Custom short links

Every dynamic code holds a short link on qrdot.org. By default it ends in 6 random characters, like qrdot.org/aB3x9K. You can pick your own ending instead, like qrdot.org/joes-pizza. People who see the link under a code, or in a link preview, know what it opens.

Set one up

1. 1Create a code at Create and add its content.
2. 2Turn on "Custom short link" and type the ending you want.
3. 3If it is taken or not allowed, we tell you right away. Try another.
4. 4Finish the design and download the code.

The rules

• 3 to 32 characters.
• Lowercase letters, digits and single hyphens between words, like spring-menu-2027.
• No hyphen at the start or end, and no two hyphens in a row.
• It must not be in use by any other code.
• Some words are reserved for our own pages, so they cannot be used.

Scanners do not have to match the case. If someone types qrdot.org/Joes-Pizza by hand, it still opens your code.

Does it make the code bigger?

A longer link means a few more dots in the code. A short ending like joes-pizza makes almost no difference. Very long endings can make a small printed code harder to scan, so keep it short when you can.