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QR code size calculator

Enter how far away the code will be read from and how long its destination is. The minimum is the smallest size that works; the recommendation adds the margin that bad light, old phones and awkward materials take away.

Read from a distance of

Destination

Conditions where it will be scannedLow contrast against the backgroundTextured, reflective or curved materialPoor or coloured lightThe code or the reader is movingA logo in the middle

Minimum

3 cm

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3.9 cm

25×25 modules · 1.56 mm per module · 7 mm quiet zone on each side

A tenth of the reading distance, or the width the module count needs at half a millimetre per module — whichever is larger.

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