vCard QR Code Generator
Enter a name and contact details to make a vCard QR code. Scanning it adds the contact to a phone, and you can download it as a contact file too.
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Exemples détaillés
Contact card for a business card
Name Asha Patel and telephone 07700 900123 entered
A QR code that encodes a vCard 3.0 entry with the name Asha Patel and the telephone number 07700 900123.
Only the details you fill in are included, so a blank field is simply left out of the card.
Card with an email address
Name Ben Carter and email [email protected] entered
A QR code that encodes a vCard 3.0 entry with the name Ben Carter and the email address [email protected].
Anyone who scans the code can read the details inside it, so share only the contact details you want public.
À propos de vCard QR Code Generator
A vCard QR code shares a contact in a single scan. Fill in the name, organisation, phone number, email and address, and the tool builds a vCard 3.0 contact card inside a QR code. When someone scans it with a phone camera, the phone offers to save the details as a new contact. This saves typing on a business card, a conference badge, a poster or a flyer, and avoids the mistakes that creep in when someone copies a phone number by hand.
Only the fields you fill in are included, which keeps the code simpler to scan. The vCard text appears under the code, so you can check every line, copy it, or download a contact file with a .vcf extension that most phones and computers can import. Check that the phone number includes the country code, so the contact still works when it is saved from abroad. A code with lots of detail is denser and harder to scan at small sizes, so print it large enough and keep the contrast strong.
Comment utiliser vCard QR Code Generator
- Enter the first and last name, or an organisation, so the contact has a name.
- Add a phone number, email address, website or address if you want them included.
- Check the code and the contact details shown beneath it.
- Download the PNG to print or share the code, or download the contact file to import it directly.
Usages courants
- Printing on a business card so clients can save your details
- Putting a code on a conference badge or stand
- Sharing your details on a poster, flyer or menu
- Sending a contact file to a colleague, volunteer or new customer
Questions fréquentes
What is a vCard?
A vCard is a standard format for an electronic business card. It holds the name, organisation, phone number, email, website and address in a simple text layout. Phone cameras and contact apps understand the format, so a scanned vCard code can be saved as a contact in one step. This tool uses version 3.0, which is widely supported by phones and address books.
Will the code work on all phones?
Most modern phone cameras read the code and offer to add the contact. Some older phones and apps may need a scanning app that understands contact cards. If a phone does not offer to save the contact, try the downloaded contact file instead, or copy the vCard text from under the code into your contacts app.
Can I include a photo or social media links?
This tool includes a website field, but it does not add a photo or several social media links. Those extras make the code much larger and harder to scan. Add a link to your main profile in the website field instead, since a shorter code scans more reliably, especially when it is printed small.
Why does a code get harder to scan with more details?
A QR code holds more information when it has more modules, and each extra detail makes the pattern denser. Dense codes need a larger print and better contrast to scan reliably. Keep the contact to the essential details, print the code large enough to fill a few centimetres, and test it with a phone before printing many copies.
Is there anything I should leave out?
Anyone who scans the code can read everything inside it, so leave out details you would not want to share publicly, such as a home address or a personal mobile number. A work phone number and a business address suit a card that will be displayed in public. Check the code before printing, because a printed code cannot be changed once it has been produced.