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vCard QR code generator

One scan and your name, number, email and website land in their contacts. The code is built here in your browser, so your details are never sent to Linkturf.

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What is inside your codeFill in the form and the exact text encoded in your code appears here.

✓ Made in your browser. Your contact details are turned into a code by JavaScript on this page. Nothing you type here is sent to Linkturf.

What a vCard QR code is

vCard is the standard file format phones use for contacts. A vCard QR code holds a small contact card as plain text, starting with BEGIN:VCARD, so when someone scans it their phone offers to save you as a new contact. You can read the exact card your code contains in the box under the form.

Keep it short. Every character is written into the pattern, so each field you add makes the code denser and harder to scan from a distance. Name, phone, email and website are usually enough. The module count under the preview shows the density as you type.

The catch with printing your details

A vCard code is static: your details are inside it. Change your number, your title or your company, and every card, badge and brochure you printed now hands out the old you.

That is the one thing a hosted digital business card fixes. The code points at your card on your own domain, like card.yourbrand.com/alex. You edit the card once and every printed code opens the new version, with a one-tap Save contact button and a count of how many people actually opened it. It is part of every Linkturf plan.

vCard QR code questions

What is a vCard QR code?

A QR code that contains a contact card in the vCard format. Scanning it prompts the phone to save the name, phone number, email and website as a new contact.

Does it work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. vCard is the standard contact format on both, and recent iPhone and Android cameras offer to add the contact when they read one.

Why does my QR code look so dense?

Everything you type is stored in the pattern itself, so more fields mean more modules. Leave out anything you would not print on a business card, and the code gets simpler and easier to scan.

Can I update a vCard QR code after printing it?

No. Your details are inside a static code, so changing them means a new code. A hosted digital business card solves this: the code points to your card on your domain and you edit the card, not the code.

What is the difference between a vCard QR code and a digital business card?

A vCard QR code carries your details inside it and cannot change. A digital business card is a page on your domain that the code points to: editable at any time, with a Save contact button and scan counts.

Do you store my contact details?

No. The code is generated by JavaScript in your browser. Nothing you type on this page is sent to Linkturf.

Print a card that updates itself

Your details will change. A digital business card on your own domain changes with them. Try it free for 7 days.

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