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Location QR Code Generator
Send people to a pin. A scan opens the coordinates in Google Maps, which works from both iPhone and Android cameras.
A pin, not a typed address
Coordinates survive better than a street address when the place is a trailhead, a booth, or a new building. Copy them from the map app: latitude first, then longitude.
The code links to Google Maps at that point. The person can still choose Apple Maps or another app if the phone offers one. Check the pin before you print.
Questions
Which number is latitude?
Latitude runs north and south and stays between −90 and 90. Longitude runs east and west and stays between −180 and 180. Pasting them backwards drops the pin in the wrong country.
Can I use a street address?
Use the URL generator for a maps link you already copied. This page is for a numeric pin, which is more reliable on signs.
How many decimal places do I need?
Five decimal places is enough for a doorway. More digits do not make the code more useful.
Other codes
- URLPoint a code at a page, menu, form, or file.
- TextEncode a note, code, or short message.
- EmailOpen a prefilled email draft from a scan.
- PhoneStart a phone call from the camera app.
- SMSOpen a text message draft from a scan.
- Wi-FiShare WPA, WEP, or open network access.
- vCardSave a contact from a single scan.
- WhatsAppOpen a WhatsApp chat from a poster or card.
- EventAdd a calendar event from a scan.
- PDFOpen a PDF from a link you already host.
- ImagesOpen a picture from a link you already host.
- VideoOpen a video from a link you already have.
- MP3Open audio from a link you already host.
- AppsShare App Store and Google Play links.
- SocialShare one profile, or a short list of them.
- LinksShare a short list of links from one code.
- BusinessSave a business contact from one scan.
- MenuOpen a menu page or PDF from a scan.
- CouponPut a coupon code and offer into a scan.
- ProductShare a product name, SKU, price, or page.
- vCard PlusSave a contact with address and extra fields.
- LandingOpen a landing page you already published.
- FeedbackOpen a feedback form from a scan.
- PlaylistOpen a playlist from a scan.
- BarcodePut a product code or serial into a QR symbol.