How to Create a QR Code Business Card (vCard)
Create a scannable QR code that saves your contact information directly to a phone's contacts app with our free QR vCard Generator.
Steps
Enter your contact details
Fill in your name (first and last separately for proper sorting in contacts apps), mobile phone number, work phone number if applicable, email address, company name and job title, website URL, and postal address. Include all fields that would appear on a physical business card.
Add a profile photo (optional)
Upload a professional headshot to embed in the vCard. This appears in the contact entry after scanning. Keep the image small (under 50KB) as large images make the QR code very dense and harder to scan.
Preview the vCard data
Review the vCard data preview to confirm all information is correct and formatted as expected. The vCard standard requires specific formatting for phone numbers (country code prefix) and dates.
Generate and customise the QR code
Generate the QR code and optionally customise the colours and style to match your brand. Add your logo to the centre for a professional branded result. Use a high error correction level (H) when adding a logo.
Download and add to your business card
Download as high-resolution PNG or vector SVG for printing. Add the QR code to the back of your physical business card, your email signature, your website's contact page, or a LinkedIn post.
Modernising the Business Card with QR Codes
The physical business card has remained largely unchanged for decades, but QR codes offer a bridge between the familiar physical card and digital contact management. Adding a vCard QR code to your business card eliminates the friction of manually entering contact details — recipients simply scan and save. This increases the likelihood that your contact information is actually stored rather than the card ending up in a drawer. For networking events, the QR code workflow (scan, review, save) is faster and more reliable than NFC-based digital cards, which require compatible hardware and active app behaviour on both devices. The QR code's simplicity is its advantage: it works on any smartphone camera without an app.
Frequently Asked Questions
vCard is the standard file format for electronic business cards (.vcf files). When someone scans your vCard QR code, their phone automatically parses the contact information and offers to save it to their contacts app — no manual typing required. vCard supports all standard contact fields: names, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, organisation, job title, website, birthday, and photo.
Yes. iOS Camera app and Android Camera app both recognise vCard QR codes and prompt to add the contact directly. The vCard 3.0 standard is universally supported. After scanning, the contact is saved to the default contacts app (Contacts on iOS, Google Contacts on Android).
A vCard QR code is simple, free, requires no subscription, and works forever without depending on a third-party service. A digital business card service (Blinq, HiHello, Popl) provides additional features: link tracking to see when someone scans your card, the ability to update your information after printing, and integration with CRM systems. For most individuals and small businesses, a vCard QR code is sufficient. For sales professionals who want to track engagement, a digital business card service adds value.