Dog Tag QR Code Generator

What this tool does

This tool makes a QR code for your dog's collar tag. If your dog ever gets lost, whoever finds them can scan the tag and see your contact details and your dog's information, so they can reunite you quickly. Fill in the details, set the size and colours, and download a PNG or SVG to print as a tag.

How to use it

1. Fill in your dog's name, breed, and any information, plus your contact details and an optional profile link.
2. Set the size, colours, and error correction level.
3. Choose PNG or SVG, create the code, and download it to print.

How it works

The tool bundles your dog's details and your contact information into the QR pattern, in your browser. A finder scans the tag and sees it all at once, how to reach you, and anything they need to know about your dog. The code is static and works on its own, with nothing uploaded.

More than an engraved tag can hold

A traditional engraved tag does a vital job, but it runs out of room fast, usually a name and a single phone number. A QR tag lifts that limit. You can include more than one way to reach you, a note about your dog's temperament or medical needs, "friendly but nervous," or "needs daily medication," your address, and a link to a fuller profile. So when a stranger finds your dog two streets over, a scan tells them not just whose dog this is, but everything they need to help get them home safely.

Two things to get right

First, treat this as a layer, not the whole safety net. A QR tag only works if the finder has a smartphone and thinks to scan it, so it is best used alongside a microchip and a simple engraved tag with your name and number, rather than instead of them. Belt and braces gives your dog the best chance of coming home, whoever finds them and whatever they have to hand.

Second, think about what the tag reveals. Because the details show to anyone who scans, which is exactly what you want for reuniting, it is worth being deliberate about how much you put in the open. A phone number and your dog's needs are the essentials; your full home address is more personal, so some owners prefer to fill in the profile link and keep the home address off the visible tag. Include enough to bring your dog back, without exposing more than you are comfortable with. This same tool, framed for any animal, is the Pet Tag QR Code Generator, and to share your own contact card there is the vCard QR Code Generator.

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