Email QR code generator
Scanning opens a new email to you, with the subject and message already written.
What is your QR code for?
Make one in three steps
- Enter the address that should receive the emails.
- Add a subject and opening line so messages are easy to sort.
- Scan the preview to check it opens your mail app correctly.
What goes inside the code
An example, using sample details:
mailto:hello@example.com?subject=Table%20booking&body=Hello%2C%20I%20would%20like%20to%20book%20a%20table%20for%20four%20on%20Saturday%20at%207pm.
- Use the subject for sorting
- A fixed subject such as "Feedback: table 12" or "Returns enquiry" lets you filter replies into a folder. Make one code per location if you want to know where emails came from.
- Use a shared inbox
- Put a shared address such as hello@ or bookings@ on printed codes. If the person who looks after it changes, the code still reaches someone.
- Keep the body short
- A long prefilled message makes the code denser and harder to scan. One opening line is enough, and people will write the rest themselves.
Common questions
What happens when someone scans it?
Their phone opens its default mail app with a new message to your address, plus any subject and body you added. Nothing is sent until they press send themselves.
Does it work without a mail app?
The code uses a standard mailto link, so it needs an email app set up on the phone. Most phones have one, but if your audience is wide, print the address underneath as well.
Will people see my email address?
Yes. Anyone who scans the code sees the address in their new message, the same as if you had printed it. Use a shared or role address rather than a personal one if that matters to you.