{"id":1028,"date":"2026-10-23T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jfdi-blog-wifi-qr-code"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:32:00","slug":"wifi-qr-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jfdi.pro\/blog\/wifi-qr-code\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a Wi-Fi QR code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To make a Wi-Fi QR code, enter your network name, password and security type into a QR code maker that has a Wi-Fi option, then print the code. In the JFDI QR code maker<\/a>, choose Wi-Fi<\/strong>, fill in the three boxes and download. Guests point their phone’s camera at it and tap to join. iPhones running iOS 11 or later and Android phones running Android 10 or later can join straight from the camera app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make a Wi-Fi QR code<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Step by step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Open the QR code maker<\/a><\/strong> and choose Wi-Fi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Network name<\/strong>: type it exactly as it appears in your phone’s Wi-Fi list. It’s case sensitive, so Cafe_Guest<\/code> and cafe_guest<\/code> are different networks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Password<\/strong>: type it exactly, including capitals, spaces and symbols.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Security<\/strong>: WPA \/ WPA2 \/ WPA3<\/strong> for almost every modern router. Choose WEP<\/strong> only for very old equipment, or None<\/strong> for an open network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Hidden network<\/strong>: tick this if your network doesn’t broadcast its name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Add a caption<\/strong> such as “Scan to join our Wi-Fi”, so people know what the code is for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Download<\/strong> a PNG to print at home, or SVG or PDF for a print shop. Test it with two different phones before laminating.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Special characters in the name or password, such as ;<\/code>, :<\/code> or \"<\/code>, are handled for you; the QR format needs them escaped, which trips up some generators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What’s inside the code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A Wi-Fi QR code is a short line of text in a standard format that phones understand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WIFI:T:WPA;S:Cafe_Guest;P:coffee-and-cake;;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    T<\/code> is the security type, S<\/code> the network name and P<\/code> the password. When a phone reads it, it offers to join that network with that password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Security: the password is readable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Anyone who scans the code can see the password, and any QR reader app will display it as text. So:<\/p>\n\n\n\n