A QR code for LinkedIn, ready for your next introduction.

LinkedIn's own QR code or a QR code for LinkedIn made here

When you meet someone at an event, LinkedIn's mobile app can show your member QR code immediately. Its official guidance says to open the app, use the QR icon in the search bar, and select My Code to show your own pattern or Scan to read another person's. The app also offers sharing and saving options; you do not have to recreate it simply to exchange profiles.

A browser-based generator is useful when you are preparing artwork on a computer, want to link to a company page, or need a specific caption and export format. The code made here is a direct HTTPS link. It is independent of a PactQR account, although the destination remains subject to LinkedIn's availability and access rules.

Copy the profile or company link you intend to share

A personal profile address usually has /in/ followed by the profile's public identifier. A company page uses /company/ and its page identifier. Open the actual profile or company page before copying: a search-results URL or a signed-in home feed is not a substitute for the destination you want another person to see.

Links copied through an app can contain tracking parameters such as trk. This tool cleans recognized tracking information for supported profile and company URLs. Review the resulting address rather than assuming that a shorter string is automatically correct. Important identity remains in the hostname and path, so verify the spelling of the person or organization.

Put a QR code on materials that introduce you

On a business card, a LinkedIn code offers a next step without using the limited space for your entire career history. On a conference badge, it can help someone continue a conversation after the event. On the final slide of a talk, it gives the audience a profile to revisit when they are no longer looking at the presentation.

Choose a label that matches the destination: “View my LinkedIn profile” for a person and “Meet our team on LinkedIn” for a company. Do not imply that scanning automatically connects, follows or endorses anything. Those are actions the visitor chooses inside LinkedIn. A recognizable label also makes the code's destination less ambiguous before the camera opens.

Business-card size and printing

Business-card dimensions vary by region and printer. Reserve space for the code early instead of squeezing it between text and a trim line at the end. Keep its four-module quiet zone intact and leave additional room for cutting tolerances. A short profile URL gives each module more physical space than a long link carrying unnecessary query text.

Use a dark foreground against a light background. A brand-inspired blue can work when it remains sufficiently dark, but the final ink, paper and finish determine the result. Glossy stock can reflect overhead lights, and an embossed or textured area can distort small modules. Ask for a proof at the intended size before ordering the full run.

Keep the SVG for a designer who needs to resize the code, or provide a PDF for the printer's review. Avoid repeatedly copying a compressed image through messaging apps before placing it into the final artwork. Test the printed file after any layout program, export preset or print supplier has transformed it.

Check what a visitor actually sees

Your own signed-in view is not a preview of every visitor's experience. Open the profile in a signed-out browser and review its public visibility settings. LinkedIn can still ask nonmembers to sign in to view some information even when a profile is public. A company page may also behave differently across browsers, regions and account states.

Before printing, confirm that the visible headline, name and employer are current and appropriate for the purpose of the card. If the code is on a résumé, check that the profile supports the story told on the résumé. The generator does not read your profile, verify your employment or publish anything to your account.

Need a saved contact instead of a profile visit?

A LinkedIn destination is useful when the next step is reading professional information or choosing to connect on that platform. If you want someone to save your phone, email and website into their address book, use a vCard code instead. It stores those details directly and does not rely on the visitor opening a LinkedIn page first.

For a card with limited space, choose the one action that matters most. Two competing codes can create uncertainty unless each has a distinct, readable label. You can also link to a page you control that offers a profile and contact options, but that introduces a website you need to maintain.

Package the contact details you want people to keep in their address book. Create a vCard QR code

Make a QR code for LinkedIn in three steps

Paste the final profile or company address and inspect the cleaned URL. Choose a simple design and a caption that explains whose profile will open. Then export the code, place it into the final layout and scan a proof with a phone.

Test one device with LinkedIn installed and another browser session without an active LinkedIn login if possible. You are checking both the image and the destination experience. The local image read-back is useful for finding design failures, but it cannot guarantee that LinkedIn will show every visitor the same profile sections.