MrURL

QR code for business cards

Give people one tap to your website, a contact page or a short form — not a vCard file unless you know your audience expects it.

Code colour
Background
Dot style
PNG or SVG. It sits in the middle of your code and never leaves this device.
MrURL mascot showing your QR code

Paste a link first

What to link to

Business cards are small, so send scanners somewhere useful on mobile:

  • Your homepage if it clearly says what you do and how to enquire.
  • A dedicated contact or book-a-call page with a form or phone number.
  • A portfolio or menu of services if that is what you usually explain in the first meeting.

MrURL does not generate vCard contact files in the maker. Most people find a normal web page easier than saving a contact card from a scan.

Design tips

  • Keep the code at least 15–20 mm square on the printed card — smaller codes fail on older phones.
  • Leave quiet space around the pattern; do not bleed it to the trim edge.
  • Dark code on white stock scans best. Reverse printing (white code on navy) needs extra testing.
  • Put the code on the back if the front is already busy; add three words so people know it is scannable.

Steps

  1. Choose the one URL you want every new contact to see first.
  2. Build the code above, download it, and drop it into your card artwork.
  3. Order a single proof card and scan it under indoor light before printing five hundred.
  4. When your details change, either reprint or switch to a dynamic link you can update in the MrURL dashboard.

Related: Flyers and posters · Static vs dynamic · All use cases

Test before you print

A QR code is cheap to make and expensive to fix once it is on a van or a thousand menus. Check it while you still have time to change the file.

  1. Scan the code on your phone using the normal camera app, not a screenshot of the design.
  2. Open the link on mobile data as well as Wi‑Fi, in case your shop network behaves differently.
  3. Check the page loads quickly, is readable on a small screen, and does not need a login your customer will not have.
  4. If you used a frame with a call to action, read the wording aloud once. “Scan for menu” is clearer than “Scan me”.
  5. Print one proof copy at the size you will use in production, then scan that printout from a normal distance.

If the destination might change, make a free static code for today’s link and consider a dynamic MrURL link before you run a large print job.

Want to change where this goes after printing?

If you redesign your site or change your main contact page, a dynamic code on your cards avoids handing out a dead link.

Make it dynamic See pricing