Business card QR code (vCard)

The QR code contains your details in the vCard 3.0 format, the standard for electronic business cards. When someone scans it with the camera app on an iPhone or Android phone, the phone recognizes it as a contact and offers Add to Contacts, with every field already filled in. No typing, no typos, and no app needed.

Available fields: first and last name, company, job title, mobile and work phone, email, website, street address, city, state, ZIP code, country, and a note. You need at least a name or company, plus a phone number or email address.

The vCard is built in your browser; your details are not sent anywhere.

A vCard is plain text. For the sample contact, the QR code holds something like this:

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
N:Johnson;Emily;;;
FN:Emily Johnson
ORG:Acme Inc.
TITLE:Marketing Manager
TEL;TYPE=CELL:+15551234567
EMAIL;TYPE=INTERNET:emily@example.com
URL:https://example.com
ADR;TYPE=WORK:;;;Austin;TX;;USA
END:VCARD

Phone numbers are stored without spaces, https:// is added to the website if missing, and special characters such as commas and semicolons are escaped so they do not break the format. The same file format is used when you export a contact from your phone or email program, so any contacts app understands it.

Every character you add makes the QR pattern denser, and dense codes are harder to scan, especially when printed small. Tips:

• Fill in only what people need. Name, mobile, email and website are usually enough. Add the address only if visitors come to you.
• Use your website as the place for everything else: services, booking link, social profiles.
• Write phone numbers in international format, such as +1 555 123 4567, so they work for contacts abroad too.
• Print it big enough: at least 0.8 in (2 cm) square on a business card, larger if the code is dense. Test it at the final size.

• Business cards: the QR on the back saves the reader from typing your details.
• Email signatures and slides: at the end of a presentation, so the audience can save your contact.
• Trade show badges and booths, conference name tags and posters.
• Name plates at the front desk, real estate signs, and service vehicles.
• Product packaging or invoices, for a direct support contact.

Download SVG for professional printing. The printable card option creates a ready-made PNG card with your name under the code.

If your details change often, put a link to a page you control in a regular QR code instead. For stable details, a vCard QR is the most reliable choice.

The QR code holds exactly the details you type, nothing more. It is generated in your browser, so your phone number and address are not stored or processed on a server. Remember that anyone who scans a printed code can read everything in it, so leave out anything you would not print on a business card.