URL QR Code Generator
A website QR code is the most common kind — it opens a link when scanned. The important decision is not the design but whether it is static or dynamic, because that determines whether you can ever change where it points.
Error correction M — good for print and screen
When to use a website QR code
- Posters and flyers driving people to a landing page
- Packaging linking to registration, support or a how-to video
- Business cards and signage pointing at a portfolio or booking page
- Table talkers and receipts asking for a review
Before you print
Decide static or dynamic before you print
A static code encodes the URL itself and works forever, but the destination can never change. A dynamic code points at a short link you control, so the destination stays editable. Getting this wrong is expensive once the code is on a thousand flyers.
Shorter URLs make sturdier codes
A long link with tracking parameters produces a dense code that needs more size and print quality to scan reliably. Shorten it first.
Test the printed code, not the screen
Codes that scan perfectly on a monitor can fail on matte paper at small sizes. Print a proof and scan it from the distance people will actually stand at.
Common questions
Do QR codes expire?
Static codes never expire — the link is inside the image and it works as long as the destination does. Dynamic codes depend on the service hosting the short link, which is why it matters who you generate them with.
Can I track how many people scan it?
Only with a dynamic code. A static code goes straight to the destination with nothing in between, so there is nothing to count.