QR codes on business cards
A business card gives a code about four square centimeters to work with. That is enough. Print it at 2cm or larger, leave four modules of white space around it, and it scans at arm's length on the first try. Make the code dynamic and a job change no longer wastes the box: you edit the destination once and every card you handed out points to your current details.
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Static codes never expire. The link lives in the pattern, so there's nothing to switch off. No account needed.
For scan analytics and editable links, see plans.
Sharp at 2cm
A 2 x 2cm code at 300dpi scans from a hand's length away. A dynamic code helps here: it encodes a short link, so the pattern stays coarse and easy to read at small sizes.
Quiet zone included
Scanners need clear space around the code to find its edges. Keep a margin of about four modules and keep your card's background pattern out of it.
Outlives your job title
New role, new number, same cards. Update the destination behind the code and the cards already in circulation stay correct.
Common questions
How small can a QR code be on a business card?+
Print at 2 x 2cm or larger. Below that, module density and printer resolution start to fight each other. A dynamic code keeps the pattern coarse because it encodes a short link instead of your full details.
Will the code on my printed cards stop working?+
Not without warning. Free codes redirect for 12 months from the day you make them, and paid codes for as long as the subscription runs plus 30 days after a cancellation. The term is on the pricing page rather than in clause 14, so you can size the print run against it. For cards you never want tied to a plan, print a static vCard code instead — the contact details live in the pattern.
What should the code open?+
A vCard that saves your details straight to their contacts, or a hosted contact page with tap-to-call and email. Both stay editable when the code is dynamic.