code with the phones you expect people to use.

Can I change the details after printing the code?

No. This is a static vCard containing the details you entered. Edit the contact and generate a new code when the details change.

Can I generate contact QR codes from a spreadsheet?

Yes. Switch to Bulk, keep Contact selected, and map the CSV or Excel columns to the contact fields. Review the planned rows before downloading the ZIP.

Yes. Add a logo and keep the quiet border clear. The generator reads the rendered code back before allowing download, but you should still test the final print size with a real camera.

vCard QR Code Generator

This page opens on a single contact card. Replace the example with your own name, organization, phone and email, then preview the QR code and download it as PNG or SVG. The contact details are stored directly in the code; there is no hosted profile, redirect or scan tracking service.

Make

Type

detailsContact

Name

Organization

Job title

Phone

Website

Address

Note

Label, for the file name and the text under the code

code512 x 512 px

reading back

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
N:;Asha Rao;;;
FN:Asha Rao
ORG:Cafe Example
TEL;TYPE=CELL:+1 202 555 0143
EMAIL:asha@cafe.example
END:VCARD

Code

49 x 49, version 8

Read back

reading back

Quiet zone

7 modules

Expiry

None, direct

Reading the code back.

Error correction

Image size

Quiet zone

Label under code

off

Logo

Choose logo

Logo width

A logo is optional. It covers modules in the middle of the code, so each code is read back with the logo in place before it can be saved.

Worked examples

Unicode payloadGrüße aus Köln
decoded by an independent reader, identical
500 CSV rowssome labels repeat
500 uniquely named files, a repeat gets -2, -3 in row order
Centre logo addederror correction H
kept only if it reads back, otherwise marked failed

Accuracy. Each code holds your text or link itself, with no redirect in between, so it never expires and no scan is counted. Every code is read back by a separate decoder before it can be downloaded, with a quiet zone of at least 4 modules; a logo covers modules and lowers readability, so a code that fails the read back is marked failed, and one that passes here can still fail on some cameras. Payment codes (UPI, bank transfer, crypto and merchant payment formats) are refused.

Common questions

What happens when someone scans a vCard QR code?: A compatible scanner reads the contact details and usually offers to add them to an address book. The phone and scanner decide the exact prompt. Test your downloaded code with the phones you expect people to use.
Can I change the details after printing the code?: No. This is a static vCard containing the details you entered. Edit the contact and generate a new code when the details change.
Can I generate contact QR codes from a spreadsheet?: Yes. Switch to Bulk, keep Contact selected, and map the CSV or Excel columns to the contact fields. Review the planned rows before downloading the ZIP.
Can I add a logo?: Yes. Add a logo and keep the quiet border clear. The generator reads the rendered code back before allowing download, but you should still test the final print size with a real camera.

Each code holds your text or link itself, with no redirect in between, so it never expires and no scan is counted. Every code is read back by a separate decoder before it can be downloaded, with a quiet zone of at least 4 modules; a logo covers modules and lowers readability, so a code that fails the read back is marked failed, and one that passes here can still fail on some cameras. Payment codes (UPI, bank transfer, crypto and merchant payment formats) are refused.