Contact card QR code generator
A contact card QR code encodes your name, phone, and other details in the vCard format, so scanning it offers to save you as a new phone contact.
Fill in the fields you want to share, and the code encodes them as a standard vCard. Print it on a business card or a badge.
Everything happens in your browser. Your Wi-Fi password and contact details never leave it.
This code is static: once printed, where it points can't change. An editable DexURL QR can. Read does a QR code expire.
How it works
Add your name and organization
A first and last name is what most phones show when offering to save the contact.
Add phone, email, and website
Include only what you want a stranger to have — every field is optional.
Add an address if useful
Street, city, region, postal code, and country are optional and combine into one address field.
Download and print
Export the code onto a card, badge, or sign; scanning it opens a "Add contact" prompt on most phones.
| Aspect | Static | Dynamic |
|---|---|---|
| What is encoded | The destination itself — the URL, text, or contact details are inside the pattern. | A short link that forwards to the destination. |
| Can change after printing | No. The pattern is fixed the moment it is printed. | Yes. Repoint the short link and every printed copy follows. |
| Works without any service | Yes — nothing has to keep running for the code to keep working. | No — it depends on the link service continuing to resolve. |
| Needs an account | No. | Yes, to create and manage the short link. |
| Scan counts | Not measurable — nothing passes through a service that could count it. | Measurable, since scans pass through the short link. |
| Best for | Fixed content that will never need to change, such as a contact card or a product manual link. | Anything printed where the destination, schedule, or password might change later. |
When an editable code is the better tool
| Situation | Static code | Editable code |
|---|---|---|
| A campaign poster or packaging run | A typo or an offer change means every printed copy is wrong until it is thrown out. | Fix the typo or swap the offer, and the same printed code starts working correctly. |
| A menu or price list | A price change means reprinting every table tent or laminated page. | Update the destination page once; the printed code keeps pointing at the current menu. |
| A business card | A new phone number or job title means every card in circulation is out of date. | Repoint the code to updated contact details without reprinting a single card. |
| Wi-Fi in a rented space | A password reset (a new tenant, a router swap) leaves the printed code connecting to nothing. | Update the network details behind the code without touching the sign on the wall. |
| Event signage with a schedule | A room or time change means the printed code sends people to the wrong place. | Update the schedule page; the code on the signage keeps working. |
| Anywhere scan counts matter | A static code cannot tell you whether anyone scanned it at all. | Scans pass through a link you control, so they can be counted. |
FAQ
vCard or MeCard?
vCard is the more widely supported format across iPhone and Android and carries more fields, so this tool uses vCard 3.0. MeCard is a shorter, less standardized alternative some older Android phones used.
Do I have to fill in every field?
No. Every field is optional except that scanning works best with at least a name — an empty card still scans, but most phones show it as "No Name".
Can I update my contact card later?
Not on a printed static code — the details are fixed in the pattern. An editable DexURL QR can point to an updated contact page instead, without a reprint.
Does this work for a whole team?
Each code encodes one contact, so a shared badge template with one code per person works well; there is no bulk-contact format that phones read reliably.