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QR Code Best Practices: Payloads, Sizing, and Scanning Reliability

How QR Codes Store Information

Quick Response (QR) codes are two-dimensional barcodes invented by Denso Wave in 1994. They feature built-in Reed-Solomon error correction that enables successful decoding even if up to 30% of the barcode is obscured or damaged.

Guidelines for Print and Display

  • Maintain high contrast (dark modules on light background).
  • Leave a quiet zone of at least 4 modules around the outer border.
  • Keep URL payloads short to avoid dense, unreadable matrices.

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