Make a QR code for your Wi-Fi
Create a QR code that connects a phone to your network when scanned, so guests never have to type the password. Already set to Wi-Fi mode.
What is it for?
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Enter your network name to see the code.
SVG stays sharp at any size, so use it for anything going to print. Test the code with a real phone before you order a thousand stickers.
How a Wi-Fi QR code works
The code encodes your network name, password and security type in a short standard format that phones recognise. Pointing a camera at it prompts to join the network directly. There is no app and no account involved: the phone reads the text, sees that it describes a network, and offers to connect.
Where it is genuinely useful
A card by the door of a holiday let or spare room, a sticker inside a kitchen cupboard for visitors, a sign in a café or waiting room, or simply taped to the back of the router where the long random password from your provider has been defeating guests for years. It is one of the few QR codes people actually appreciate.
What it means for your security
The code contains your password in plain form, so anyone who can photograph it can read it. That is a fair trade in a home or a café and a poor one in an office, where a guest network exists precisely so visitors are not given the main one. Print it for the guest network, keep it out of view from the street or a window, and reprint if you change the password, since the old code will simply stop working.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work on both iPhone and Android?
Yes. iPhones have supported this from the built-in camera since iOS 11, and Android since version 10. On older Android phones a QR scanner app may be needed, but modern devices handle it without anything extra.
Which security type should I choose?
WPA covers WPA, WPA2 and WPA3, which is what essentially every current router uses, so it is almost certainly the right answer. Pick the open option only for a network with genuinely no password.
Why will my code not scan?
Usually it is printed too small, or the network name and password have a typo — a QR code encodes what you typed, mistakes included. Check the details, and print it at least three centimetres across. A hidden network is the other common cause, since some phones will not join one from a code.