A contact card (vCard) QR code you can update

How it works

The code holds a short link to a contact page here, with your name, job title, company, phone numbers, email, website, address and a short note. "Save contact" downloads a standard contact file (a vCard, ending in .vcf) that iPhone, Android and Outlook can open.

Some QR sites put the whole contact card inside the code instead. That works without the internet, but the more details you add, the denser the pattern gets and the bigger you have to print it, and it can never be updated. A link stays small and simple whatever you add.

How to make one

1. 1

   Create a free account

   Sign up with your email. No credit card.

2. 2

   Choose "Contact card"

   Fill in what you want to share. Only a name or a company is required.

3. 3

   Pick an ending (optional)

   Something like makemyqrcodes.com/jane-rivera, or leave it blank for a short random one.

4. 4

   Style it

   Your colors and logo, and a label such as "Save my contact". See putting your logo in a QR code.

5. 5

   Download

   A PDF at the printed width, or an SVG for whoever designs your cards.

6. 6

   Test a printed proof

   Scan it with an iPhone and an Android phone before ordering a box of cards.

What to include

• The basics: your name, and your company and job title if it's for work.
• The way you want to be reached: a mobile number, a work email, or both. A second number is optional.
• Your website, so people can look you up later.
• An address only if people should visit you, such as a shop or an office.
• A short note for anything else, such as your hours or where you met.

Less is often better: every detail people save is one more thing to keep up to date on their phone.

On a business card

• Print it at least 0.8 in (2 cm) wide. If the card has room, 1 in (2.5 cm) scans more easily. More in the printing guide.
• Keep the blank border around it clear of text and lines.
• Print a dark code on a light background. Foil, embossing and metallic ink often don't scan, so test a proof first.
• Say what it does: "Scan to save my contact" next to the code tells people what they'll get.

Updating your details

Edit the code here and save. Anyone who scans your card from then on sees the new details. People who saved your contact earlier keep the old version on their phone, because a saved contact doesn't update itself.

Who can see your details

Anyone who scans the code, or has its link, can open the contact page, just like anyone holding your business card. The page asks search engines not to list it. Only add what you'd print on a card. You can pause the code at any time.

What it costs

Your first changeable code (a website link or contact card) is free. After that, a plan adds 5 changeable codes for $11.99 a year, plus sales tax where it applies, and renews yearly until you cancel. Wi-Fi, text, email, phone and text-message codes are always free.

If a plan ends, every code you've made keeps working. You just can't edit changeable codes beyond your free allowance, or make new ones, until you renew.