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Email QR Code

The camera app can scan this. The Zebra app can scan this.

An email QR code starts a new message for you, complete with recipient, subject line and even body text. Nothing is sent until you tap send in your mail app.

Also called mailto QR, MATMSG QR, e-mail QR code.

In this family

Specifications

Standard	'mailto:' URI (RFC 6068) or 'MATMSG:TO:..;SUB:..;BODY:..;;' (NTT Docomo convention)
Character set	Text
Capacity	Short
Error correction	QR error correction
Dimension	2D matrix

Where it is used

Support requests, feedback, event registration

People use it for support requests, feedback, event registration.

The app returns the email text. It does not send the email.

Example

mailto:info@example.com?subject=Hello

Scan and create

Create this code Camera app Zebra app

Create this code opens the barcode generator with this symbology and the sample text filled in.

The camera app can scan this and shows it as QR Code. It returns the raw text. It does not open links, look up products, or start a payment. The desktop companion types that text into the focused field.

The Zebra app can scan this. It returns the raw text.

Questions

Does an email QR code send the message by itself?

No. The camera app returns the text. It does not send an email.

What is the MATMSG format?

MATMSG is one way to write an address, a subject, and a body in the text. mailto: is another. The camera app returns whichever text is in the symbol.

Can I add a subject line to an email QR code?

Yes, when the text includes a subject, as in mailto:info@example.com?subject=Hello. The camera app returns that whole string. It does not open a mail app.