Text to QR Code Generator

Write a short text into a QR Code — an instruction, a greeting, a batch number: the person points the camera and reads it right on the screen, even with no internet.

Website link
Drag a PDF here or choose a fileChoose a file
Up to 5 MB
You can replace the PDF at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A link to a video, Shorts, playlist or channel will do.
You can replace the video at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
Drag a file here or choose a fileChoose a file
PDF, JPEG, PNG, MP4, MP3, Excel, Word · Up to 5 MB
The file is stored securely on QRPlace servers and opens when the code is scanned.
You can replace the file at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
You can change the menu at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A link to your company page with reviews on Google — after scanning, the customer can leave a review straight away.
Guests connect to your Wi-Fi with one scan — no typing the password by hand.
Drag a video here or choose a fileChoose a video
MP4, MOV · Up to 5 MB
You can replace the video at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
Drag audio here or choose a fileChoose audio
MP3, WAV, M4A · Up to 5 MB
You can replace the audio at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
The full number with the country code — the one people will write to after scanning.
It appears in the chat already typed — all that is left is to tap “Send”.
You can replace the number and the message at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the page name will do — mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
0 / 100 · The email opens already filled in, so the person only has to tap “Send”.
After scanning, the phone offers to dial the number.
Type the address in words or paste a Google Maps link.
You can replace the address at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
0 / 300 · The text lives inside the code itself: it opens even without an internet connection and stays exactly as printed.
The details are not filled in yet — this code is shown as an example only.
Generate your QR Code first Generate your QR Code first
Place the QR Code on your document or image
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The code colour must always be darker than the background colour
Choose a frame — its colour, caption and font appear below it
Text QR Code

What a text QR Code is and how it works

A text QR Code is the only kind of code that holds words rather than a link. The camera reads the pattern and shows what is written straight on the screen — the phone goes nowhere and downloads nothing. That is why a code like this works the same in a basement, in a field and on a plane.

Point your camera
QR Code scanned
Door code: 4791. Turn the handle down to open.
Copy No internet needed
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Someone points a camera at the QR Code.

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The text appears on the screen — there is nowhere to go.

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It can be copied: into a note, into a search box or into a code field.

What you need to make the code
A short textA sentence or two: a counter beside the field shows the characters you have left.
StylingColours, the shape of the dots, a logo in the middle and a frame with the caption “Point your camera”.
It works where there is no signal

The code needs neither an account nor the internet: it reads for as long as the paper lasts. It cannot be switched off either — not by us and not by you. For the same reason scans of such a code are not counted: the phone contacts nobody.

Once printed, the text cannot be changed

The words are sewn into the pattern and change only together with it. If the content is going to be updated — a timetable, a list of ingredients, the terms of an offer — point the code at a page instead: a URL QR Code can be edited at any moment.

Comparison

What is the difference between a static and a dynamic QR Code?

The same pattern on paper — different options once it is printed.

Static QR URL Analytics
  • A static code is tied to its link for good, and that link cannot be changed.
  • Analytics are not available for codes like this either.
Dynamic QR URL 1 URL 2 PDF Menu Analytics
  • The link or the file the code leads to can be changed at any moment.
  • Analytics show the number of scans, the countries and the devices.
  • You can set a password, an expiry date and a limit on how many people it lets in.
Example 1: a QR Code in brand colours Example 2: a QR Code in brand colours Example 3: a QR Code in brand colours Example 4: a QR Code in brand colours

QRPlace is not affiliated with the brands shown. The visuals are used for demonstration purposes only.

Styling

A QR Code in your brand colours

Add a logo, your brand colours and the shape of the elements — and the QR Code becomes part of your design on packaging, in a menu, on a business card or in a shop window.

What you can set in the editor above
  • Logo — upload your own file.
  • Colours — set the code, the background or a gradient.
  • Shape and eyes — choose the shape of the elements.
  • Frame — add a caption and set the style.
  • Preset — save the styling for your next QR Codes.
Where to use it

Where a text QR Code works best

Wherever what is needed is not a page and not a document but a few words. And most often where there is no signal to count on.

A sign with the rules

Pool rules, how to hand the keys back, instructions for the door entry system. The text appears right on the screen: no internet and no page on a website are needed for it — so there is nothing to break a year from now.

RULES

Batch number and serial number

On the item, the box or the tag: a member of staff points a camera and copies the number with one tap — instead of writing it out by hand and getting a digit wrong.

A card and a gift

A wish, a poem, a short message. Nothing opens in a browser — only your words, and only for the person holding the card.

Equipment in a basement and out in the field

Where there is no signal at all a link is useless: the phone shows a network error. The text lies in the pattern itself and reads a year later, with no connection at all.

A door code and a booking number

A short string that is awkward to dictate: the guest points a camera and copies it without mistakes. A password for the guest network is better written as its own type — a Wi-Fi QR Code: the phone connects on its own.

