# WhatsApp QR code generator, free and with your message.

URL: https://www.elocuenti.com/en/tools/whatsapp-qr-code-generator

A WhatsApp QR code is a square that, when scanned with a phone camera, opens a chat with your number and, if you want, with a message already written. Put it on your shop window, your packaging or your menu, and customers message you without saving your number.

## Create your WhatsApp QR code

- Country and WhatsApp number
- Pre-written message (optional)
- Your WhatsApp QR code
- QR code that opens a chat with your WhatsApp number

## How to create a WhatsApp QR code

- **Pick the country and type your number.** Only the local number, without the country code or a leading 0: the generator builds the link that goes inside the QR.
- **Write the message customers will see.** One message per place, like «Hi, I'm at your table», tells you where people message you from.
- **Download the QR as PNG or SVG.** PNG for social media, screens and documents; SVG for print shops and large formats.
- **Test it before you print.** Scan it with the camera of two different phones and check that it opens the chat with your message.

## Where to put your WhatsApp QR code

- **On your window and at the till** People walking by or waiting in line message you to ask about prices, hours or delivery.
- **On packaging and receipts** For repeat orders, warranties and how-to questions, with the customer already known through the chat.
- **On menus and tables** In restaurants and cafés, to order, book or leave a review without downloading anything.
- **On business cards and flyers** A business card that turns into a conversation with a single scan.
- **At fairs and events** On your booth or on the screen of a talk, so interested people message you on the spot.
- **On print ads** On billboards, magazines or posters, with a message of its own so you know which piece brings customers.

## Which WhatsApp QR code is right for you

| Option | What it opens | When it makes sense |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Your profile QR in the app | Your contact, so people can add you | To share your number with someone next to you |
| The WhatsApp Business QR | A chat with your business and its default message | If you already use the WhatsApp Business app |
| The QR from this generator | A chat with your number and the message you write | To print a different message per place or campaign |
| The QR with an Elocuenti tracked link | A chat the AI agent answers instantly | To know which place or campaign ends in a sale |

## How to see your WhatsApp QR code

In WhatsApp, go to Settings and tap the QR code next to your name. That code lets someone else add you as a contact, and you can share it or reset it anytime.
In the WhatsApp Business app, your business QR lives in the app's tools, under «Short link». It opens a chat with your business, can carry a default message and doesn't expire unless you reset it or delete the account. If you reset it, the old one stops working.
The QR from this generator is different: it holds a wa.me link with your number and your message, and you can create as many as you have places or campaigns.

## How to scan a WhatsApp QR code

Point your phone camera at the code and tap the prompt that appears: the chat opens in WhatsApp. The scanner inside WhatsApp's settings only reads the app's official QR codes, like a profile's or a group's, so use the camera for a QR like this one.
If what you want is to log in to WhatsApp Web, the code is scanned the other way around: the computer shows it and you read it from your phone, in Settings, under «Linked devices».

## How to print your QR code so it scans well

- Print it at least 2 × 2 cm (about 0.8 in), and bigger the farther away people will scan it from, like a shop window or a billboard.
- Black on a white or very light background: low-contrast or inverted colors fail on many cameras.
- Keep the white margin around the code; the generator already includes it.
- Use short messages: the longer the message, the denser the QR and the harder it is to read at a small size.
- Add a line next to it that says what happens when scanned, for example «Message us on WhatsApp».

## Track which QR code brings you customers

With a different message per place you already know where people message you from. In Elocuenti each QR can carry its own tracked link: the AI agent answers every chat instantly and you see which store, package or campaign ends in a sale.

## Sources

- [How to view your WhatsApp QR code](https://faq.whatsapp.com/675736450543192) (WhatsApp Help Center)
- [How to scan a WhatsApp QR code](https://faq.whatsapp.com/1079327266110265) (WhatsApp Help Center)
- [About QR code for WhatsApp Business](https://faq.whatsapp.com/888878128766436) (WhatsApp Help Center)
- [How to use click to chat](https://faq.whatsapp.com/5913398998672934) (WhatsApp Help Center)

## Keep reading

- WhatsApp link generator: The same chat as a wa.me link for your website, your bio and your ads.
- What is WhatsApp Business: The app, the API and the catalog, and when each one makes sense.
- WhatsApp Business automatic messages: The welcome message people get when they message you from your QR.

## Frequently asked questions about WhatsApp QR codes

- **Is a WhatsApp QR code free?** Yes. Creating and using the QR costs nothing, and this generator needs no sign-up.
- **Does the QR code expire?** No. It holds a wa.me link and works as long as your number has WhatsApp. If you change numbers, create a new QR.
- **Can I change the message after printing the QR?** No: the message is inside the code. To change it, create a new QR with the message you want and print it again.
- **Does it work with WhatsApp Business?** Yes. It works with WhatsApp, the WhatsApp Business app and a number connected to the API.
- **Should I download the QR as PNG or SVG?** PNG for social media, screens and documents. SVG for print shops and large formats, because it doesn't lose quality when enlarged.
- **Why doesn't WhatsApp read my QR code?** WhatsApp's scanner only reads the app's official codes. Scan this QR with your phone camera and tap the prompt to open the chat.
- **Is my number stored?** No. The QR is created in your browser; we don't send your number anywhere.