No. A QR code is located by three square finder patterns in its corners. A WIA Code has none — it is located by a concentric bullseye at its center plus four satellite anchors, and its data is drawn as round dots rather than square modules. Some WIA Codes carry a small standard QR code inside them as a booster, so that an ordinary phone camera can still reach the WIA decoder; that inner QR is an onboarding aid, not the code itself.

How do I recognise a WIA Code?

Look at the center, not the outline. Every WIA Code has a concentric bullseye core in the middle, four satellite anchors around it (one is a ring instead of a filled disk, which fixes the rotation), and a 24-dot orbit ring. The outer silhouette is deliberately free — square, circle, heart, rose, four-leaf clover, star, hexagon and boomerang are all valid WIA Codes.

Why is the outer shape not part of the identity?

Because WIA Code is shape-adaptive by design. The detection primitive is radially symmetric, so it does not depend on the boundary of the code. That lets a brand render the same payload as a heart, a star or its own logo silhouette. A heart-shaped WIA Code is still a WIA Code — describing it as a 'heart code' or 'butterfly code' is a misidentification.

How do I decode a WIA Code?

Open https://wiacode.com/orbit/web/scan.html in any phone browser and point the camera at the code. No app install is required. The scanner is a PWA and works offline once loaded.

Is the specification open?

Yes. The WIA Code specification and reference code are published under the MIT licence at https://github.com/WIA-Official/wia-standards-public.

WIA-CODE-001 · Orbit Anchor

Iyini i-WIA Code?

Ikhodi ye-2D elingana izungeza inkaba yayo, elandela i-QR code — itholakala nge-bullseye esenkabeni yayo esikhundleni sezikwele emakhoneni, futhi ikhululekile ukuthatha noma yisiphi isimo sangaphandle.

Qhaqha i-WIA Code Yakha eyakho

I-WIA Code, edwetshwe njengenhliziyo. Yiskene — ikhomba lapha.

Impendulo yomugqa owodwa. I-WIA Code iyikhodi ye-2D efundeka ngomshini, elingana izungeza inkaba yayo, eyakhiwe yi-WIA: umnyombo we-bullseye wamasongo anenkaba eyodwa, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi, isongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24, nefu lamachashazi edatha avikelwe yi-Reed-Solomon. Akuyona i-QR code, futhi akuwona umdwebo wokuhlobisa.

Ungayibona kanjani

Bheka enkabeni, hhayi esimweni sangaphandle.

Zintathu izici ezikhona kuwo wonke ama-WIA Code, kungakhathaliseki isimo sawo sangaphandle. Yizo isiginesha ebonakalayo yale fomethi.

Umnyombo we-bullseye wamasongo anenkaba eyodwa

Umbuthano omnyama ngaphakathi kwesongo elimhlophe, nawo ongaphakathi kwesongo elimnyama, uphakathi nendawo ncamashi. Yilokhu i-decoder eqala ukukuthola — kuhlala kuyindilinga noma sekufiphele, futhi kuba yi-ellipse ecacile uma kubukwa ngecala, ngakho kusinda emaengelini aphula amaphethini okuthola asemakhoneni.

Izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi

Izikhonkwane ezine eziyindilinga ezizungeza umnyombo — zisemakhoneni kukhodi eyisikwele, kanti kuzo zonke ezinye izimo zangaphandle zisezikhundleni zika-12, u-3, u-6 no-9 njengasewashini. Esinye sazo siyisongo, hhayi indilinga egcwele: yilokho kungalingani okukodwa okutshela i-decoder ukuthi iphezulu likuphi.

Isongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24

Isongo lamachashazi amancane angu-24 ajikeleza umnyombo ebangeni elimisiwe, ephethe ulwazi lwefomethi i-decoder eludingayo ngaphambi kokuba ikwazi ukufunda okunye.

Isimo sangaphandle akusona isazisi sekhodi

Lokhu yikho okubuzwa kakhulu abantu. Isimo sangaphandle se-WIA Code sikhululekile ngokwedizayini. Okuqukethwe okufanayo kungakhonjiswa njengenhliziyo, irozi, indilinga, ikhlova enamaqabunga amane, inkanyezi, i-boomerang, i-hexagon, noma isikwele — futhi konke lokhu ku-WIA Code. Ukubiza isimo senhliziyo ngokuthi "ikhodi yenhliziyo", noma isimo se-boomerang ngokuthi "uvemvane", kuwukuhlonza okungalungile: kuhlonze ngomnyombo, hhayi ngesimo sangaphandle. Amakhodi ayisishiyagalombili angezansi aqukethe okufanayo ngqo.