Before you print

A text pattern is denser than usual — check four things

The shorter, the safer

Every extra sentence thickens the pattern, and a dense pattern is harder for a camera to take.

Non-Latin letters take up more room

Greek, Cyrillic and the like give a denser pattern than the same number of Latin letters — keep such a text very short.

Test it at the smallest size

Print the code at the size it will be on the tag and point a camera at it: a text pattern forgives less.

Print without losing dots

Small dots must not run together — for the print shop take SVG.

QRPlace

Why choose QRPlace?

Hosted in Germany

Your codes, files and scan statistics live on servers in Germany, under EU data protection law (GDPR).

Scan as much as you like

The number of scans is not limited, and we never put an expiry date on your codes.

Plenty of dynamic codes

Our plans come with plenty of dynamic codes, so every poster, table and product can have its own.

Questions and answers

Common questions about text QR Codes

The short version: how much fits, which languages work, where the text ends up and why it cannot be changed after printing.

No answer here? Write to us
How do I make a QR Code with text in it?
Type your words into the field in the generator above — the counter beside it shows the characters you have left — and download the code. Keep the text short: the longer it is, the smaller the squares of the pattern.
Does a text QR Code work without the internet?
It does. The words lie in the pattern itself, and the phone shows them at once — in a basement, in the mountains and on a plane. Neither our server nor anyone else’s takes any part in it.
How much text fits into a QR Code?
A short note — the counter under the field shows how many characters are left. Watch the pattern rather than the limit: the less you write, the larger the squares and the more surely a camera takes them.
Do I need an account to make a text QR Code?
No, and there is nothing here for us to keep: the text is not sent anywhere, it goes into the picture whole. The code is ready straight away and lives on by itself — even if you never think of QRPlace again.
Can I change the text after the QR Code is printed?
No: the words are sewn into the pattern and change only together with it — new text means a new code and a new print run. So a text code is given what does not go out of date: rules, a number, a wish. Anything that changes should go through a URL QR Code.
Which languages can I write in?
Any of them. But Cyrillic, Greek and other non-Latin letters take more room in the pattern than Latin ones: the same sentence in Russian gives a denser code than in English. Keep a text like that shorter.
Where does the text end up after the scan?
On the camera screen or in the phone’s own scanner — where there is usually a “Copy” button. No browser opens, no tab is left behind and nothing goes into the history.
Can a text QR Code be styled in brand colours?
Yes: colour and gradient, the shape of the dots, a frame with a caption and a logo in the middle. With one caveat the other types do not have: a text pattern is denser, and a logo eats more of its spare capacity than it would in a link code. Always check a styled code with a camera.
What size should a text QR Code be printed?
Larger than a usual link code: it has more squares, so each of them is smaller. The simple rule is to print it and point a camera from the distance people will scan from: it is one thing for a tag on an item and quite another for a sign on a wall.
Which formats does the QR Code download in?
PNG, SVG and PDF. Here it is worth taking SVG even where PNG would normally do: in a dense pattern the small dots are the first to run together in PNG, and the code stops reading.
For a manual, which is better: text in the QR Code or a PDF?
A couple of sentences — text: it reads without the internet and needs no account. A manual with diagrams and pictures — a PDF QR Code: the document opens on the phone in full, and it can be replaced without reprinting the code.

Put your text into a QR Code

Type a couple of sentences into the field above, style the code in your brand colours and download it for print — free, no sign-up. No connection needed either: not now, and not when someone points a camera at it a year from now.

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Analytics

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Bulk generation

A table goes in — a batch of finished codes comes out: links, text or business cards.
Step 1

Which codes we are creating

Download the sample table, fill it in with your own data and upload it back.

Step 2

Upload your table

Drag the file here
Excel (XLSX) or CSV
Step 3

Choose the columns for the name and the contents of the QR Code

Step 5

Batch settings

Step 6

Design

Standard design
Saved presets

Don’t forget to run a test scan
Step 7

Where to put the QR Codes

Step 8

Check it and start

Place QR Code

Open your own file and put a QR Code on it.
Drag the document here
PDF, JPEG or PNG — up to 20 MB
The file stays in your browser — it never goes to the server.

Settings

Personal information
Sign-in and security
Password
Where you are signed in
Devices where this account is open now. Do not recognise one? End its session and change your password.
Delete account
Your dynamic QR Codes stop working right away (static ones keep working), and the email is freed up. We request immediate cancellation of any paid subscription; it doesn’t come back with the account. For some time afterwards support can still restore the account.
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Report a QR Code

A code leads to a scam, a virus or someone else’s material — tell us and we will look into it

If a QR Code from our domain leads to suspicious or unwanted material, let us know through this form.

Give the link and tell us why you think the code is illegal or breaks our Terms of Service. Leave your name and email, and we’ll confirm we’ve received your report and tell you what we decide.

We’ll confirm we’ve received your report and tell you what we decide.

By sending this report, you confirm that it is accurate and made in good faith.

A report does not switch a code off by itself: one of our team decides after checking.