WhatsApp QR Code Generator
Scanning opens a WhatsApp chat with you, with the first message already typed. No saving your number, no searching for the right contact.
Make a WhatsApp QR code →The friction in WhatsApp is the contact step: someone has to save your number before they can message you, and on a poster or a shop window that is where most people stop. A WhatsApp QR code skips it. The code encodes a wa.me link built from your country code and number, so scanning opens the chat directly, and anything you put in the message field arrives pre-typed in the box. Nothing sends on its own — the reader can edit the text or delete it before pressing send, which also makes the pre-filled message a good place to put the thing you actually want them to tell you. Enter the number in international form; the builder strips spaces, dashes and brackets, so the shape you type does not matter, but the country code does. A code built without one will fail for everyone outside your own country, which on printed material is everyone you cannot see.
Made in CuteQRCodeOpens a WhatsApp chat with the first message already typed. Nothing sends until they press send.
Why use a WhatsApp QR code
No saving the number
The chat opens directly. Nobody has to add you as a contact first, which is where most printed WhatsApp prompts lose people.
The first message is ready
Whatever you put in the message field arrives pre-typed, so a reader can send a useful enquiry without composing one.
Nothing sends by itself
Scanning opens a draft. The reader edits or deletes it first, and nothing leaves their phone without them pressing send.
Works from the camera app
No scanner app needed. Any modern phone camera recognises the link and offers to open WhatsApp.
How to make one
Enter your details
Choose WhatsApp, pick your country code, and enter your number and the message you want waiting in the box. All three are form fields — you never build a wa.me link yourself.
Choose your style
Pick a module shape, colours or a gradient, and optionally add a centre logo. Watch the live preview to confirm the code stays scannable.
Download the PNG
Click Generate, then Save PNG to download a free 1024×1024 image ready for screen or print. No account required.
Popular use cases
Shop windows and A-boards
An out-of-hours enquiry route that costs nothing to staff. The pre-filled message can name the branch so you know where it came from.
WhatsApp Business catalogues
Put the code on the product, pre-fill the SKU, and the question arrives with the item already identified.
Market stalls and pop-ups
No card reader, no website, no app — a printed code is the whole contact channel for a temporary pitch.
Delivery and service notes
A code on the slip opens a chat about that specific job when the message carries the reference.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a WhatsApp QR code?
Choose WhatsApp in the generator, select your country code, enter your number, and optionally type the message you want waiting in the chat. The code encodes a wa.me link, so scanning it opens a conversation with you on any phone with WhatsApp installed.
Do people need to save my number first?
No, and that is the main reason to use one. A wa.me link opens the chat directly, so the usual save-the-contact step disappears. That step is where most printed WhatsApp prompts lose people.
Does the pre-filled message send automatically?
No. It arrives typed into the message box and waits there. The reader can change it, delete it, or send it as written — nothing is sent until they press send themselves.
What number format should I use?
International, with the country code. The builder strips spaces, dashes and brackets, so how you type it does not matter, but a missing country code does: the code will fail for anyone outside your own country, which on printed material is most of the people who find it.
Does this work with WhatsApp Business?
Yes. A wa.me link opens whichever WhatsApp app is installed on the reader’s phone and reaches whichever account owns the number you entered, business or personal. Nothing about the code is specific to either.
Is CuteQRCode free to use?
Yes, for everything most people need. The free plan gives you unlimited QR codes, every module shape and gradient preset, a centre logo, and 1024×1024 PNG downloads with no export limit and no account required. Free downloads carry a small "Made with CuteQRCode.com" line and include one active dynamic QR code with up to 500 scans a month. CuteQR Pro, at $9 a month, removes that attribution and adds vector SVG export, ten dynamic codes, scan analytics, and custom seqr.li short links.
Will a styled QR code still scan?
Yes. The three finder-pattern squares in the corners are always drawn in the standard proportions scanners rely on, and styling is applied only to the data modules. A live preview lets you confirm scannability before you download, and high error correction adds tolerance for logos.