QR Code Making

Phone Number QR Code

Scan to call: a code that dials your number.

Phone Number QR Code: the generator

Content

Include the country code so the number works from anywhere.

Design

Error correction

Recovers about 15% of damage. Higher levels make a denser code. Medium suits most prints.

128 to 2048. About 8.7 cm wide at 300 dpi. The SVG scales to any size.

An empty border helps scanners find the code. Keep Standard unless space is tight.

PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF or SVG, up to 4 MB. It stays in your browser. A simple, square logo works best.

Make a QR code that dials your phone number. Put it on a business card, a shop window, a van or a flyer, and a passer-by calls you in two taps without typing a digit. The number is checked before the code is drawn.

How it works

The code stores a tel: link: the word tel, a colon and the number, such as tel:+15550100199. A phone camera recognizes it and shows a Call button. The scanner still has to confirm, so nobody is dialled by accident.

You can type the number in whatever way you normally write it, with spaces, dashes, dots or brackets. The generator keeps the leading plus sign and the digits and drops the rest, so +1 (555) 010-0199 and +15550100199 give the same code.

Start with the country code and a plus sign. A number written the local way, with a leading 0, works only for people in the same country. With the country code it works from anywhere, which matters for a code on a product or a website.

How to use it

  1. Type the phone number, starting with + and the country code.
  2. Check the preview. This is a short code, so it stays easy to scan even when printed small.
  3. Choose colors that match your card or sign in Design.
  4. Download the code, then scan it with a phone to make sure it offers to call the right number.

Example

A number as people write it, and the text stored in the code, with only the plus sign and the digits.

Phone number

21 × 21 squares

What is typed in

Phone number
+1 555 010 0199

What the code stores

tel:+15550100199
QR code of the phone number example. You can scan it with a phone.

Good to know

  • Extensions and pauses are not supported. The code dials one number only.
  • The number must have between 3 and 15 digits, the longest an international number can be. Anything else is flagged before you download.
  • Scanning offers to call but does not dial by itself. Some tablets and computers have no calling app and will not react.

Questions people ask

Will scanning the code call the number immediately?

No. The phone shows the number and a Call button, and the person has to tap it. That confirmation step is built into phones so a code cannot dial without the owner's consent.

Do I need the country code?

Yes, if the code may be scanned by anyone outside your country, and it costs nothing to include it. Write a plus sign, the country code and the number without the leading 0 of the local format, for example +44 20 7946 0000.

Can I use it for a mobile and a landline?

Yes. A tel: link does not care what kind of line it is. Use one code per number, and if you want a contact with several numbers, make a vCard instead.

Can the code dial an extension?

No. Phones and camera apps treat the pause characters used for extensions inconsistently, so this code dials the main number only. Put the extension in text next to the code.

Is the phone number stored on your server?

No. The number is turned into squares in your browser and goes nowhere else. Remember that it is readable by anyone who scans the code, so use a number you are happy to share.