Make sure your printed QR code scans

You can change where a Onelink leads after the code is printed, so the one thing that has to be right before you print is that the code scans.
  1. Step 1

    Download the right file

    For print, download SVG: it is a vector file and stays sharp at any size. PNG L is a large image for print tools that do not take SVG; PNG S is for screens, emails and slides.
  2. Step 2

    Print it large enough

    Keep the code at least 2 cm (0.8 in) wide for something held in the hand, and larger for anything read from a distance: roughly one tenth of the scanning distance, so 30 cm for a poster read from three metres.
    Leave an empty margin around the code. Text or artwork touching the code makes it harder to read.
  3. Step 3

    Keep the contrast high

    Dark dots on a light background scan best. If you style the code or add a logo, keep the dots much darker than the background, never make them lighter than it, and keep the logo small.
  4. Step 4

    Test it on paper

    Scan a printed copy, not only the file on your screen, with an iPhone and an Android phone, from the distance people will actually be at. If a print shop sends you a sample before the full run, scan that.

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