How to Make a Business Card With a QR Code
Updated 2026-06-21
To make a business card with a QR code, open a card designer, enter your name and contact details, add a QR code that holds your contact info (a vCard) or a link, pick a template, then export a print-ready PDF. The whole thing can run in your browser with no signup and nothing uploaded.
Here is how to do it step by step with the Business Card Maker.
Step 1: Enter your details and pick a template
Start by typing the basics: name, job title, company, phone, email, and website or address. Choose one of the templates as a starting point, then adjust colors and text to match your brand. Keep the front clean — a name, a title, and one or two ways to reach you is plenty. Cards get cluttered fast, so resist the urge to list every channel.
Step 2: Add the QR code
The QR code is what makes a modern card useful: someone scans it with a phone camera and your details land in their contacts instantly, with no typing. You have two main options:
- A contact QR (vCard): encodes your name, phone, email, and company so a scan offers to save you as a contact. Best when you want people to keep your info.
- A URL QR: points to your website, LinkedIn, portfolio, or a booking page. Best when the goal is a click-through.
As you fill in fields, the card reflows so text stays clear of the QR code — important, because a QR with text crammed over it will not scan.
Step 3: Get the sizing right for print
Standard business cards are 3.5 x 2 inches (about 89 x 51 mm) in the US, or 85 x 55 mm in much of Europe. For clean printing, keep these in mind:
- Bleed: extend any background color or image about 3 mm past the trim edge so there are no white slivers after cutting.
- Safe zone: keep text and the QR code at least 3–4 mm inside the edges so nothing important gets trimmed.
- QR contrast and size: a QR code needs a quiet margin around it and good contrast (dark code on light background). Aim for at least ~2 cm across on the printed card so phones lock on quickly.
Always test-scan the QR from the on-screen preview before you print a batch — verify it opens the right link or saves the right contact.
Step 4: Export and print
Export a print-ready PDF, then send it to a home printer on cardstock or upload it to a print shop. A PDF preserves exact dimensions and sharp vector text far better than a screenshot or a low-resolution image.
Why do it in the browser
Your name, phone, and email are personal data. With the Business Card Maker, everything is generated locally — the card and its QR code are built on your device, nothing is uploaded to a server, and there is no account to create. You get a professional, scannable card without handing your contact details to a third party.
Ready to design yours? Open the Business Card Maker and have a print-ready card in a few minutes.