What happens when someone scans it
The code holds a standard Google Maps search link for the place you enter. Google documents this link format as working across platforms. If Google Maps is installed, the scan opens the app. If it is not, the scan opens Google Maps in the browser.
The built-in camera apps on current iPhones and Android phones scan QR codes, so visitors do not need an extra app.
How to make one here
- Enter the location. Type a street address, a place name, or latitude and longitude coordinates, such as 40.7128,-74.0060.
- Check the scan result. Every design is test-scanned in your browser before download. If it will not scan, the page says so and suggests a fix, usually more contrast or a smaller logo.
- Download it. Save a PNG at 512, 1024, 2048 or 4096 pixels, or an SVG for print.
Where a location code helps
A location code means people do not have to type an address. It works well for:
- Event venues, with the pin on the main entrance
- Wedding invitations and save-the-date cards
- Delivery or loading entrances
- Job sites and gates
- Trailheads and park entrances
- Rental properties
- "Find our second location" signs
Tips for a pin that lands where you expect
- Use coordinates for a place with no street address, such as a field or a trailhead, or to point at one specific entrance.
- Test the pin before you print. Scan the code with your own phone and confirm the pin lands where you expect. The browser check confirms that the code scans. It cannot tell whether the pin is in the right spot.
Always test-scan a code with a phone before you print a large run.
Colors, shapes and print size
You can set foreground and background colors, gradients, dot shapes, corner eye shapes and the quiet-zone margin. Adding a logo in the center raises the error correction level to H automatically. See custom QR code colors and shapes for the options.
Use a dark code on a light background. That combination scans most reliably, and light-on-dark codes do not scan on some older scanner apps.
Leave a blank margin around the code. The standard calls for 4 modules, and many codes still scan with less, but do not go below 2.
Print the code at least 2 cm (about 0.8 inch) wide. A common guide is that you can scan it from about 10 times its width away. Longer content makes a denser code that needs a larger print, so a long place name can call for a bigger sign. Check the QR code size guide before you print.
A location code is static
The location is stored in the pattern itself. It cannot be edited after printing, so a code for a venue that moves will keep pointing to the old spot. Static codes also never expire, and they keep working even if 77-3.com goes away.
See static vs dynamic QR codes to decide which type fits your use.
What we do not track
The code is generated in your browser. The address, place name or coordinates you type are never sent to or stored on our servers. We do not track scans, and a static code cannot be tracked by anyone.