A Gmail QR code is a QR code that opens a Gmail Compose draft to your @gmail.com address with subject and body already filled in a single scan. It encodes the RFC 6068 mailto URI scheme so the To, Subject and Body fields populate automatically. The Gmail Help Center documents compose shortcuts and mailto handling. The recipient reviews the draft and taps Send when ready, no typing required. On Android with Gmail set as the default mail app, the Compose URL opens directly inside Gmail. On iPhone, the same mailto routes to whichever email app the user has set, often Apple Mail or the Gmail iOS app.
Add your logo, brand colors and AI-generated designs for custom designs that match your visual identity. Print on storefront windows, newsletter setup flyers, customer-support packaging, restaurant table tents, B2B trade-show banners or event invitations. Pre-fill the subject with order numbers, the body with feedback prompts, or both for documented threading. Every Gmail QR is custom by default, so the destination address stays reusable in your workspace and every scan is validated by generating a new file your campaign.
Enter the recipient with optional subject and body, brand the QR code with logo and AI-generated designs, then download in PNG, SVG or PDF: ready for newsletter signups, support flyers or B2B trade-show booths.
Add the destination email (your @gmail.com or any address) with optional subject and pre-filled body via RFC 6068 mailto encoding. Pre-fill the subject with an order number or campaign name to track lead origin. Special characters are URL-encoded automatically.
Add your logo, brand colors and pixel patterns. Pick from 1200+ templates or generate AI-generated designs matching your newsletter setup flyers, restaurant table tents or B2B trade-show banner identity.
Export in PNG, SVG or PDF for storefront windows, support packaging or trade-show booths. Test scan first across iOS Camera with Apple Mail and Android with Gmail to confirm the Compose draft opens cleanly. Every Gmail QR is custom by default, each scan logs timestamp and approximate location.
Pre-fill recipient, subject and body so users tap Send in one move, add your logo for instant brand recognition, check scanability across newsletter signups and support flyers, edit the destination anytime in your workspace.
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Gmail QR is tuned for senders and recipients inside the Gmail and Workspace ecosystem (templates, copy and workspaces built around @gmail.com inboxes); email QR opens a generic mailto draft in whichever default mail app the user has set.
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vCard saves your full contact card to the address book in one tap; Gmail opens a Compose draft with subject and body ready for B2B trade-show follow-up.
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URL loads a destination in the browser for self-serve FAQs; Gmail drafts a written message ready for Send. Marketing flyers often print both for layered intent.
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Gmail opens a Compose draft inside the Workspace browser; WhatsApp launches a wa.me chat with no workspace save required, zero roaming friction for travelers.
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Gmail opens an email draft for written, threaded follow-up; SMS opens the native messaging app with body pre-filled for instant short-form replies.
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Gmail triggers a written email reply; a phone QR opens the dialer for an immediate voice call when the support issue is urgent.
Create QR codeEnter the recipient @gmail.com address (or any address you want a Gmail user to email) in QR Code AI and optionally pre-fill subject and body parameters per RFC 6068. The generator builds a mailto URI and encodes it into the QR. When scanned, the Gmail Compose draft opens with To, Subject and Body fields filled in. The user reviews and taps Send. Works on iOS, Android, macOS and Windows with no separate app.
Yes, those are different. The QR code shown in Gmail workspace settings or on accounts.google.com is a sign-in QR scannable only by Google's mobile app to authorize a new device. The QR codes generated on QR Code AI encode a mailto URI per RFC 6068 that opens a pre-filled Gmail Compose draft on any phone camera scan. Different purpose, different format: start QR for auth, mailto QR for outreach.
Yes. Gmail QR codes are free on QR Code AI. Generate, customize with your logo, brand colors and AI-designed templates, then download in PNG, SVG or PDF without watermarks. Most Gmail QR codes are custom by default, which means the destination stays created again when changes are needed and every scan is validated in your workspace with country, device, browser and timestamp data, useful for measuring campaign reach by generating a new file.
The Compose draft opens with recipient, subject and body pre-filled. The user reviews the draft and must tap Send manually. Nothing is sent without explicit user action. This privacy default is built into the RFC 6068 mailto standard and respected by every email app on iOS, Android and desktop.
An email QR code for Gmail is purpose-built for senders whose recipients live in @gmail.com or Google Workspace inboxes: templates, workspaces and copy are tuned for newsletter signups, customer-support replies and B2B outreach where Gmail is the dominant workflow. The generic email QR is provider-agnostic and useful when you do not know which mail app the recipient uses. Both rely on the RFC 6068 mailto URI scheme, but the Gmail page gives you Gmail-specific guidance, sample subjects and design preview tags built for Gmail-first audiences.
The Gmail start QR code is issued by Google itself, not by any third-party tool: open Gmail web at mail.google.com on a desktop browser, click start, choose start with QR code, and Google displays the one-time start QR that you scan with the Gmail app on a signed-in phone. Our Gmail QR Code Generator does not produce start QRs because Google controls that handshake. Use our tool instead to generate mailto Compose QRs for newsletter signups, support flyers and B2B outreach where the destination is your own @gmail.com inbox.
A Gmail QR generated here encodes a mailto URI and opens a pre-filled Gmail Compose draft to your address, used for marketing flyers and customer support. A Gmail start QR is issued by Google on the mail.google.com sign-in page and authenticates a desktop session by scanning with an already-signed-in phone; it is single-use and never reusable on print. A Gmail Authenticator QR is issued by Google workspace two-step verification and provisions a TOTP secret into Google Authenticator or Authy, also single-use and security-sensitive. Only the first should ever be printed in public collateral.