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Instagram QR Code (Formerly Nametag)
The camera app can scan this. The Zebra app can scan this.
Instagram used to offer Nametags, a stylised code only its own camera could read. Since 2020 profiles share ordinary QR codes instead, which any phone camera can scan to open the account.
Also called Instagram Nametag, Instagram profile QR.
In this family
Specifications
| Standard | QR Code (ISO/IEC 18004); legacy Nametag proprietary |
|---|---|
| Character set | URL to Instagram profile |
| Capacity | Short URL |
| Error correction | QR Reed-Solomon |
| Dimension | 2D matrix (standard QR) |
| Origin | Instagram (Meta); Nametags replaced by standard QR codes in August 2020 (Japan first, December 2019) |
Where it is used
Social media profiles, creators, businesses
People use it for social media profiles, creators, businesses.
The camera app returns the profile link. It does not open Instagram.
Example
https://www.instagram.com/example
Scan and create
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.