# Create a QR code for a URL, WiFi, contact or email

> Pick a data type in the Generate tab, fill in its fields and watch the preview update as you type.

## Goal

Turn a website, a piece of text, a WiFi login, a contact card or an email into a QR code.

## Before you start

- QRLY installed in Figma.

## Steps

1. **Open QRLY** Run QRLY from the Plugins menu. The Generate tab opens with https://raiken.io already in the URL field, so you see a sample QR code straight away.
2. **Choose a data type** Under Data Type, click URL, Text, WiFi, vCard or Email. Each one shows its own fields.
   ![QRLY Generate tab: dot QR code preview, URL selected among five data types, https://raiken.io filled in.](https://raiken.io/assets/kb/qrly/qrly-create-qr-code/generate-url.png)
3. **Fill in the fields** URL: a web address; QRLY adds https:// when you leave it out. Text: any text. WiFi: Network Name (SSID), Password, Security (WPA/WPA2, WEP or Open) and the Hidden switch for a network that does not broadcast its name. vCard: First Name, Last Name, Phone, Email and Company. Email: Email Address, Subject and Message.
   ![QRLY Generate tab with WiFi selected: Network Name Studio Guest and a password typed in.](https://raiken.io/assets/kb/qrly/qrly-create-qr-code/generate-wifi.png)
4. **Check the preview** The preview at the top redraws a moment after you stop typing. Until the required field is filled, it shows an empty placeholder instead of a code.
5. **Place it** Click Place QR Code at the bottom of the plugin to add the code to your canvas, or open the Style tab to change how it looks first.

## Tips

- Switching data types keeps what you typed in the other panels, so you can compare a URL code with an Email code without retyping.
- For an open WiFi network, choose Open under Security; QRLY then leaves the password out of the code.

## Result

A live QR code preview for your content, ready to style, place on the canvas or export.

## If something goes wrong

- **The preview stays empty.** -> Fill in the field each type needs: the network name for WiFi, a first or last name for vCard, the email address for Email. The other fields are optional.
- **The Place QR Code button is missing.** -> It only appears when there is something to encode. Enter content for the selected data type and the button comes back.

## Common questions

### Which kinds of QR codes can QRLY create?

Five: URL (a web address), Text (any text), WiFi (network name, password and security type), vCard (name, phone, email and company) and Email (address, subject and message).

### What does a WiFi QR code contain?

The network name, the security type (WPA/WPA2, WEP or Open), the password unless the network is open, and whether the network is hidden. Phones that support WiFi QR codes can join the network from it.

### What does a vCard QR code contain?

A contact card (vCard 3.0) with the first and last name, and the phone, email and company when you fill them in.

### What does an Email QR code do?

It holds a mailto: link with the address, and the subject and message when you add them, so scanning it opens a new email in the mail app.

### Do I have to type https:// in front of a URL?

No. When a URL does not start with http:// or https://, QRLY adds https:// for you.

## Related guides

- [Style a QR code and add a center logo](https://raiken.io/kb/qrly/qrly-style-and-logo): Choose square, rounded or dot modules, set your colors and error correction, and put your logo in the middle.
- [Place a QR code on the canvas or export SVG and PNG](https://raiken.io/kb/qrly/qrly-place-and-export): Add the code to your design as editable vectors, or download and copy it as SVG or PNG at the size you need.
- [Change the language, open the FAQ and replay the welcome tour](https://raiken.io/kb/qrly/qrly-menu-and-settings): QRLY's main menu holds the language switch, a searchable FAQ, the version notes, a feedback link and the welcome tour.

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Source: https://raiken.io/kb/qrly/qrly-create-qr-code (QRLY help centre). Reviewed: 2026-10-30.