QR codes for business cards
The fate of most business cards is a drawer. A vCard QR code changes the odds: one scan and your name, number, email, and company land in the other person's contacts before the conversation ends. The card can still get lost — the contact entry won't.
demo vCard — scan to preview the contact entry
In the editor: Pick the vCard type and fill in the fields worth saving. If you expect your details to change, consider a dynamic URL code pointing at a profile page instead — the print stays valid when you move jobs.
Three tips from the print shop.
Keep the vCard lean
Every field you add makes the module grid denser and harder to scan at card size. Name, one phone, one email, one website — skip the postal address unless people genuinely visit.
Give it the back of the card
A code needs about 2 × 2 cm plus quiet zone to scan reliably from a card. That fights for space with your layout on the front; the back gives it room to breathe.
Export vector for the print run
Business cards are offset or digitally printed at high resolution — a stretched PNG betrays you at 300 dpi. Export SVG, PDF, or EPS so the modules stay crisp at any size.
Asked before every print run.
Does the contact save on iPhone and Android?
Yes. Both platforms recognize the vCard format from a scan and offer to create a contact with the fields filled in.
Can I change my details after printing?
Not on a vCard code — the data lives in the pattern. If your details change often, encode a dynamic URL to a contact page instead; that destination you can edit forever.
Why does my card's code look so dense?
vCards carry a lot of text, and more text means more modules. Trim optional fields, or switch to a short dynamic URL for the sparsest, most scannable pattern.
Also printing for restaurant menus, wi-fi, instagram or events?
Print it once. Point it anywhere.
Design the code in the editor, export it print-ready, and keep the destination in your hands long after the ink dries.