QR code types
Every type below is available in the generator with live preview and downloads. Guides explain honest limits where they apply.
- URL — Make a QR code that opens any website — handy for menus, packaging, and posters.
- PDF — Link to a public PDF with a QR code. This site does not host or upload your file.
- Multi-URL — Send people to a simple link page you host — useful when one code needs several destinations.
- Contact / vCard — Let someone save your name, phone, and email from a single scan.
- Plain Text — Encode a short note or message people can read after scanning.
- App — Point scanners to an app store link, or host a small chooser page for iOS and Android.
- SMS — Open a text message with the number (and optional body) already filled in.
- Email — Start a draft email with the address, subject, and body ready to send.
- Phone — Start a phone call with one scan using a tel: link.
- Wi-Fi — Help guests join your network without typing the password.
- Instagram — Share your Instagram profile from print, packaging, or event materials.
- TikTok — Send people straight to your TikTok profile.
- Facebook — Link to your Facebook page from a flyer, card, or display.
- X / Twitter — Share your X profile with a clean, print-ready QR code.
- Threads — Promote your Threads profile with a free static QR code.
- Bluesky — Share your Bluesky handle from posters, stickers, or business cards.
- YouTube — Send viewers to your YouTube channel with one scan.
- LinkedIn — Share a LinkedIn profile or company page from print materials.
- WhatsApp — Open a WhatsApp chat with your number using a wa.me link.
- Pinterest — Point people to your Pinterest profile from packaging or displays.
- Custom — Encode any custom string you need — for advanced or special payloads.