Phone QR code generator
Create a QR code that dials your phone number when scanned. Free, customizable, PNG and SVG downloads.
There's an API for this — free, no key
Everything this generator does is also one GET request away. Build any QR code above, press API, and you get a shareable URL that renders the exact same design — PNG or SVG, any size up to 2048px, all dot styles, marker shapes, and colors.
https://in.bio/api/qr?url=https://example.com&dot_style=dots&marker_shape=circle&foreground=1a56db
30 requests/minute per IP, cached for a day. Read the API docs
A phone QR code opens the dialer with your number ready to call — one tap and the phone rings. It is ideal for service stickers, delivery notes, storefront signs, business cards, and anywhere you want a call instead of a number people have to type without a mistake.
What a phone QR code encodes
The code holds a standard tel: link with your number — the same link behind a click-to-call button on a website. It is tiny, so the pattern stays simple and scans well even when printed small on a sticker or a card. Nothing is stored on our servers and the code never expires.
Use full international E.164 format — a plus sign, the country code, then the number, like +1 555 123 4567 — so the code dials correctly for travellers and across borders, not just for local callers.
What happens when someone scans it
On iPhone and Android the camera recognises the number and opens the dialer with it filled in. The call does not start on its own — the person taps to dial, a deliberate safety behaviour on both platforms. So a phone code is a shortcut to calling you, never a trick that rings a number without consent.
Where phone codes work best
Anywhere a fast call beats a typed number: a repair sticker on an appliance, a for-sale sign, a taxi rank, a delivery slip, a market stall. Keep contrast high and the code big enough for the distance it is read from. Download a PNG for screens or an SVG for durable print.
Calls you cannot count — unless you route them
A tel: code cannot tell you how many people scanned it. If you need to compare which poster or location drives calls, put a short link QR code next to the phone code pointing at a landing page, and read the scans by source. For chat instead of a call, a WhatsApp code or an SMS code gives people a lower-pressure way to reach you — more on choosing between them on the blog.
Extensions, hours, and the right number
A phone code is only as good as the number behind it. Use a line that is actually answered during the hours your code is seen — a repair sticker that dials an unstaffed desk at 9pm frustrates the very customer it was meant to help. If callers need an extension, most dialers accept a pause and digits after the number, though support varies by phone, so test it. And always use full international format so the code works for travellers and across borders, not just for local callers.
For anything you want to measure or for a softer first contact, pair the phone code with another option: a WhatsApp code or an vCard code next to it lets people chat or save your details instead of committing to a call, and a trackable short link tells you which placement actually drove contact.
Other QR code types
Need a different kind of code? Try the SMS QR code and WhatsApp QR code. Any code here can become a dynamic QR code you edit after printing and track on every scan — and if you just need a short link, the URL shortener counts every click.
What people use it for
- Service and support stickers on equipment
- Storefront and delivery signage
- Business cards and vehicle wraps