How to make a QR code for an address or location
A location QR code opens a map on the phone that scans it. Type your address, such as a market name and city, or type exact coordinates like 31.5104, 74.3416. From the map, people can tap directions and the phone guides them to you.
With an address, the code opens a Google Maps search for those words. With coordinates, it opens a map pin at that exact point in the phone's map app. Coordinates are more precise, which helps in areas where many shops share one plaza name.
How to get your coordinates from Google Maps
- Open Google Maps and find your gate or shop front
- Press and hold on the spot until a red pin drops
- Copy the two numbers shown, for example 24.8607, 67.0011
- Paste them into the box, with a comma between them
Use the spot where people should arrive, such as the main gate or parking entrance, not the middle of a large building.
Location QR codes for shops, weddings and events
Shops print it on flyers and delivery slips. Schools and clinics add it to admission forms and appointment cards. Wedding families print it on the invitation card, next to the hall name, so guests from other cities do not have to call for directions. Property dealers put it on a for-sale banner.
The default label says Find us, and the Auto logo shows the maps pin. Change the label to the venue name if the code sits on an invitation.
Printing tips for a map QR code
A location code is short, so it scans well even when small. About 2 cm is enough on a card. On a banner by the road, think about distance; people should not need to cross traffic to scan it. Put it at a height a person can reach with a phone.
For a delivery business, add the code to your order slip so riders find a new customer's gate without calling. For a farmhouse or marquee outside the city, where the place may have no clear address, coordinates are the only reliable way to guide guests. Print the area name in words under the code too, so people know roughly where they are going before they open the map.
If you have more than one branch, make one code per branch and print the branch name on each label. A single code cannot point to several places at once.
If the map opens in the wrong place
- A short address may match a place in another city; add the area and city name
- For coordinates, latitude comes first and longitude second
- Make sure there is no extra text around the coordinates, or they will be searched as words
- Scan the test print and look at where the pin lands before printing many copies
Ask a friend who has never visited to follow the code from the main road. If they reach the right gate without calling you, the code is ready.