QR Code Printing Checklist for Shops and Small Businesses

A QR code is only useful if customers can scan it easily. Before printing a QR code on a poster, counter display, menu, invoice or package, check the basics carefully.

Before you print

Use strong contrast between QR code and background

Keep white space around the QR code

Avoid stretching or distorting the image

Add a short label such as Scan to Pay or Scan to Chat

Test scanning from the expected distance

Test with more than one phone

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Common printing mistakes

Printing the QR too small for the scan distance.

Placing it on a glossy or curved surface without testing.

Using low contrast colors.

Forgetting to explain what happens after scanning.

Changing the destination link after printing without checking the final QR behavior.