What is a vCard QR code?

It is a QR code that encodes contact details in the vCard 3.0 format, the standard digital business-card format. When scanned, the phone recognizes the format and offers to add the person to the address book.

Which phones can read it?

Both iOS and Android cameras read vCard QR codes natively. Pointing the camera at the code surfaces a prompt to create a new contact with the encoded fields prefilled.

Do I have to fill in every field?

No. Only the fields you complete are written into the vCard, and the rest are omitted. At minimum, a name plus a phone or email makes a useful contact card.

How are special characters handled?

The generator escapes the vCard control characters — backslash, comma, semicolon, and newline — so names and addresses containing them encode correctly and do not corrupt the card.

Is my contact data uploaded anywhere?

No. The vCard string and the QR image are built entirely in your browser with no network requests, so the contact details never leave your device.

QR Code Generator (vCard)

Hand someone a QR code instead of a paper card and they can save your details in seconds. This generator encodes standard vCard contact information into a scannable code, built entirely in your browser.

How it works

The tool assembles your inputs into a vCard 3.0 string, the same format digital business cards use:

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
N:Avery;Jordan;;;
FN:Jordan Avery
ORG:Gera Systems
TITLE:Product Lead
TEL;TYPE=CELL:+15551234567
EMAIL;TYPE=INTERNET:[email protected]
URL:https://example.com
END:VCARD

Each value is escaped so that commas, semicolons, backslashes, and newlines do not break the structure. The completed vCard is then encoded by a from-scratch QR engine: the text becomes UTF-8 bytes, gains Reed-Solomon error correction over GF(256), is interleaved across data blocks, and is masked using the lowest-penalty of the eight standard masks so it scans reliably. A business-card vCard typically lands in QR version 6.

Tips and notes

Keep fields concise so the card fits comfortably and the code stays easy to scan — very long titles or URLs increase the QR version and density. Use a larger module size for printed cards, and always test by scanning before you print a batch. Because the output is SVG, it stays sharp whether it ends up on a business card, an email signature, or a conference badge.