What is an Email QR Code?

An email QR code encodes a mailto link into a scannable QR code. When someone scans it with their smartphone camera, their default email app opens automatically with the recipient address, subject line, and message body already filled in. This removes the friction of manually typing an email address and reduces errors from mistyped addresses.

Email QR codes use the standard mailto: URI scheme, which is universally supported across all smartphones, tablets, and desktop email clients. The data is encoded directly in the QR pattern, so the code works offline and never expires.

How to Create an Email QR Code

1. Enter the recipient's email address in the field above. This is the only required field.
2. Add a subject line (optional) to pre-fill the email subject when the QR code is scanned.
3. Add a message body (optional) to pre-compose the email content for the scanner.
4. Customize the color and error correction level to match your brand or design.
5. Download your QR code in PNG or SVG format — completely free, with no watermark.

Best Uses for Email QR Codes

• Customer support: Place an email QR code on product packaging, receipts, or user manuals so customers can quickly reach your support team without searching for the contact address.
• Feedback and surveys: Add an email QR code to in-store signage, event badges, or printed flyers that lets people send feedback with a pre-filled subject line like "Feedback — [Event Name]".
• Contact pages and business cards: Include an email QR code on your business card, letterhead, or brochure so prospects can email you directly from a single scan.
• Marketing and campaigns: Print email QR codes on posters, direct mail, or magazine ads to drive leads. Pre-fill the subject with a campaign identifier for easy tracking in your inbox.
• Education: Teachers can add email QR codes to handouts or classroom posters so students can easily submit assignments or ask questions via email.

Tips for Email QR Codes

• Keep the subject and body short. Longer text makes the QR code more complex and harder to scan from a distance. Stick to essential information only.
• Double-check the email address. Since the address is permanently encoded in the QR code, a typo means every scan goes to the wrong recipient.
• Use a descriptive subject line. Pre-filling the subject helps you sort incoming emails and lets the scanner know the purpose of the email at a glance.
• Test before printing. Always scan your QR code with multiple devices (iOS and Android) to verify the mailto link opens correctly in the default email app.
• Choose higher error correction for print. If the QR code will be printed on textured or small surfaces, select "High (30%)" error correction for more reliable scanning.