Location QR code generator

How to make a location QR code

To make a location QR code, enter the latitude and the longitude of the place in the form above, in decimal degrees. The QR code appears at once. Download it as PNG or SVG. Scanning it opens the location in the maps app on the phone. To get the coordinates, open a map, press and hold on the spot and copy the two numbers shown. Everything runs in your browser.

What is inside the code

The QR code holds a geo link with the two coordinates. For this page it is geo:40.4168,-3.7038, a point in the centre of Madrid. Latitude comes first and runs from -90 to 90, then longitude from -180 to 180. Negative numbers mean south or west.

Getting the coordinates

• Open a map service, press and hold on the exact place and copy the numbers that appear.
• Use decimal degrees, as in 40.4168, not degrees, minutes and seconds.
• Four decimals give about 10 metres of accuracy and five give about one metre.

Good uses

• Event invitations and wedding stationery pointing at the venue.
• Meeting points in a large park, a fair or a festival.
• Shops and stands that are hard to find.
• Trail signs and tours with stops along a route.

Compatibility and alternatives

Android phones open geo links directly in the maps app. iPhones may not treat a geo link the same way, so if most of your audience uses iPhone, create a normal URL QR code with a link to a maps page for the place, which opens everywhere.

Private by design

The code is drawn by your browser on your own device. What you type, including passwords and contact details, is never sent to a server, and the finished image is yours with no watermark and no expiry.