QR Code

QR codes encode a URL or other short text into a scannable image, rendered client-side using the Canvas API. Use them to share links, contact info, or Wi-Fi credentials that visitors can scan with a phone.

QR codes are useful for providing small pieces of information to users who can quickly scan them with a smartphone. Most smartphones have built-in QR code scanners, so simply pointing the camera at a QR code will decode it and allow the user to visit a website, dial a phone number, read a message, etc.

<div class="qr-overview">
  <wa-qr-code value="https://shoelace.style/" label="Scan this code to visit Web Awesome on the web!"></wa-qr-code>
  <br />

  <wa-input maxlength="255" with-clear label="Value">
    <wa-icon slot="start" name="link"></wa-icon>
  </wa-input>
</div>

<script>
  const container = document.querySelector('.qr-overview');
  const qrCode = container.querySelector('wa-qr-code');
  const input = container.querySelector('wa-input');

  customElements.whenDefined('wa-qr-code').then(() => {
    input.value = qrCode.value;
    input.addEventListener('input', () => (qrCode.value = input.value));
  });
</script>

<style>
  .qr-overview {
    max-width: 256px;
  }

  .qr-overview wa-input {
    margin-top: 1rem;
  }
</style>

Examples

Size

Use the size attribute to change the size of the QR code.

<wa-qr-code value="https://shoelace.style/" size="64"></wa-qr-code>

Colors

The QR code's fill color is determined by the current text color. To change it, set the CSS color property on the host element or an ancestor element.

The canvas is always transparent, so use the background or background-color CSS property on the host element to set a background color.

A quiet zone is the blank space around a QR code that helps scanners detect it more reliably. Use the padding CSS property on the host element to add one.

<wa-qr-code
  value="https://shoelace.style/"
  style="
    color: var(--wa-color-indigo-20);
    background-color: var(--wa-color-indigo-90);
    border-radius: var(--wa-border-radius-m);
    padding: 1rem;
  "
></wa-qr-code>

Radius

Create a rounded effect with the radius attribute.

<wa-qr-code value="https://shoelace.style/" radius="0.5"></wa-qr-code>

Error Correction

QR codes can be rendered with various levels of error correction that can be set using the error-correction attribute. This example generates four codes with the same value using different error correction levels.

<div class="qr-error-correction">
  <wa-qr-code value="https://shoelace.style/" error-correction="L"></wa-qr-code>
  <wa-qr-code value="https://shoelace.style/" error-correction="M"></wa-qr-code>
  <wa-qr-code value="https://shoelace.style/" error-correction="Q"></wa-qr-code>
  <wa-qr-code value="https://shoelace.style/" error-correction="H"></wa-qr-code>
</div>

<style>
  .qr-error-correction {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
  }
</style>

Importing

If you're using the autoloader or a hosted project, components load on demand — no manual import needed. To cherry-pick a component manually, use one of the following snippets.

import 'https://ka-f.webawesome.com/[email protected]/components/qr-code/qr-code.js';

import '@awesome.me/webawesome/dist/components/qr-code/qr-code.js';

import './webawesome/dist/components/qr-code/qr-code.js';

import WaQrCode from '@awesome.me/webawesome/dist/react/qr-code/index.js';

Attributes & Properties

Learn more about attributes and properties.

CSS parts

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