WhatsApp QR code for your number
The missing link between your sign and a conversation is friction: nobody types a phone number they see on a storefront. A WhatsApp QR code removes it: the customer scans, a chat with your number opens, and all that's left is tapping "send". You can even pre-fill the first message ("Hi, I'd like to place an order") so they don't have to think about what to write.
Under the hood, the QR encodes an official wa.me link with your number. It's generated for free in your browser, never expires, and works the same with regular WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business. Download it as PNG or SVG and use it on storefronts, business cards, menus, packaging or Instagram stories.
Your QR code
Start typing and your QR code appears here instantly.
How it works
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Type your number with country code
For example +1 555 123 4567 for the US or +44 7700 900123 for the UK. Spaces and dashes don't matter; we clean them up for you.
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Add a pre-filled message (optional)
This text appears already typed for whoever scans, ready to send. Handy for knowing where people found you: "Hi, I saw the QR at the shop".
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Download your QR
PNG for social media and documents, SVG for printing at any size without losing sharpness.
The number needs the country code and no local prefixes
This is the mistake that breaks most WhatsApp QR codes. The number has to include the country code and drop the prefixes used for dialling inside the country. For the UK that means +44 followed by the number without the leading 0: if your mobile is 07700 900123, the correct form is +44 7700 900123. For the US and Canada it is +1 and the ten digits. For Spain, +34 and the number as it is.
If the code opens WhatsApp but says the number does not exist or is not on WhatsApp, this is the cause nine times out of ten. Test the link from your own phone before sending 500 flyers to the printer: scan it, and if the chat opens with your own name on it, you are fine.
What the prefilled message does and does not do
If you set a message, the customer sees the chat open with that text already typed in the box, but nothing sends by itself: the person still has to tap send. That is WhatsApp's decision rather than a limitation on our side, and it actually works in your favour, because they can edit the text before sending it.
What works best is a short, specific message that saves them the thinking: Hi, I want to ask about the model in the window. What works badly is anything long or anything that reads like a form. And one non-obvious use: if the message mentions where the code was, along the lines of Coming from the shop window sign, you learn which sign brings you enquiries without needing any analytics at all.