Geolocation QR Code Generator
Turn a latitude and longitude into a QR code that drops a pin on the exact spot. Scanning opens the location in the phone's maps app, ready for directions. Free, instant, and built entirely in your browser.
Send people to the exact spot, not a vague address
Addresses are surprisingly unreliable as directions. Some places have none at all, some are shared by half a dozen buildings, and a maps search for the wrong "High Street" can land a visitor a town away. A location QR code skips that guesswork. It carries a precise latitude and longitude, so when someone scans it their phone opens the map on the exact point you chose — and the "directions" button is one tap away.
That precision earns its keep wherever a doorway or a search box would let people down: the gate of a festival or car park rather than its centre, a trailhead or viewpoint with no postal address, a delivery or loading entrance round the back of a building, a wedding marquee in the corner of a field, or a "meet here" pin on a flyer for an outdoor event. Print it on the invitation, the signage, or the booking confirmation and nobody has to interpret written directions.
How to create your location QR code
- Find the coordinates of the spot — in Google Maps, right-click it (or press and hold on a phone) and copy the numbers that appear.
- Enter the latitude in the first box and the longitude in the second, in decimal degrees, using a minus sign for southern or western values.
- Download the PNG for digital use or the SVG for print, then scan it to confirm the pin lands exactly where you intend.
Getting the coordinates right
Use decimal degrees — for example 48.8584 and 2.2945
for the Eiffel Tower — rather than the degrees-minutes-seconds notation, which
the geo: link does not understand. Latitude always comes first
and ranges from -90 at the South Pole to 90 at the North; longitude comes
second and ranges from -180 to 180. Places south of the equator take a
negative latitude and places west of Greenwich a negative longitude. If you
paste a value outside those ranges, or swap the two by mistake, the tool tells
you straight away rather than producing a code that points to the wrong
hemisphere.
Keep it scannable
A pair of coordinates is short, so the resulting code stays light and reads easily even at modest sizes. Still, print it with a clear margin and good contrast — dark modules on a light background — and reach for the SVG download whenever the code will be enlarged on a sign or banner so it stays crisp. A quick test with your own phone confirms the pin before you commit it to print.
Frequently asked questions
What happens when someone scans a location QR code?
Their phone offers to open the coordinates in its default maps app — Apple Maps on an iPhone, Google Maps on most Android phones. From there they can see the pin, get directions, or save it. No address typing, and no risk of landing on the wrong street with the same name.
Where do I find the latitude and longitude?
In Google Maps, right-click a spot on desktop (or press and hold on mobile) and the coordinates appear at the top of the menu — copy them straight in. Apple Maps shows them on a dropped pin's info card. Latitude always comes first, longitude second.
Why use coordinates instead of a street address?
Coordinates point to an exact spot, which matters when there is no postal address at all — a field entrance, a trailhead, a festival gate, a parking area, or a meeting point in a large park. An address can be ambiguous or shared by several buildings; a latitude and longitude pair never is.
What format should the numbers be in?
Use decimal degrees, like 48.8584 and 2.2945, not the degrees-minutes-seconds style. Southern latitudes and western longitudes are negative (for example -33.8568 for Sydney). Latitude must fall between -90 and 90, and longitude between -180 and 180; the tool checks this and warns you if a value is out of range.
Does this track anyone or share my location?
No. The code simply encodes the two numbers you type using the standard "geo:" link, and it is built entirely in your browser. Scanning it opens a map on the reader's device; nothing is reported back to you or to us, and no one's position is tracked.