vCard QR Code Generator
Put your full contact details into a QR code that saves straight to a phone's address book — ideal for business cards, name badges and email signatures.
How to use it
- Fill in the fields you want on the card — blank ones are simply left out.
- Keep it to what matters; fewer fields make a cleaner, easier-to-scan code.
- Style it to match your brand, then download SVG for print.
Examples
| Name, company, phone, email | Saves as a new contact |
A vCard QR code holds a complete contact record — name, company, job title, phone, email, website and address. Scanning it opens the phone's Add Contact screen with everything already filled in, so it takes one tap to save.
vCard is the same format your phone already uses to export contacts, which is why this works everywhere without an app.
Why it belongs on a business card
The problem with a paper business card is not that people throw it away. It is that typing the details into a phone is enough friction that most cards never make it into anyone's contacts at all.
A QR code removes that step entirely. It also gives you room for detail a card has no space for — a full postal address, a job title and a website, all without cluttering the design.
Keep it short
Every field adds data, and more data means more modules packed into the same square. A code with eight full fields is noticeably denser than one with three, and denser codes need to be printed larger or scanned closer.
For a business card at typical print size, name, company, phone, email and website is the sweet spot. Leave the address out unless people genuinely need to post you things.
Where else to use it
- Conference name badges, so a conversation ends with a saved contact rather than a photo of a badge.
- Email signatures, for anyone who reads your email on a laptop with their phone beside them.
- Shop windows and vehicle livery, where a phone number is easy to mistype.
- CVs and portfolios, where the contact block is often the first thing skipped.
Questions people ask
Which vCard version does this use?
Version 3.0, which has the widest support across iOS, Android, Outlook and macOS Contacts. Version 4.0 is newer but still handled inconsistently.
Can I include a photo in the vCard?
Technically the format allows it, but a photo makes the code far too dense to scan reliably. Link to a page with your photo instead.
Why does my code look so busy?
Too many fields. Each one adds characters, and the pattern grows to hold them. Trim to the essentials and it will simplify noticeably.
Will these codes ever expire?
No. What you get is a static code — the data is encoded in the pattern itself, so there is no redirect service in the middle that could go down or start charging. Once printed, it works forever.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?
No. The code is generated in your browser from the text you type, and a logo you add is read locally into the image. Nothing reaches a server, so there is nothing to log, track or leak.
Last updated 22 August 2026