About the vCard QR Code Generator
A vCard QR code encodes your contact details using the vCard 3.0 standard, the format used by every modern phone address book. When someone scans it, their phone offers a one-tap 'Save Contact' prompt — no typing, no manual entry, no missed digits. Use it on a printed business card to bridge paper and digital, on conference name badges, or as part of an email signature so recipients can save you in one tap. All data is encoded client-side; nothing is sent to a server.
Common use cases
- Printed business cards (paper bridge to digital contact)
- Conference and event name badges
- Email signatures and Zoom backgrounds
- Real estate yard signs and lock-box flyers
- Restaurant menus with manager contact info
Why client-side?
Every byte you paste, type, or upload here is processed entirely inside your browser. Nothing is sent to a server, logged, or stored. That means it's safe to use this tool on production secrets, customer data, internal logs, and any input you would not paste into a hosted SaaS formatter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a vCard QR code?
- A QR code that contains contact information formatted as a vCard (.vcf file). When scanned, a phone offers to save the contact — name, phone, email, company, and address — straight to the address book without manual entry.
- Which fields should I include?
- At minimum, include your name and one of phone or email. For business cards, the most-used fields are: name, job title, company, mobile phone, email, and website. Empty fields are skipped automatically.
- Does it work on iPhone and Android?
- Yes. iPhone (iOS 11+) and Android (any recent version) both recognise vCard QR codes natively in their camera apps and prompt to save the contact.
- Will the QR code expire?
- No. The contact info is encoded directly into the QR code's data matrix, with no redirect or third-party service. It works forever and never expires.