QR Code Types
All 26 QR code types UNI-QR supports, grouped by category, with what to enter for each one.
UNI-QR supports 26 QR code types, grouped into four categories in the type picker: Basic, Social media, Business, and Payments. Every type has its own short form - fill it in and the preview updates live. The tables below list what each type needs.
Basic
| Type | What you enter |
|---|---|
| Website URL | Any https:// or http:// link |
| Plain text | Any free text, including a product ID, a quote or a note |
| Recipient address, plus optional subject and body | |
| Phone call | A phone number that opens the dialer when scanned |
| SMS | A phone number and optional pre-filled message text |
Social media
Nine social and messaging apps each get their own guided type: WhatsApp (opens a chat, with an optional pre-filled message), Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X / Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat and Telegram - each takes a username or profile link and opens straight to that profile or page when scanned.
Business
| Type | What you enter |
|---|---|
| vCard contact | Name, company, phone, email, website, address - scanning offers to save it as a new phone contact |
| WiFi | Network name (SSID), password, and security type (WPA, WEP or none) |
| PDF document | A link to a hosted PDF file, such as a menu or brochure |
| Restaurant menu | A link to your menu page or PDF |
| App Store / Play | Your App Store link, Google Play link, or both as a device-aware "Smart link" |
| Google Maps | A place link or coordinates so the code opens directions |
| Calendar event | Event title, date, time and location, added straight to the scanner's calendar |
Payments
Five payment types are supported - EasyPaisa/JazzCash, UPI, WeChat Pay, PIX and PayPal - and they are not all built the same way underneath. See Payment QR Codes for exactly how each one is encoded and what to double-check before you print one.
Bulk QR (a separate tool)
For turning a whole list into QR codes at once, UNI-QR also has a separate Bulk QR tool at qr.unisoftware.app/bulk-qr-code-generator. Paste up to 50 lines, choose URL, Text, Phone or WhatsApp mode, and download a ZIP of image files or a captioned A4 PDF sticker sheet - useful for table numbers, product shelf labels or a worksheet per student.
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