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URL QR Code
The camera app can scan this. The Zebra app can scan this.
The most common QR code simply contains a web address. Scanning it opens the page in the browser, which is why it is important to preview the link first and make sure it leads where you expect.
Also called Website QR code, link QR code, web address QR.
In this family
Specifications
| Standard | URI syntax RFC 3986 inside a QR Code |
|---|---|
| Character set | URL text (QR alphanumeric mode works for upper-case URLs) |
| Capacity | As QR Code; short URLs give smaller, easier-to-scan codes |
| Error correction | QR error correction |
| Dimension | 2D matrix |
| Origin | unknown (common since early mobile web in Japan) |
Where it is used
Marketing, packaging, menus, posters, tickets, product manuals
People use it for marketing, packaging, menus, posters, tickets, product manuals.
The app returns the address. It does not open it. Read the address before you use it.
Example
https://twodcodescanner.app
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.