Maps & content

Make a QR code for a map or place

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Every map has a QR code, and so does every place on it. Print one on a sign, a flyer or a shelf label and anyone who scans it opens your map, ready to explore or already focused on the exact place you chose.

Make the QR code

  1. Open Links & QR

    In the editor, open the Links & QR tab. There is also a small QR beside the map title that opens the same screen. Publish the map at least once so the code works.

  2. Choose what to link to

    Use Link to to pick the whole map, or any single place. Pick a place and the code opens the map already focused on it.

  3. Download the QR code

    The QR image below the link always matches your choice. Click the image, or ⬇ Download QR, to save it as a PNG for print or signage.

The link and the QR update together whenever you change Link to, so what you download is exactly what a visitor gets.

A QR for a multi-stop tour

You can also make a QR code that opens a whole walking route across several places. Build it in the Guided tour link section of the same tab and download its QR the same way. See Build a guided tour across your map.

Print QR codes at a decent size with clear space around them, keep good contrast (dark code on a light background), and avoid stretching the image. Test the printed code with a phone before you produce a large run.

For copyable short links and letting visitors share places themselves, see Share links & QR codes.