Codes

Put a code inside your picture

1 min read·Updated October 27, 2026

Short answer

Choose “Code in your image” after uploading a wide photo. Your whole picture stays as it is, and a scannable code is placed inside it: move it, resize it and pick a light border for print or no border for screens.

0:20See it in the video guideCode in your imageA square code, or a code in your picture

Square code or code in your image

  • Square code: the picture is cropped to a square and the whole square becomes the code. Best for menus, cards and stickers.
  • Code in your image: the picture stays whole with a code inside it. Best for posters, flyers, banners and screens.
“Code in your image” keeps the whole harbour photo.

Place the code

  1. 1Click Move the code.
  2. 2Make it bigger with the Size slider, then drag it onto a calm part of the picture, like sky or a plain wall.
  3. 3Choose Light border (best for print) or No border (best for screens).
  4. 4Click Place the code here, add your link and generate.
Moving and resizing the code over the sky.

Tip · A small code scans fine once printed big enough: keep the code itself at least 2 cm wide on paper.

The finished picture, verified in place.
0:00Watch both ways, side by sideOpen the generatorA square code, or a code in your picture

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Download and print your codeOnce a code is live, open its full report and click “Download 2048px master”. Choose a white border for print, or add a “Scan me” frame. Print it at 4 cm or larger, or pick Small print for cards and stickers.
Change a code’s lookUnder your code, “Style it” has four tabs: Templates restyle the whole code in one tap, Pattern changes the corner markers, eyes and dots, Colors picks the ink, and Print sets the size mode. Click Apply and the new look is verified again.

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