How to print QR code stickers from MyQR

How do I print QR code stickers from MyQR?

Open the QR code in your dashboard, choose Print stickers, pick a layout (a full-page sheet or an Avery die-cut preset), and download the PDF. Print it on plain paper or matching sticker sheets and you are done.

1. 1.Sign in and open the QR code you want to print from your dashboard.
2. 2.Click Print stickers on the QR detail page.
3. 3.Pick a layout: a full-page sheet (a grid you cut yourself) or an Avery die-cut preset — 5160, 22806, or 22807 — that lines up with pre-cut label sheets.
4. 4.Download the PDF. The QR is drawn as vector art, so it stays crisp at any size.
5. 5.Print one test sheet on plain paper first (see below), check the alignment, then load your real sticker sheets and print the rest.

What sticker layouts can I export?

Two kinds: full-page sheet layouts that you cut yourself, and Avery die-cut presets (5160, 22806, 22807) that match pre-cut label sheets so each QR lands inside a label.

Every layout downloads as a PDF with a vector QR, so the pattern prints clean whether the sticker is the size of a coin or a coaster. For more on the look of the code itself, see Customize your QR code.

Why should I test-print one sheet first?

Printers feed paper slightly differently, so a die-cut preset can land a hair off on your specific printer. Printing one test sheet on plain paper lets you hold it against a real label sheet and catch any drift before you waste stickers.

• Print one sheet on plain paper at 100% scale — turn off any Fit to page or Scale to fit option in your printer dialog, which is the most common cause of misalignment.
• Hold the printed sheet up to a real Avery label sheet against a window. The printed boxes should sit inside the die-cut labels.
• If a preset still lands off after you have ruled out scaling, switch to the full-page layout and cut by hand — it does not depend on your printer feeding the sheet exactly square.
• Once one sheet lines up, load your sticker sheets and print the full run.

How do I make sure the printed code still scans?

Keep a quiet white margin (the "quiet zone") around the code, print black-on-white, and avoid shrinking it below roughly an inch for codes people scan at arm's length.

• Leave a quiet margin. QR readers need a clear white border around the pattern to find it. According to Denso Wave, the format's inventor, a QR code needs a margin four modules wide on all sides — so don't crop into the quiet zone that MyQR keeps in the export when you cut.
• Print black-on-white. MyQR's classic codes are black on a white background on purpose — the strong contrast between the dark pattern and the light background is what phone cameras read most reliably.
• Mind the size and distance. A bigger code scans from farther away. As a rough rule of thumb, plan for about a 1:10 ratio of code size to scan distance — roughly a 1-inch code for a 10-inch reach.
• Prefer matte over glossy. Glossy sticker stock can throw glare under store lights and confuse a phone camera; matte is a safer bet.

Once your stickers are out in the world, you can watch the scans come in — country, region, city, device, and time per scan. See What scan data do I get? for the full list.

Do I need a special printer or sticker paper?

No. A normal home or office printer works, and you can print the full-page layout on plain paper and cut it, or on full-sheet sticker paper. The Avery presets are there if you want to use matching pre-cut label sheets.

If you only need a few stickers, print the full-page layout — on plain paper or a full-sheet sticker page — and cut to size, with no Avery sheets required. If you are labeling many items at once, the Avery presets save you the cutting. Either way the export is a standard PDF, so any printer that prints a PDF will print your stickers.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

1. 1.Denso Wave — QR code margin (quiet zone) requirement, four modules on all sides (the format's inventor)
2. 2.Denso Wave — QR code versions and module sizing

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