A business card QR with no monthly fee
Many “digital business card” services charge a subscription and stop working when you cancel. A vCard QR code is different: your details are stored inside the code itself using the standard vCard format that every smartphone understands. It's free, works offline and never expires.
Where to use your contact QR code
- On the back of your printed business card
- In your email signature or on your website's contact page
- On name badges and conference lanyards
- On your last presentation slide, so people can save your details on the spot
- At your shop counter, stand or reception desk
Keep it scannable
Every extra field adds data and makes the code denser. For small printed cards, include just the essentials (name, phone, email and website) and print the code at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide.
How it works
A vCard is a plain text format for contact details that phones and email programs have understood for many years. The generator writes your details as a vCard 3.0, the most widely supported version, and stores it in the QR code. When someone scans it, the phone shows a contact card with a button to save it. Nothing goes through a website, so it works without signal.
Which fields to include
- Always: your name and at least one way to reach you.
- Usually: mobile, email, company, job title and website.
- Sometimes: work phone and address, for a shop or office people visit.
- Rarely: the note. It is useful for something like “Met at the trade fair”, but it adds length.
Write numbers with the country code
Enter phone numbers in international format, like +44 20 7946 0000. Saved contacts get used from anywhere, and a number without its country code may not dial correctly from abroad.