Free text QR code generator

Turn any text into a QR code

Type or paste any text above and download a free text QR code. When scanned, the text simply appears on the phone — no internet needed to read it, because the words are encoded directly into the pattern. Handy for notes, serial numbers, instructions, secret messages, competition codes and more.

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    Type your text

    Anything from a short note to a few paragraphs.

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    Customise (optional)

    Add colours, a logo or a frame.

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    Download free

    PNG, SVG or PDF at any size — no watermark.

Works offline

A text QR code contains the text itself, so it can be scanned and read with no internet connection at all.

Lots of text makes a denser code — keep it concise, or link to a page instead with the URL QR code generator. Printing it? See the print-size guide.

Yes — free, no sign-up, no watermark, and it never expires.