Contact · messaging · vCard 3.0 (RFC 2426)

A business card the phone can save

Name, company, phone, email — inside the code as a standard vCard. Scanning offers "add contact". No card service in between, and it keeps working after the print run.

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Opens the generator with this type selected. Everything happens in your browser.

Round WIA Code carrying a vCard contact
Rendered by the same engine as the generator. Point the WIA scanner at it — or a plain camera at the small booster QR in the middle.

What the code carries

A vCard 3.0 (RFC 2426) — the format every contacts app already imports. The fields you fill in the generator become N, FN, ORG, TEL and EMAIL lines.

vCard 3.0 (RFC 2426)

What happens when it is scanned

  1. The scanner reads the contact out of the code — no network needed.
  2. It shows the name and details on a card.
  3. One tap opens the phone's "new contact" screen with everything filled in.

Why a WIA Code for this

A card that is also your mark: the code can take the shape of your name seal from the brand page.
Enough room for a full card; a same-size QR is cramped for a name plus phone plus email.
Nothing expires: no profile page, no subscription — the contact is in the dots.

How much fits

Measured on the live engine (bytes of content, after error correction). The QR column is a standard QR code of the same printed size, for comparison.

GridWIA Code (bytes)Same-size QR (bytes)With booster QR
S · 64 modules · round23960—
M · 96 modules · round608151—
L · 128 modules · round11283221092

This page's example is 121 bytes. The booster QR is a small standard QR placed in the centre so phones without the WIA scanner still get somewhere useful — it leads to the web scanner, which then reads the full code.

Questions people ask

Does it need an account or a profile page?
No. The contact data is inside the code. Saving happens in the phone's contacts app.
Can I add my photo?
A photo is too large for a printed code; add it after saving. A logo can sit in the booster QR's centre.
Can I use my name seal as the shape?
Yes — make a name code on the brand page, then "Make a WIA Code with this name" opens the generator with your seal as the silhouette.
Will it work with a plain camera?
The booster QR opens the web scanner, which reads the contact. The WIA scanner reads it directly.
What if my number changes?
Print a new code. Old ones keep the old number — like paper cards.
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Other kinds of content

Scan to callA text message, pre-writtenAn email, ready to sendAll kinds of content →

WIA Code is a radial-symmetry 2D code. The content lives in the code; there is no server in between when it is scanned. Generated with the WIA Code engine · scannable · no account needed