Does Telegram already have its own QR code?

Yes. Telegram's own blog announcing the feature says QR codes can be generated for any users that have a public username, and that this also works for groups, channels and bots. You pick colors and a pattern in the app, then print, post or share the result. Look for a QR code icon beside the username, or open the chat or profile information screen; your own code lives in Settings. Use Telegram's built-in code for a quick share. Use QRKIT when you need a QR code you can repoint later, count scans on, brand with your own logo, or export as SVG for large-format print.

Then why would I use QRKIT instead of the in-app QR code?

Three reasons, and none of them is that Telegram can't do it. First, Telegram's in-app code is generated from a public username, so if your group or channel is private and you only have an invite link, that path doesn't apply. Second, the in-app code is fixed to that username, while a QRKIT dynamic QR code keeps the same printed image while you change where it points, so a fresh invite link doesn't mean a reprint. Third, you get scan counts and an SVG export that stays sharp at poster size. If none of those matter to you, the in-app code is genuinely fine.

What link should I put in a Telegram QR code?

A t.me link. Telegram's developer documentation lists the shapes: t.me/username for a public user, group or channel; t.me/+hash for an invite link to a private group or channel (older links use t.me/joinchat/hash); t.me/+phone for a phone number in international format; and t.me/username/123 to point at one specific message in a public channel. Paste whichever one you want people to land on into the URL field.

Is a Telegram QR code free?

Yes. Building it, styling it and previewing it cost nothing and need no account. Downloading a PNG needs a free account; the SVG and PDF exports come with any paid plan or a one-time Download Pack. Because a t.me link is a URL, the code defaults to dynamic, and the free plan includes one dynamic code with basic scan stats and 30 days of scan history. Free also carries a monthly limit of 100 scans across your whole account, and a short QRKIT-branded screen appears before the redirect. Paid plans (Starter is $6/mo billed annually) lift the scan limit, drop the branded screen, raise the ceiling from one code to 12, and unlock the full analytics views.

Does a Telegram QR code expire?

The QR image itself does not — a QR code is just a printed pattern and it does not rot. What can stop working is the destination behind it. Telegram invite links can be revoked or replaced by an admin, and a username can be changed or given up, at which point a code pointing at the old one leads nowhere. On the free plan there is one more thing to watch: past 100 scans in a calendar month across your account, a free dynamic code stops redirecting until the monthly reset. A paid plan removes that limit, and a dynamic code lets you repoint the same printed image at a fresh link instead of reprinting.

Can I put my logo on a Telegram QR code?

Yes. A Telegram logo is already in the logo picker and is pre-selected on this page, so the code in the preview has it in the center. You can swap it for your own community or brand image, change the colors and pattern, and wrap the code in a call-to-action frame. Keep the code clearly darker than its background — an inverted or low-contrast code is the most common reason a phone camera hesitates.

Which file format should I download for print?

SVG. It is the only true vector export in this create flow, so it stays crisp at any size — a sticker, a poster, a shopfront window. It is a paid export: any plan, or a one-time Download Pack, unlocks SVG and PDF. PNG is what a free account downloads and is right for anything on a screen, capped at 1024 pixels on free while paid plans go up to 4096. The PDF this create flow produces places a 1024-pixel image on an A4 page, so treat it as a handout, not as artwork for a large print run. Every download is watermark-free on every plan, free included.

Can I make QR codes for a lot of Telegram links at once?

Yes, with bulk generation from a CSV, which is on the Plus plan and above — the free and Starter plans do not include it. If you only need a handful, create them one at a time in the tool. For a single code that fans out to several destinations you control, point one dynamic QR code at a page that lists them.

Can I change where the QR code points after I print it?

Yes, if it is a dynamic code — which is the default for a t.me link. The printed image encodes a short QRKIT link, so changing the destination updates every copy already in the wild. That is not a paid feature: editing a dynamic code's destination works on the free plan too. A static code bakes the t.me link into the pattern itself, so it can never be redirected — if that link dies, the printed code dies with it.

