How to create a WhatsApp QR code for your number
This WhatsApp QR code generator builds a wa.me link from your number. When someone scans it, WhatsApp opens a chat with you. They do not need to save your number first, which is the main reason shops and freelancers use it.
- Pick your country from the list; Pakistan, the Gulf countries and India are at the top
- Type your number; a 0 at the start is fine and is removed for you
- Check the line under the box that shows how the number will open, for example +92 300 1234567
- Add a ready-typed message if you like, then download
The page remembers the country you used last time, which saves a step if you make codes often.
Add a ready-typed message to the chat
The message box fills in the first message for the customer. They only have to press send. Something like Hi, I saw your shop sign and want the price list works well, and it also tells you where the customer found you. You could print two codes with different messages, one on a flyer and one on your packaging, and see which brings more chats.
WhatsApp Business QR code ideas for shops
Home bakers, boutiques, tailors, tutors, mobile repair shops and property dealers put this code on visiting cards, shop windows, delivery bags and price tags. Restaurants use it for takeaway orders. A WhatsApp Business number works the same way as a normal one.
The Auto logo puts the WhatsApp icon in the middle and the label reads Chat on WhatsApp, so people know what will happen before they scan. The green colour set matches the WhatsApp look if you want it.
Size and placement tips
On a visiting card, keep the code at least 2.5 cm wide. On a shop window, place it at eye level and print it much larger. For an Instagram story or a WhatsApp status, the 512 px or 1024 px JPG is plenty.
Delivery bags and packaging get folded and crushed, so print the code on a flat area, not across a crease. If you stick it on a glass door, print it on white sticker paper; a transparent sticker lets the shop inside show through and confuses the camera. Under the code, also print your number in plain digits. Some people prefer to save it by hand, and it shows the code is genuine.
If you have two numbers, such as one for sales and one for complaints, make a separate code for each and label them clearly. Using a different colour for each code helps your staff and customers tell them apart at a glance.
WhatsApp QR code opens the wrong number?
- Check the country code; a Pakistani mobile has 10 digits after the 0, like 0300 1234567
- If you type the number with + or 00, the country picker is skipped and your typed code is used
- The number must have WhatsApp active on it
- If the page warns that the number looks too short or too long, fix it before printing