How a logo fits inside a QR code
Every QR code carries spare data called error correction, which lets a phone rebuild parts of the code that are scratched, smudged or covered. A logo in the middle covers some of the code on purpose, and error correction fills the gap.
This QR code generator with logo raises the error correction automatically as soon as you add a logo, then test-scans the result live. If the logo is too big or the colours clash, you get a warning straight away instead of a code that fails on the shop counter.
A logo also does a job for the person scanning. People are rightly wary of anonymous codes stuck on posters and parking meters. A code that carries your brand, in your colours and inside a frame that says what it opens, looks like it belongs to you, and people are more willing to scan it.
How to create a QR code with a logo
- Choose the content: a link, contact card, Wi-Fi network, WhatsApp chat or any other type.
- Open the Logo section and upload your logo. It stays on your device and is never sent to our servers.
- Adjust the size so the logo sits in the centre and takes up no more than about 30% of the code's width.
- Set the code colours to suit the logo, keeping the code dark on a light background.
- Check the live scan badge, then download SVG or PDF for print, or PNG for screens.
Logo tips for a QR code that scans
- Use your icon or monogram rather than a long wordmark. Detail disappears at small sizes.
- Pick a logo file with a solid background or some padding, so the dots do not run into its edges.
- Keep the content short. A short link gives fewer, larger dots, which leaves more room for the logo.
- Print a sample at the final size and test it with more than one phone.
- Add a frame with a "Scan me" label so people know it is a code to scan, not just decoration.
A free QR code generator with logo, without the catch
Some well-known generators let you design a code with your company logo, then ask you to sign up, add a watermark to free downloads or charge for SVG. Here, logos, colours, frames, SVG, PDF and high-resolution PNG are all free, with no account.
The codes are static, so your content is stored in the code itself. There is no redirect to expire, no trial to run out and no tracking of the people who scan your code.
If you need the same branded design on many codes, save your style in the browser, or use the bulk generator to turn a CSV into a ZIP of styled codes.