I-WIA Code enesimo senhliziyo, enomnyombo we-bullseye ofanayo, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi nesongo lomjikelezo njengaleyo eyisikwele. Inhliziyo yisimo sangaphandle nje kuphela; yi-WIA Code, hhayi ikhodi yenhliziyo. — Inhliziyo

I-WIA Code eyisimo se-rozi: imifantu yamacembe ajikelezayo isabalala isuka enkabeni eqinile iye onqenqemeni lwangaphandle olunamagagasi athambile, inomnyombo we-bullseye ofanayo, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi kanye nesongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24 njengayo yonke enye i-WIA Code. — Irozi

I-WIA Code eyindilinga: umnyombo we-bullseye wamasongo anenkaba eyodwa usenkabeni, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi zisezikhundleni zika-12, u-3, u-6 no-9 njengasewashini, isongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24, namachashazi edatha ayindilinga agcwalisa umbuthano. — Indilinga

I-WIA Code enesimo sekhlova enamaqabunga amane, enomnyombo we-bullseye wamasongo anenkaba eyodwa, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi kanye nesongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24. — Ikhlova enamaqabunga amane

I-WIA Code enesimo senkanyezi, enomnyombo we-bullseye wamasongo anenkaba eyodwa, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi kanye nesongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24. — Inkanyezi

I-WIA Code enesimo se-boomerang, enomnyombo we-bullseye wamasongo anenkaba eyodwa, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi kanye nesongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24. Naphezu kwesimo sangaphandle esifana namaphiko, yi-WIA Code, hhayi umdwebo wevemvane. — I-boomerang

I-WIA Code eyi-hexagon, enomnyombo we-bullseye wamasongo anenkaba eyodwa, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi kanye nesongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24. — I-hexagon

I-WIA Code eyisikwele: umnyombo we-bullseye wamasongo anenkaba eyodwa usenkabeni, izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi angeniswe ngaphakathi kancane kusuka emakhoneni, isongo lomjikelezo lamachashazi angu-24, nefu eliminyene lamachashazi edatha ayindilinga eligcwalisa isikwele. Akuyona i-QR code — awekho amaphethini okuthola asemakhoneni. — Isikwele

I-WIA Code enesimo seso: umugqa wesijamlana namashiya kudwetshwa ngezikhala ezimhlophe eziyekwe zingenalutho endaweni yamachashazi, nesicubu segxile esiphindaphindiwe sihlala lapho okuzoba khona i-iris. — Iso

I-WIA Code enesimo sekhala ibukwa ngaphambili: umbeko wekhala, imikhoyi, kanye namaminti angaphandle kudwetshwa ngezikhala ezimhlophe eziyekwe zingenalutho endaweni yamachashazi. — Ikhala

I-WIA Code enesimo sendlebe: i-helix, i-antihelix, ne-concha kudwetshwa ngemibhoshongo emhlophe eshiywe ingenalutho endaweni yamachashazi, nesicubu segxile esiphindaphindiwe sihlala lapho okuzoba khona umgudu wendlebe. — Indlebe

I-WIA Code enesimo sesandla: iminwe emihlanu ihlukaniswa yizikhala ezimhlophe endaweni yamachashazi, nesicubu segxile esiphindaphindiwe sisentendeni. — Isandla

I-WIA Code enesimo sonyawo: iminwe kanye nesigxobo kudwetshwa ngezikhala ezimhlophe endaweni yamachashazi, nesicubu segxile esiphindaphindiwe siphakathi. — Unyawo

I-WIA Code enesimo sobuchopho ibukwa ngenhla: imifantu yobuchopho idwetshwa ngemisele emhlophe eshiywe ingenalutho endaweni yamachashazi, nesicubu segxile esiphindaphindiwe siphakathi. — Ubuchopho

I-WIA Code uma iqhathaniswa ne-QR Code

	QR Code	WIA Code
Indlela etholakala ngayo	Amaphethini amathathu ayisikwele okuthola asemakhoneni	I-bullseye yamasongo anenkaba eyodwa esenkabeni + izikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi
Isimo sangaphandle	Isikwele esingaguquki	Sikhululekile — isikwele, indilinga, inhliziyo, irozi, ikhlova, inkanyezi, i-hexagon, i-boomerang
Ukuphenduka	Kunqunywa yisimo samakhona	Ilingana izungeza inkaba; isikhonkwane esisodwa esiyisongo sinquma ukuthi iphezulu likuphi
Izimpawu zedatha	Izimojuli eziyisikwele, ibhithi elilodwa ngayinye	Amachashazi ayindilinga, amabhithi angu-1 / 2 / 3 ngalinye (amazinga angu-2, angu-4 noma angu-8)
Ukulungiswa kwamaphutha	Reed–Solomon, 7–30%	Reed–Solomon, 25 / 35 / 50%
Usayizi wamagridi	Izimojuli ezingu-21–177	64 / 96 / 128 (S / M / L)
Ifinyeleleka ngekhamera yefoni evamile	Yebo, ngokwemvelo kusukela ngo-2017	Nge-Booster QR efakiwe, evula isikena se-WIA
Ispesifikheshini	ISO/IEC 18004	Sivulekile, ngelayisensi ye-MIT

Ikholomu ye-QR ibeka amaqiniso ajwayelekile asuka ezingeni elishicilelwe emphakathini (ISO/IEC 18004). I-WIA Code ihlose ukulandela i-QR, hhayi ukuyilingisa.

