Create Email QR Codes for Free
An email QR code opens the user's default mail app with the To, Subject, and Body fields pre-filled — making it easy for customers to contact you, submit enquiries, or send feedback without typing a single character.
Why it works
Why use an email qr code?
Pre-fill to, subject, and body to remove all friction
Works with all native mail apps — no download required
Great for feedback forms, support requests, and enquiries
Trackable when used as a dynamic QR code
What it is
What is an Email QR Code?
An email QR code encodes a mailto URI that opens the user's default mail client with the recipient address, subject line, and body text pre-populated. This removes the friction of typing an email address from a sign or packaging, making it ideal for enquiry forms, feedback requests, and customer support entry points.
An email code removes friction from a specific, deliberate moment — someone standing in front of your packaging or your support page, having decided they want to get in touch, and now needing to find your email address, open their mail app, and type it correctly. Every one of those steps is a chance for them to give up. The code collapses all of it into one scan, with the address, subject, and even a starter sentence already filled in.
It's not the right tool for every contact point, though. Anyone without a mail app configured on their phone — more common than it used to be, especially on Android — hits a dead end. For anything that needs to reach a broad, mixed audience reliably, a URL code pointing at a web contact form is the safer default; save the email code for places where you already know your audience is likely to have mail set up, like B2B packaging or professional services materials.
“The code doesn't get someone to email you. It gets them from 'I should probably email them' to a message ready to send, before that intention has time to fade.”
See it in action
What happens when someone scans your email qr code
Scan the code
Mail app opens
To, subject & body pre-filled
Getting started
How to create one, step by step
Enter the email address
The address your customers will send to.
Add a subject line and body
Pre-fill as much as you like — customers can always edit before sending.
Place on print materials
Business cards, product packaging, support pages, and event materials.
Track engagement
Dynamic email QR codes track how many times the code was scanned.
In practice
Popular uses for an email qr code
Product packaging 'contact us' prompts
a pre-filled subject line tells your team exactly which product the enquiry is about.
Post-event feedback requests
attendees leave with an easy way to send thoughts while the event is still fresh in mind.
Support ticket kick-off
a printed code on a manual or receipt opens a message already addressed to the right inbox.
Business card secondary contact
an alternative to a phone number for people who'd rather write than call.
Direct-response print ads
a subject line pre-filled with the campaign name tells you which ad actually generated the enquiry.
Email QR Code at a glance
0
typing needed — to, subject, and body pre-filled
No app
download — opens the native mail client instantly
Live
scan tracking on every dynamic email QR code
Any
mail client — works with the mailto standard everywhere
Getting it right
Best practices for email qr codes
The code itself rarely goes wrong — how it's set up and where it's placed is what determines whether people actually use it.
Pre-fill the subject line with context
A subject like 'Enquiry from [product name] packaging' tells your team immediately where the email came from. This makes triage faster and helps you measure which physical touchpoints generate the most enquiries.
Keep the body text short and guiding
Pre-fill a one-line prompt like 'I'm interested in...' or 'I need help with...' to guide the customer. A completely blank body increases drop-off because users don't know what to write.
Test on both iOS Mail and Gmail
iOS users typically open Apple Mail; Android users typically use Gmail. Both support the mailto URI standard, but test your QR code on both to ensure the pre-fill renders correctly.
Consider a web form as an alternative for high-volume use cases
Email QR codes require the user to have a mail app configured. For packaging on consumer products with mass distribution, a URL QR code pointing to a web contact form is more universally accessible.
Which type to use
Other QR types worth pairing with email qr codes
Questions
Frequently asked questions about email qr codes
No — it opens the mail app pre-filled with your configured content. The user still reviews and taps Send. This is by design — no email standard allows automated sending without user consent.
Ready to create your email qr code?
Free plan includes 3 dynamic QR codes and 500 scans/month.