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Text QR Code Generator
Put a plain note into a code. Phones show the text after a scan, with no page to open.
When a link is the wrong payload
Text codes are useful for Wi-Fi notes you do not want as a network payload, for product serials, for a short instruction on a label, and for anything that should stay readable without an internet connection.
Longer text makes a denser code. Keep the wording tight, leave a quiet zone, and raise error correction if the label will be small or scuffed.
Questions
Is there a length limit?
The field accepts 1,200 characters. Very long text plus a logo or high error correction can still be too dense to encode. Shorten the note if the preview reports that.
Will line breaks survive?
Yes. Line breaks in the text area are stored in the code and shown by most camera apps.
Can someone edit the text from the image?
They can scan it and copy the text. They cannot change your downloaded file. A new message needs a new code.
Other codes
- URLPoint a code at a page, menu, form, or file.
- 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.
- LocationOpen a map pin from a latitude and longitude.
- 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.