Free forever · no account · no watermark
Any text, readable by any phone, no internet required.
Serial numbers, safety instructions, a message on a gift tag, coordinates for a geocache. Plain-text QR codes carry the words themselves, so they work in a basement, on a mountain, or in fifty years.
Try it now: point your phone camera at the preview.
This code is pure data. It carries your content directly instead of a link through our servers, so it can't expire and we couldn't turn it off if we wanted to.
It cannot expire
Static codes are pure data. There is no timer, no scan limit and no trial, so there is nothing that can run out.
It never touches our servers
The code is generated in your browser. We never see your content, so we have nothing to hold hostage.
No account, no watermark
Download PNG, SVG or print-ready PDF and use it commercially, without signing anything.
The most honest QR code there is
A plain-text code has no moving parts. No URL, no redirect, no server, no company that can fail between you and your reader. It is the digital equivalent of engraving, which is why museums, manufacturers and emergency services like it. If your message matters more than your analytics, this is the code to use.
A rule of thumb for size
The more text, the denser the grid. A short sentence scans from across the room, while a full paragraph wants a print of at least 4 or 5 cm. The counter under the box warns you when you are getting dense, and the SVG download stays sharp at any size.
Questions, answered plainly
- Does a text QR code need an internet connection?
- No, and that is its superpower. The text is stored inside the code, so any camera can read it fully offline. Nothing is fetched from any server, ours included.
- How much text can I fit in a QR code?
- Technically up to about 4,000 characters, but dense codes get hard to scan when printed small. Keep it under a few hundred characters for reliable scanning, and print larger if you need more.
- Will it ever expire?
- Never. There is no account, no link and no server involved. The code is as permanent as whatever you print it on.
- What are text codes used for?
- Equipment labels and serial numbers, assembly or safety instructions, gift tags, scavenger hunts, emergency information, and any message that must survive without a website behind it.
- Can it contain emoji or accented characters?
- Yes. The generator encodes UTF-8, so accents, non-Latin alphabets and emoji all work on modern phones.