Free WhatsApp QR Code Generator

A WhatsApp QR code turns your "click to chat" link into a scannable image. Stick it on your shop window, a flyer, your packaging or a table card, and customers point their camera to start a chat with you — no typing your number, no saving a contact. Add a pre-filled message and they're one tap from ordering or asking a question.

How to create a WhatsApp QR code

• Build your link — https://wa.me/<number> using your full number with country code, no + or spaces (e.g. wa.me/447911123456).
• Paste it into the Link generator above. To pre-fill a message, add ?text=Hi to the end.
• Customize the colors, then download a crisp PNG — or SVG/4K for print, all free to make.
• Print and display it where customers can scan.

Great for

• Shops & counters — "Scan to chat with us" on the window or till.
• Takeaways & restaurants — let customers order or book over WhatsApp.
• Freelancers & services — put it on cards and quotes for instant enquiries.
• Packaging & flyers — turn support questions into a quick chat.

Tips for a code that always works

• Always include the country code and drop the +, spaces and dashes.
• Pre-fill a helpful first message with ?text= so people know what to say.
• Add a caption: "Scan to chat on WhatsApp".
• Keep dark code on a light background with a white margin so every phone reads it.

Getting the number format exactly right

WhatsApp links use the wa.me format, and it is strict in a way that catches most people out:

https://wa.me/447700900123

• Country code is required — a local number on its own will not work.
• No plus sign, no spaces, no dashes, no brackets.
• Drop the leading zero. A UK number written 07700 900123 becomes 447700900123. An Indian 098765 43210 becomes 919876543210. This one trips up nearly everybody.

Get it wrong and the code opens WhatsApp to an error rather than your chat, which you will only discover after it is printed.

Pre-filling the first message

You can put words in the customer’s mouth, which dramatically increases how many people actually send something rather than scanning and hesitating:

https://wa.me/447700900123?text=Hi%20I%20would%20like%20to%20book%20a%20table

• Spaces become %20. Most browsers encode this for you if you type the link into the address bar first and then copy it back out.
• Keep it short and specific. “Hi, I would like a quote for…” beats “Hello”, because it tells you why they are messaging before you reply.
• Put the enquiry type in the text when the code is location-specific — a code on a menu can prefill a table number, a code on a van can prefill the service.
• The message is editable by the sender. It is a starting point, not a form.

Personal, Business or a group

• WhatsApp Business gives you away messages, labels, quick replies and a catalogue. If customers are scanning this code, you want the Business app.
• Groups use an invite link (chat.whatsapp.com/…) rather than wa.me. Anyone who scans can join, so do not print a group code on anything public unless you mean it.
• Your number becomes visible to anyone who scans. Use a business number on anything public-facing.

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