A WiFi QR code stores your network’s name and password so a guest can join by scanning instead of typing. Point a phone’s camera at the code, tap “Join network,” and you’re connected — no spelling out a long password or passing a phone around. It’s one of the most genuinely useful QR codes you can print, and it’s completely free to make.
How a WiFi QR code works
The code contains a small piece of text in a standard format the phone’s operating system recognises — your network name, the password, and the security type. Because all of that is encoded directly into the pattern, no internet connection and no server are involved. That makes it a static QR code: it works the instant it’s printed and keeps working forever, with nothing to subscribe to.
How to make one
- Open the builder and choose the WiFi type.
- Enter your network name exactly as it appears, your password, and the encryption type (WPA/WPA2 for almost all home and business routers).
- Download the code as a vector SVG for print, or a PNG for a screen.
- Print it, frame it, or stick it where guests can reach it.
On QRever this happens entirely in your browser — your password is never sent to our servers, because a static code doesn’t need one.
Where to put a WiFi QR code
- On a café or restaurant table tent, next to the menu code.
- In a guesthouse, Airbnb, or hotel room welcome card.
- By the door or reception of an office or co-working space.
- On the fridge at home, for visitors.
One important security note
A WiFi QR code is only as private as the network it joins. Anyone who can see and scan the code can connect, so don’t print your main network’s password on something public. Instead, enable the guest network most routers offer and make a code for that. Guests get internet; your private devices and password stay separate.
Print it so it actually scans
A WiFi code is no different from any other when it comes to print quality: keep it a reasonable size, dark on a light background, with a clear margin around it. If it lives on a laminated table card, watch for glare. Our best-practices guide covers sizing and contrast, and if you’re also printing a menu, see QR codes for restaurant menus.