vCard QR

vCard QR

Updated August 17, 2026

vCard QR code generator. Turn a name, phone, email, and company into a contact QR that phones can save.

Contact

Style

Dot style

Corner square

Corner dot

Center logo

Enter content to generate a QR code.

Features

  • Build a vCard 3.0 contact (name, org, title, phone, email, URL, address)
  • Generate a styled QR phones can save to Contacts
  • Copy the vCard text to drop into an .vcf file
  • Logo and color controls matching the main generator

Common Use Cases

  • Business cards and conference badges
  • Email signatures as a small QR instead of a long URL
  • A reception desk sign that saves the office contact

vCard inside a QR code

A contact QR is just a QR whose payload is a vCard (RFC 6350 family). Version 3.0 is the most widely accepted by phone cameras:

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
N:Lovelace;Ada;;;
FN:Ada Lovelace
TEL;TYPE=CELL:+44 ...
EMAIL:ada@example.com
END:VCARD

Keep fields short. A full postal address plus a long bio makes a dense code that fails on small cards.

Examples

Valid - Minimal vCard
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
N:Lovelace;Ada;;;
FN:Ada Lovelace
TEL;TYPE=CELL:+44 20 7946 0958
EMAIL:ada@example.com
END:VCARD
Invalid - Empty contact
(no name, phone, or email)

Frequently Asked Questions

vCard 3 or 4?

This tool emits 3.0 because camera apps still mishandle 4.0 more often. 3.0 is enough for name, phone, email, org, and URL.

Can I add a photo to the vCard?

Embedded photos bloat the QR until it will not scan. Put a logo in the QR styling instead, and keep the vCard text-only.

Tips

  • Put the QR on the back of a card at least 2 cm wide.
  • Prefer one phone number and one email. Extra fields add density fast.
  • Scan your own code after you add a logo.

Common Mistakes

Cramming a full mailing address onto a tiny badge QR
Using a low-contrast brand color that cameras miss
Forgetting to test on both iOS and Android camera apps