QR code for an address

Scan it and the maps app opens at your door with directions one tap away. Better than a printed address on a leaflet, which has to be typed in and often gets typed wrong.

1 · Content

2 · Style

Colors

Shapes and caption

Logo

Logo rules, applied for you: the logo sits centered on a plate in the background color, never wider than 30% of the code, the error correction switches to H and the code gets at least version 5 so the data survives. The scan check then confirms it reads.

Output

Error correction lets a code survive dirt, damage or a logo: L, M, Q and H can lose 7%, 15%, 25% or 30% of the modules. Higher levels make a denser code.

How to make a QR code for an address

  1. Type the address the way you would write it on an envelope.
  2. Style it if you want: your own colours, rounded modules, a logo in the middle, a caption underneath.
  3. Download it as a PNG for a screen, or as an SVG for anything that will be printed.

Frequently asked questions

Which maps app will it open?

This page makes a Google Maps link, which opens in the browser or in the maps app on either kind of phone. The plain geographic option instead lets the phone use whichever maps app it prefers, but that one needs coordinates rather than a written address.

Does the code expire or stop working?

No. What you type is encoded into the pattern itself, so there is no link in the middle, nothing to keep paying for and nothing to switch off. A code from a service that counts scans points at that service first, and the day the account lapses every printed copy stops working. This one does not have that problem, and it also means the code cannot be edited later: to change what it opens, make a new one.

What do people need to scan it?

Just the camera app. Every current iPhone and Android phone reads QR codes from the normal camera with no extra app, which is why a plain code beats one that only works inside a particular app.

Will it still work in print?

Yes, if it is big enough. As a rule the code wants to be about a tenth as wide as the distance it will be read from: a couple of centimetres on a card, ten or so on a poster. Download the SVG rather than the PNG for anything printed, because it stays sharp at any size, and keep some quiet space around it.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The code is drawn in your browser, so what you type, including a Wi-Fi password or a phone number, never leaves your device. There is no account, no scan tracking and no watermark.

Is it really free?

Yes. No sign-up, no trial, no watermark and no limit on how many codes you make or how often they are scanned. The site is paid for by ads.

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