Wi-Fi QR Code Generator
Make a QR code that joins your Wi-Fi network when guests scan it with a phone camera. Works with iPhone and Android.
Your password never leaves this device. The QR code is made in your browser.
Options
Preview
Fill in the required fields to see the QR code.
How to make a Wi-Fi QR code
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Enter the network name
Type the Wi-Fi name (SSID) exactly as it appears in your phone's Wi-Fi list.
- 2
Add the password and security type
Enter the password and pick the security type your router uses. Tick Hidden network if the name is not broadcast.
- 3
Download or print
Download the QR code as PNG, JPEG or SVG, or print a card with the network name.
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Test it
Scan the code with your own phone before you put it up, to check that it joins the network.
Using a Wi-Fi QR code
How phones join by scanning
The QR code holds a short line of text such as WIFI:T:WPA;S:HomeNet;P:password;; with the network name, password and security type. When a phone camera reads it, the phone offers to join that network and fills in the password itself. Nobody has to read or type the password, which helps with long passwords and with guests who speak another language.
iPhone and Android support
iPhones read Wi-Fi QR codes in the built-in Camera app from iOS 11 on: point the camera at the code, tap the Wi-Fi banner, then Join. Android phones from Android 10 on read them in the camera app or Google Lens, and many also have a QR icon in Settings, Wi-Fi, next to Add network. Older Android phones may need Google Lens or a QR scanner app. Laptops usually cannot scan them.
Choosing the security type
Pick the security type your router uses; you can see it in the router's settings or on the phone's Wi-Fi details screen. WPA/WPA2/WPA3 covers almost every home and office network made in the last 15 years, including mixed WPA2/WPA3 mode. WEP is only for very old routers. None is for open networks with no password, such as a cafe network with a sign-in page. Networks that need a username and password (WPA2 Enterprise, 802.1X) cannot be shared this way.
Hidden networks
If your router does not broadcast its name, tick Hidden network. The code then tells the phone to look for the network even though it does not appear in the list. The name must match exactly, including capital letters and spaces, because the phone cannot pick it from a list.
Printing tips
Print the code at least 3 cm (about 1.2 in) wide, larger if people will scan it from more than an arm's length away. Keep dark modules on a light background and leave the white border around the code, since scanners need it. Matte paper avoids glare under room lights. Scan the printed copy with a phone before you put it up. Anyone who can see the code can join your network, so place it where your guests are, not in a window facing the street. If you change the password, print a new code.
Privacy
The code is generated in your browser. The network name and password are not sent to any server and are not saved after you close the page. They exist only in the image you download or print.