---
title: "QR Code Data Types: URL, Text, vCard, Wi-Fi, Email, SMS, Phone, Location and Event"
description: "Reference for the nine data tabs of the Vitextra QR Code Generator web part: the fields of each tab, which of them are required, what is written into the QR code and what a smartphone does after scanning it."
url: https://vitextra.com/en/support/kb/10264
language: en
published: 2026-10-14
modified: 2026-10-14
products:
  - "QR Code Generator"
author: "Lidija Reising"
tags: ["QR code data types", "URL QR code", "text QR code", "vCard QR code", "Wi-Fi QR code", "email QR code", "SMS QR code", "phone number QR code", "location QR code", "calendar event QR code", "Vitextra QR Code Generator fields"]
---

# QR Code Data Types: URL, Text, vCard, Wi-Fi, Email, SMS, Phone, Location and Event

Reference for the nine data tabs of the Vitextra QR Code Generator web part: the fields of each tab, which of them are required, what is written into the QR code and what a smartphone does after scanning it.

## Introduction

A QR code always contains text. What a smartphone does with it — opens a page, saves a contact, connects to a network — depends on the format of that text. [QR Code Generator](https://vitextra.com/en/products/qr-code-generator) hides the formats behind nine tabs: you fill in ordinary fields, and the web part writes the data in the form that phones understand. This article describes the fields of every tab, the fields that are required and the result of scanning.

![The data tabs of QR Code Generator](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/10264/data-tabs-en.png)
*The data tabs of QR Code Generator*

## General rules

- The code is built from the tab that is currently selected. The data entered on the other tabs is kept, but it is not part of the code.
- Required fields are marked with an asterisk. Until they are filled in, the preview shows the message *One or more required fields is empty. Check that all required fields are filled in and try again*, and the **Update**, **Copy** and **Download** buttons are disabled.
- The more text is encoded, the denser the code and the harder it is to scan from a distance. Fill in only the fields that are really needed.
- The action after scanning is chosen by the smartphone. Different camera apps may word the prompt differently or support fewer types.

## URL

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **URL** | Yes | The address of the page. When the web part is added to a page, the field contains the address of the current site. |

The address is written into the code as is. Enter it in full, with `https://`, otherwise the phone treats the content as plain text.

## Text

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Text** | Yes | Any text; line breaks are allowed. |

After scanning the phone shows the text and usually offers to copy it or to search for it on the web.

## vCard

The tab creates an electronic business card. After scanning the phone offers to add a new contact with all the fields filled in.

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **First Name** | Yes | First name of the person |
| **Last Name** | No | Last name |
| **Mobile** | No | Mobile phone number |
| **Phone** | No | Work phone number |
| **Email** | No | Work email address |
| **Company** | No | Name of the organization |
| **Department** | No | Department within the organization |
| **Job Title** | No | Position |
| **Web Site Address** | No | Website of the person or the company |
| **Street**, **City**, **Zip code**, **State**, **Country** | No | Work postal address. The address is added to the card when at least one of these fields is filled in. |

Each field accepts up to 200 characters.

![The vCard tab with the contact details of an employee](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/10264/vcard-tab-en.png)
*The vCard tab with the contact details of an employee*

💡 **Tip**  
A business card with all fields filled in produces a dense code. For a code printed on a badge or a small card, leave out the postal address or lower the density as described in [KB10265. Customizing the QR Code Design: Shape, Colors, Gradient and Corners](https://vitextra.com/en/support/kb/10265).

## Wi-Fi

After scanning the phone offers to join the network without typing the password.

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Network** | Yes | The name of the network (SSID), exactly as it is broadcast, including the letter case |
| **Hidden** | No | Select the check box if the network does not broadcast its name |
| **Password** | Yes, unless **Encryption** is **None** | The password of the network |
| **Encryption** | Yes | **WPA** (the default; also use it for WPA2 and WPA3 networks), **WEP** or **None** for an open network. With **None** the **Password** field is disabled. |

Special characters in the network name and the password are escaped automatically, so they do not break the code.

![The Wi-Fi tab with the settings of a guest network](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/10264/wifi-tab-en.png)
*The Wi-Fi tab with the settings of a guest network*

❗ **Important**  
The password is shown in the field as plain text and, when the page is saved, is stored with the page. Anyone who can open the page can read it. Use this tab for guest networks and do not publish the password of the corporate network.

## Email

After scanning the phone opens the mail app with a new message.

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Email** | Yes | The address of the recipient |
| **Subject** | No | The subject of the message, up to 500 characters |
| **Message** | No | The text of the message |

The sender can change the subject and the text before sending.

## SMS

After scanning the phone opens the messaging app with the number and the text filled in.

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Phone number** | Yes | The number of the recipient |
| **Message** | No | The text of the message |

## Phone

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Phone number** | Yes | The number to call |

After scanning the phone offers to call the number.

💡 **Tip**  
On the **SMS**, **Phone** and **vCard** tabs enter phone numbers in the international format, with the plus sign and the country code, for example `+37167000000`. Such a number works wherever the code is scanned.

## Location

After scanning the phone opens the point in the maps app.

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Latitude** | Yes | Latitude in decimal degrees, for example `51.178889`. Negative values mean the southern hemisphere. |
| **Longitude** | Yes | Longitude in decimal degrees, for example `-1.826111`. Negative values mean the western hemisphere. |

❗ **Important**  
Use a period as the decimal separator. A value with a comma, such as `51,178889`, produces a code that maps apps cannot read. Coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds are not supported; convert them to decimal degrees first.

## Event

After scanning the phone offers to add the event to the calendar.

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Title** | Yes | The name of the event, up to 200 characters |
| **Location** | No | The place of the event, up to 200 characters |
| **Start** | Yes | Date and time when the event begins |
| **End** | No | Date and time when the event ends |

![The Event tab with a calendar event](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/10264/event-tab-en.png)
*The Event tab with a calendar event*

📝 **Note**  
The date and time are written into the code without a time zone. The calendar of the person who scans the code treats them as local time: an event entered as 10:00 is added as 10:00 in whatever time zone the phone is in. For participants in other time zones, state the time zone in the **Title** or **Location** field.

## Summary

Each tab of QR Code Generator corresponds to one kind of action on the smartphone. Choose the tab by what should happen after scanning, fill in the required fields and check the result with a phone before the code is printed or published.

💡 **Tip**  
To keep a prepared code on a page so that every visitor sees it, see [KB10268. Publishing a Preconfigured QR Code on a SharePoint Page](https://vitextra.com/en/support/kb/10268).