Templates
Start from a style, then make it yours
Every template is just a starting set of colours and shapes. Apply one in the generator and change anything you like — nothing here is locked.
Classic
The default black-and-white code. Maximum compatibility with older scanners.
Soft Mint
Rounded modules with a green-to-blue gradient.
Midnight
Dark plate with a luminous foreground. Works on dark packaging.
Confetti
Dotted modules with a radial gradient — playful and print-friendly.
Editorial
Classy modules and square eyes for print layouts.
Orbit
Circular corner frames with a violet-to-blue gradient.
Corporate
Square modules with an accent-coloured frame. Clean on slides and letterheads.
Sunset
Warm diagonal gradient with softly rounded corners.
How to pick one
Start from where the code will live rather than from how it looks on screen. A code destined for uncoated card, a receipt or a laser printer wants square modules and flat colour, because those survive ink spread and low resolution. A code for a screen, a glossy flyer or a digitally printed sticker can carry rounded modules and a gradient comfortably.
After that it is mostly brand fit. Every template below passes the same decode testing, so the choice between them is aesthetic rather than technical.
Every template here decodes
Each preset is rendered and then decoded back at six different raster resolutions before it ships. That check is not ceremonial: three of these templates failed it the first time, because their gradients ended in colours too light to separate from a white background. They were darkened until they passed at every resolution.
A template is a starting point, not a lock
Applying one sets colours, module shape and corner styling in a single click. Every value stays editable afterwards. The live contrast meter and the corner compatibility warning keep working as you change things, so you will know immediately if an edit pushes the design past what a scanner can read.
Choosing one for print
Classic and Corporate are the safest on rough or absorbent stock, because square modules tolerate ink spread better than dots do. Midnight is designed for dark packaging, where a normal code would need an awkward white panel behind it. Export as SVG or PDF so your printer is never upscaling a bitmap.
Adding a logo to any of them
All of these work with a centre logo. Keep it under about a quarter of the code's width — error correction is raised to level H automatically when you add one, which lets roughly 30% of the code be obscured, but print defects and glare draw on that same budget so it is worth leaving some in reserve.
Ready to build one?
The template buttons sit right above the design panel in the generator.
Open the generator