How to Make a vCard QR Code for Your Business Card

Handing someone a business card is the easy part. Getting your details into their phone is where it usually falls apart — the card goes in a pocket and never gets typed in. A vCard QR code fixes that: one scan, and your contact details are ready to save.

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What is a vCard QR code?

vCard is the standard file format phones and email apps use for contacts. A vCard QR code stores that contact data directly in the pattern — name, phone, email, company, job title, website and address.

When someone scans it with their phone camera, the phone recognises it as a contact and offers Add to contacts. No app, no website and no internet connection needed, because everything is inside the code itself.

How to create one

Open the free QR Code Generator.
Choose the vCard content type.
Fill in the fields you want to share: first and last name, phone, email, company, job title, website and address.
Optionally adjust colours or add a logo.
Download as SVG for print (it stays sharp at any size) or PNG for digital use.
Scan it with your own phone and check every field before you order cards.

Everything is generated in your browser, so your details aren't uploaded anywhere.

What to include — and what to leave out

Every field you add makes the code denser. A dense code needs to be printed larger to scan reliably, and business cards don't have much room.

Include: name, mobile number, work email, company, job title.
Consider: website — useful, but long URLs add a lot of data.
Often skip: full street address, unless people really need to visit you.

A code with five short fields scans comfortably at business-card size.

A hand holding a smartphone, ready to scan a contact QR code

Design tips for business cards

Size: aim for at least 2 × 2 cm (about 0.8 inch). Larger if you've included many fields.
Quiet zone: keep a clear margin around the code — don't let text or borders touch it.
Contrast: dark code on a light background. Light-on-dark or low-contrast brand colours often fail.
Label it: a short line like "Scan to save my contact" tells people what they'll get.
Finish: avoid heavy gloss or foil over the code; reflections can block the camera.

vCard vs a link to your profile

A vCard code works offline and saves you straight to contacts. A URL code (to LinkedIn, or a personal page) can hold more, but it's one extra step before anyone saves your number. If your details change often, a dynamic QR code pointing to a profile page lets you update without reprinting.

FAQ

Does it work on both iPhone and Android? Yes. Both built-in camera apps recognise contact QR codes.

Can I update the details later? Not on a vCard code — the data is in the pattern. Generate a new code if your number changes.

Can I add a photo? Photos make the data far too large for a QR code. Keep it to text fields.

Try it now

Create your contact code with the free QR Code Generator.