My QR code does not scan

Goal

Find the style setting that stops a phone from reading your QR code, and fix it.

Before you start

• A QR code styled in QRLY.
• A phone camera or QR scanner app to test with.

Steps

1. Raise error correction with a logo A logo covers modules in the middle of the code. In the Style tab, set Error Correction to High (30%); QRLY does not raise it for you when you add a logo.
2. Make the logo smaller Move the Logo Size slider down from 7×7 to 5×5 or 3×3 modules, or remove the logo with × to see whether it is the cause.
3. Check the contrast Most scanners expect a dark code on a light background. Make the Foreground clearly darker than the Background; QRLY uses whatever colors you set and does not check their contrast.
4. Bring back the quiet zone Turn off No quiet zone (margin) so the code keeps its empty border of two modules. Without it, a scanner can struggle to find the code's edges.
5. Look at the background With Transparent background on, the code shows whatever is behind it. On a dark or busy surface, turn it off or place the code on a plain light shape.
6. Test the shape last If it still does not scan, switch Module Shape to Square, or lower Dot Spacing for Dots, then test again.

Tips

• Change one setting at a time and scan after each change, so you know which one made the difference.
• Scan the placed code at the size it will really be used, not only at full zoom in Figma.

Result

A QR code a phone reads, with as much of your styling as it allows.

If something goes wrong

• The code got denser after I added text. A QR code grows with its content and its error correction level. Shorten the content, for example a shorter URL, to get bigger modules at the same size.
• A WiFi code scans but the phone does not join. Check that Network Name (SSID), Password and Security match the network exactly, and turn on Hidden only for a network that does not broadcast its name.

Related guides

• STYLE & LOGO
  Style a QR code and add a center logo Choose square, rounded or dot modules, set your colors and error correction, and put your logo in the middle.
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• PLACE & EXPORT
  Place a QR code on the canvas or export SVG and PNG Add the code to your design as editable vectors, or download and copy it as SVG or PNG at the size you need.
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