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QR code labels

Type a link, serial number or any text, and print it as a QR code label that any phone camera can scan. The label maker checks the code is big enough to scan at the label size you pick.

A different code on every label? Put the values in a spreadsheet column and use the label maker with the QR tag template.

What to put in a QR code

  • A web link, such as a product page, a manual or a reorder form. Phones open it straight from the camera.
  • A serial or asset number for equipment and tools. Any scanner app reads it back as text.
  • A SKU or bin code when your team scans with phones rather than laser scanners. QR reads from any angle, which helps on high shelves.

Keep it scannable

The more text you put in, the smaller each square gets. Short links and codes stay easy to scan, even on a 1-inch label. If a value is too long for the label you picked, the tool says so instead of printing a code phones can't read. Use a shorter link or a bigger label.

Print in black on white, at 100% scale. Leave the white margin around the code; scanners need it to find the edges.

QR or a regular barcode?

Laser scanners at a till or packing bench read Code 128 and UPC barcodes fastest, and many can't read QR at all. Use QR when people scan with phones, or when you want a label to open a web page. You can switch any template between Code 128, UPC-A, EAN-13 and QR in the label maker.