Free Wi-Fi QR Code Generator

Type your Wi-Fi name and password. Your guests scan the QR with their phone camera and connect in one tap - no typing, no awkward "is that a capital O or zero?" Generated entirely in your browser - your password never leaves your device.

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Your Wi-Fi QR code
Type a network name and password.
Your QR appears here.
PNG is best for screens, social posts, and quick printing. SVG scales to any size without pixelation - use it for posters, signage, or business cards.

How to create a Wi-Fi QR code (in 30 seconds)

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Find your network name and password. Check the sticker on the back of your router, or open Wi-Fi settings on a device that's already connected. On iPhone, tap the network name, then tap the password field to reveal it (Face ID required). On Mac, run security find-generic-password -ga "Your Network Name" in Terminal.
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Type them in the form above. Use the exact same capitalization as the router. The security type is almost always WPA - the WPA option in the dropdown covers WPA, WPA2, and WPA3. WEP is only for very old routers; if you're using one, this is also a good time to upgrade.
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Test the QR with your own phone first. Open the camera app and point it at the QR on your screen. iOS and Android will both show a banner like "Join 'YourNetwork'?" If it doesn't, double-check the password - the most common cause of a non-working Wi-Fi QR is a typo.
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Download and print. Use the PNG for quick screen-share or paste into a doc; use the SVG when you're printing larger than 5 cm or when you need crisp edges on a custom design. Either way, print on a non-glossy surface - reflective laminate can ruin scans.

When a Wi-Fi QR code beats typing the password

Anywhere your guests have to ask for the password is a candidate. A few patterns we see most often:

Cafés, restaurants, bars

Print a small QR on each table tent. Guests connect once and stay through dessert. Cuts the "what's the Wi-Fi password?" interruption to zero.

Airbnb & short-term rentals

One QR on a welcome card replaces a paragraph of instructions. Guests connect within 30 seconds of walking in. Add to the same card as the door code.

Offices & coworking spaces

Print a card for the front desk so receptionists hand it to visitors. Or stick the QR inside meeting rooms for clients who join on-site.

Events & weddings

Put the QR on a small placard at the bar or check-in desk. Saves staff from spelling out a network name 200 times during a single evening.

Your own home guest network

Tape the QR inside the guest bathroom or by the kitchen. Your friends and parents stop asking for the password every visit.

Hotels & lodges

Add a QR to the in-room welcome card. Saves desk staff from explaining the network name and password to every guest at check-in.

Wi-Fi QR code FAQ

A Wi-Fi QR code encodes your network name (SSID), security type (WPA, WPA2, WEP) and password using a standard format that iOS and Android both recognize. When someone scans it with their camera app, the phone offers to join the network in one tap - no typing, no spelling out "is that a capital O or zero?" The QR contains the literal credentials, so anyone who scans it gets access.

Yes. Native camera support has been built into iOS since version 11 (2017) and Android since version 10 (2019). On both platforms, point the camera at the QR code, tap the banner that pops up, and the device offers to join the network. On older Android devices you may need a QR-reader app like Google Lens, but those have been preinstalled on every Android phone for years.

The QR contains the plaintext password. Anyone who can photograph or copy it can decode it with a free QR reader. So treat the printed QR like you'd treat the password itself - fine to display somewhere only trusted guests can see (a guest room, a private office, a paid event), not fine to post on a public-facing window. For sensitive deployments, set up a guest network with its own password and put the QR on that one.

These are the security protocols your router uses. WPA2 is the most common as of 2026 - pick it if you're not sure. WPA3 is the newer standard on routers from the last few years; if your router supports it, the WPA option works for both. WEP is an old, broken standard from the 1990s - if your network still uses WEP, upgrade your router. Open (no password) is for cafés and other public networks where there's no password at all.

Yes - check the "Hidden network" box in the form. A hidden SSID just means the router doesn't broadcast its name; the network still works normally once you know the name. The QR code spec has an explicit "H" flag for this case, and both iOS and Android honor it: they'll add the network to the list of remembered networks even though the phone can't see it advertised.

Yes. Any character your router accepts is fine - including spaces, emoji, and punctuation. This tool automatically escapes the four special characters the Wi-Fi QR spec reserves (backslash, semicolon, comma, and double quote), so passwords like My;P@ss,word\! encode and decode correctly. If you see scanning issues with a long or complex password, regenerate the QR at a larger size.

Rule of thumb: the QR's printed width in centimeters should be roughly 1/10 of the scanning distance in centimeters. For a table tent or guest-room card scanned from 30 cm away, 3 cm square is plenty. For a wall sign scanned from across a 4-meter room, scale up to 40 cm. For coffee-shop counters at arm's length, 4-5 cm works well. Always err on the larger side - paper is cheap, an unscannable code is expensive.

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