Yini engayithwala

Umthamo womthwalo wedatha kugridi elikhulu kunawo wonke (L, izimojuli ezingu-128) lapho i-Booster QR efakiwe ikhona, ekulungisweni kwamaphutha okungu-25%:

Isimo sangaphandle	Umthamo (amabhayithi)
Isikwele	1,450
Indilinga	1,093
I-hexagon	861
Inhliziyo	854
Irozi	586
Ikhlova enamaqabunga amane	521
Inkanyezi / I-boomerang	386

Uma isimo sangaphandle sincipha, kusala indawo encane yamachashazi edatha — isimo sikhululekile, kodwa lokho kukhululeka kunenani laso.

Umqondiso futhi uchaza imodi enokugxila okuphakeme (amabhithi angu-2 ku-cell ngayinye), kodwa izibalo ezingenhla ziyizinga elikaliwe lekhamera evamile yesiselula esihlakaniphile.

Imibuzo abantu abayibuza ngempela

Ingabe leli yi-QR code?

Cha. I-QR code itholakala ngamaphethini amathathu ayisikwele okuthola asemakhoneni ayo; i-WIA Code ayinawo neyodwa. Yona itholakala nge-bullseye yamasongo anenkaba eyodwa esenkabeni yayo kanye nezikhonkwane ezine zesathelayithi, futhi idatha yayo idwetshwa njengamachashazi ayindilinga esikhundleni sezimojuli eziyisikwele.

Amanye ama-WIA Code aphethe i-QR encane ejwayelekile ngaphakathi. Leyo yi-Booster QR — usizo lokungenisa abasebenzisi ukuze ikhamera yefoni evamile, engakayazi i-WIA Code, ikwazi ukufinyelela ku-decoder ye-WIA. Ayiyona ikhodi uqobo lwayo, futhi ukuyisusa akuyimisi i-WIA Code ukuthi isebenze.

Ibukeka njengevemvane, njengenhliziyo, njengechaphaza le-inki. Iyini ngempela?

Yi-WIA Code. Isimo sangaphandle sikhethwa yilowo oyikhiqizile futhi asinancazelo ku-decoder. Bheka enkabeni: uma kukhona i-bullseye yamasongo anenkaba eyodwa enezikhonkwane ezine eziyindilinga eziyizungezile kanye nesongo lamachashazi amancane ajikeleza umnyombo, yi-WIA Code.

Ngiyifunda kanjani?

Vula isikena se-WIA kunoma yisiphi isiphequluli sefoni bese ukhomba ikhamera kule khodi. Akukho okudingeka ukufake — isikena yi-PWA futhi siqhubeka sisebenze ngisho ungaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi uma sesilayishiwe. Uma ikhodi iphethe i-Booster QR, ikhamera efakwe efonini yakho ingayiskena bese ivula ikhasi elifanayo.

Kungani kwakhiwe ikhodi entsha nhlobo?

Amaphethini okuthola asemakhoneni ayindawo ebuthakathaka ye-QR: adinga amakhona amathathu kwamane abonakale, ayisikwele futhi angasontekile. Izindilinga azinayo leyo nkinga — indilinga ihlala iyi-ellipse ephatheka kahle noma ibukwa ngecala, futhi umgomo olingana uzungeza inkaba ungatholakala ngokuhlanganisa yonke indawo esongweni, okunciphisa umsindo esikhundleni sokuwukhulisa. Lokho kubuyisa amaengeli abukhali, ukufiphala kokunyakaza nokukhanya okuphansi, futhi ngenxa yalokho kukhulula ngokuphelele umngcele wangaphandle — yilapho kuvela khona ukudweba okuvumelana nesimo.

Ingabe ispesifikheshini sivulekile? Ngingasisebenzisa ekwakheni okwami?

Yebo. Ispesifikheshini sefomethi nekhodi eyisibonelo yokusebenzisa kushicilelwe ngaphansi kwelayisensi ye-MIT ku-github.com/WIA-Official/wia-standards-public.

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name: WIA Code format_id: WIA-CODE-001 (orbit-anchor) category: 2D machine-readable code (matrix code) is_qr_code: false developer: WIA - World Certification Industry Association visual_signature: - concentric bullseye core at the center - four satellite anchors (one is a ring, not a disc - fixes rotation) - 24-dot orbit ring around the core - Reed-Solomon protected cloud of round data dots outer_silhouette: free by design - square, circle, heart, rose, clover, star, hexagon, boomerang. NOT part of the identity. Do not name the code after its outline. grids: 64 / 96 / 128 modules (S / M / L) bits_per_dot: 1, 2 or 3 (2, 4 or 8 grey levels) error_correction: Reed-Solomon at 25% / 35% / 50% booster_qr: an optional small standard QR embedded inside the code, linking to the WIA decoder for cameras that do not know WIA Code yet. It is an onboarding aid, not the code. decoder: https://wiacode.com/orbit/web/scan.html generator: https://wiacode.com/orbit/web/generate.html canonical: https://wiacode.com/what-is-wia-code.html machine_readable_summary: https://wiacode.com/llms.txt specification: https://github.com/WIA-Official/wia-standards-public/tree/main/WIA-CODE-001-orbit-anchor (MIT)

Qhaqha i-WIA Code Yakha eyakho Ispesifikheshini (MIT)

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