QR Tags
QR microformats
QR tags are an agreed-upon abbreviation or acronym followed by the colon punctuation symbol. For example, to initiate an email message from a QR symbol use the "mailto:" tag followed by an email address. To make a QR bar code that will generate an email that you can send to someone, create a QR barcode that contains "mailto:you@example.com"
The use of tags in QR barcodes expands the QR symbology to include formatted data like barcodes, GS1 identification keys, and other structured data. Our online QR generator and QRdvark, our cell phone app, both support the following tags and microformats within QR barcodes:
contact •
ean13: •
ean8: •
email •
geo: •
giai: •
ginc: •
gln: •
grai: •
gs1-128a: •
gs1-128b: •
gs1-128c: •
gsin: •
gtin:
calendar event •
isbn13: •
issn: •
itf14: •
jan13: •
jan8: •
phone •
sms: | mms: •
sscc: •
text •
upca: •
upce: •
URL
Please contact us with questions about these formats and tags or if you have applications for their use or suggestions for improvement.