URL QR code generator
Point a QR code at any web address and style it to match your brand. Everything renders in your browser, so the link never leaves your device until you choose to save it.
Where a URL code actually gets used
- Restaurant table cards linking to an online menu, so it can be updated without reprinting.
- Business cards and flyers pointing to a portfolio or booking page.
- Product packaging linking to a manual, a warranty registration, or reviews.
- Event posters linking to a registration or ticket page.
- Retail shelf tags linking to full product specs online.
How to make one
- Open the URL generator and paste the destination address into the Destination URL field.
- Pick a dot style and corner style, then a solid color or gradient — the preview updates instantly.
- Upload a logo if you want one; error correction adjusts automatically to keep the code scannable.
- Download as PNG for screens and quick prints, or SVG for anything headed to a professional printer (Pro).
- Signed in, give it a name and save it as a dynamic code so you can repoint it later.
Printing and sizing it right
Keep a clear quiet zone — the blank margin around the code — intact; cropping into it is the single most common reason a printed copy fails to scan. Size it to roughly a tenth of the intended scanning distance, so a code meant to be read from a metre away should be about ten centimetres across. High error correction, the default here, tolerates a small logo or minor print smudging, but avoid a curved or heavily textured surface where you can — distortion breaks the module alignment a scanner relies on.
Static or dynamic — which one
A static URL code holds the destination directly in its pattern — nothing to break, but changing the link means printing a new code. A dynamic code holds a short link that redirects to whatever destination you set, so you can update where it points from the dashboard at any time, which is what lets a seasonal menu or a moved campaign page keep working under the exact same printed code. Free includes one dynamic code to try; static codes stay unlimited either way.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the QR code expire?
- A static URL code encodes the address directly and never expires. A dynamic code points at a short link you can repoint later, which is a Pro feature.
- Can I change the destination after printing?
- Only with a dynamic code. Static codes contain the URL itself, so changing it means generating a new code.
- What size should I print it?
- A rough rule is one tenth of the scanning distance: a code read from one metre should be about ten centimetres across.
- What is a dynamic QR code?
- It encodes a short link instead of the destination itself, so you can repoint where it leads at any time without reprinting. Free includes one to try; Pro removes the limit.
- SVG or PNG — what's the difference?
- PNG is a fixed grid of pixels that gets blurry when scaled up. SVG is vector-based and stays sharp at any size, which matters if the code is headed for print. SVG export is a Pro feature.