WiFi QR Code Generator

What this tool does

WiFi QR Code Generator builds the standard WIFI:T:...;S:...;P:...;; payload from a network name (SSID), password and security type (WPA/WEP/none), producing a QR code that most phone cameras recognise and offer to join directly, no manual typing required.

Reading out a long, mixed-case Wi-Fi password letter by letter to a guest, or writing it on a sticky note, is both slow and insecure. Most modern phone cameras can instead scan a specially formatted QR code and offer to join the network directly, with the password filled in automatically.

This generator builds that standard WIFI: QR code format from your network name, password and security type, correctly escaping any special characters the format treats specially, and produces a scannable code you can print or display for guests to join without ever seeing or typing the actual password.

How to use WiFi QR Code Generator

1. Enter the Network name (SSID) exactly as it appears when searching for Wi-Fi.
2. Choose the Security type: WPA/WPA2/WPA3, WEP, or none for an open network.
3. Enter the Password, if the network is secured.
4. Toggle Hidden network on if your network doesn’t broadcast its SSID.
5. Download or display the generated QR code for guests to scan.

Tips for better results

• Most modern iOS and Android camera apps recognise this format natively, no separate QR scanner app is needed; just open the camera and point it at the code.
• Special characters in the SSID or password (like semicolons, commas or backslashes) are automatically escaped to the format’s required syntax, so you don’t need to handle that manually.
• Printing this QR code on a card near your router, or in a guest room, is a common, secure alternative to writing the password on a visible sticky note.
• If your network is hidden (doesn’t broadcast its SSID), toggle Hidden network on, which tells the scanning device to actively search for the network rather than just looking for a broadcast.

Common use cases

• Letting guests join your home Wi-Fi without reading out or typing a password.
• Printing a Wi-Fi QR code card for an Airbnb, café, waiting room or office guest network.
• Sharing event or conference Wi-Fi access via a QR code on signage.
• Quickly reconnecting your own devices to a network after changing the password.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Entering the SSID or password slightly wrong (extra space, wrong case); Wi-Fi credentials are case-sensitive, so even a small typo will cause the scan to fail silently on the connecting device.
• Forgetting to toggle Hidden network for a network that genuinely doesn’t broadcast its name, which can cause some devices to fail to find and join it even with the correct credentials encoded.
• Displaying this QR code somewhere truly public (unrestricted social media, for instance) for a network you don’t want strangers joining; anyone who scans it gets full network access.