How a contact QR code saves your details
A contact card QR code holds a small vCard, the same format phones use when you share a contact. When someone scans it, the phone shows your details with an option to add you to their contacts. Nothing is typed by hand, so there are no wrong digits in your number.
Only the first name is needed. Everything else is optional:
- First and last name
- Mobile number, with the country picker
- Email and website
- Company and job title
- Street, city and country
Business card QR code: what to include
Every field you add makes the code a little denser. For a small visiting card, name, mobile, email and company is usually enough. If you add a full address and website too, print the code a bit larger so it still scans quickly. The page tells you if the content gets long enough to need a bigger print.
Fill in the company and job title fields if you want them saved with your contact. Many phones show the company under your name, which helps people remember who you are weeks later.
Where people use a save contact QR code
Doctors and lawyers put it on their front desk. Sales staff and estate agents print it on visiting cards. Event staff wear it on ID cards and lanyards. Freelancers add it to the corner of a quotation or invoice. It also suits a shop counter where customers often ask for your number.
The default label says Save my contact, and the Auto logo shows a small ID card icon in the middle. You can switch to your company logo in the design panel.
Printing a vCard QR code
Since contact codes carry more text than a link, give them room. Around 2.5 to 3 cm is a sensible minimum on a card, larger if you filled in many fields. Download the 2048 px PNG or the SVG for the print shop, and ask them not to shrink it to fit a tiny corner.
Many visiting cards have a dark or textured back. Use the card frame, which places the code on a light square inside a coloured border, so the pattern stays clear. Put your name in print next to the code as well, so people know whose contact they are saving before they scan.
A contact code is also useful in a digital form. Add the JPG to your email signature, your CV or the last slide of a presentation. People can scan it from their laptop screen with their phone and save your details without copying them by hand.
Contact not saving correctly?
- If the number shows without a country code, pick the right country before typing it
- Commas and semicolons in names or addresses are fine; they are escaped for you
- Some older scanner apps show the raw text instead of a contact; the built-in camera on recent phones handles it