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Telegram QR Code Generator

Turn any t.me link into a branded QR code you can repoint later. Free to create and design with no account — downloading takes a free account.

Paste a Telegram username, channel or invite link and get a scannable QR code with the Telegram logo already in the center. Export PNG for screens, and keep the option to change where the code points without reprinting it. Free to create and design with no account — a free account downloads a PNG, and SVG for print comes with any paid plan or the one-time Download Pack.

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Read this first

Telegram Already Makes a QR Code — Here's When It's Enough

We are not going to pretend otherwise. Telegram has built-in QR codes, and for a quick share they are the fastest route: no site to visit, no account, nothing to download.

What Telegram itself says about the feature

QR codes can be generated for any user who has a public username, and it works for groups, channels and bots too.
You reach it from a QR code icon beside the username, or from a chat's information screen. A code for your own username is in Settings.
You can choose colors and a pattern, then print, post or share the code to other apps.

Paraphrased from Telegram's own release announcement for the feature. Telegram redesigns its apps often, so treat the above as where to look rather than an exact tap-by-tap route — the icon and the information screen are the two entry points to try.

Where the in-app code stops being the right tool

Your group or channel is private. The in-app code is built from a public username. If all you have is an invite link like t.me/+hash, there is no username for it to encode — you need a QR code made from that link instead.

You are going to print it. A code you export as SVG has no fixed resolution, so it holds up on a poster, a shop window or a sticker sheet. Anything you have shared out of an app as an image is a fixed-size raster, and you will find that out at the print shop rather than before.

The destination might change. Invite links get revoked. Usernames get changed. A dynamic QR code keeps the same printed pattern while you swap the destination, which is the difference between an edit and a reprint.

You want to know whether it worked. A dynamic code counts scans, so you can tell whether the flyer pulled or the packaging insert did nothing.

You want it on-brand. Your own logo in the middle, your own colors, a “Scan to join” frame around it — the kind of thing the custom QR code generator exists for.

Short version: sharing your handle with one person at a table? Use Telegram's own code. Putting a code on something you print, ship, or want to measure? That is what this page is for.

The link behind the code

Which Telegram Link Goes Inside the QR Code

A Telegram QR code is a QR code for a t.me link. Telegram documents several shapes, and the one you choose decides where a scan lands.

Link shape	Where it goes	When to use it
`t.me/username`	A public user, group or channel	The everyday case. Telegram's documentation calls these links to public users, groups and channels.
`t.me/+hash`	An invite link to a private group or channel	Use this when there is no public username. Older invites use the t.me/joinchat/hash form instead.
`t.me/+phone`	A phone number in international format	Reaches you by number rather than username. Think twice before printing your own number on public signage.
`t.me/username/123`	One specific message in a public channel	Handy when you want a scan to land on a pinned post, a price list or an announcement rather than the channel top.

Invite links can be revoked

If you print a code built straight from an invite link and an admin later replaces that invite, the printed code goes nowhere. This is the single most common way a printed community QR code dies. Point a dynamic QR code at the invite instead, and you can hand it a fresh link later without touching what you printed.

Step by step

How to Create a QR Code for a Telegram Link

Copy Your t.me Link

Public profile, group or channel? That's t.me/username. Private? Copy the invite link instead. Both work here.

Paste It Above

The generator on this page is already set to the URL type, because that is all a Telegram QR code is: a QR code that opens a link.

Style It

The Telegram logo is pre-selected in the center. Adjust the colors and pattern, swap in your own logo, or add a frame like “Scan to join.” Keep the code darker than its background.

Choose Static or Dynamic

A link defaults to dynamic so you can repoint it later. Switch it to static if you want the t.me link encoded permanently instead.

Download

PNG for screens. Designing and previewing need no account; the PNG download itself takes a free one. SVG for print comes with any paid plan or the one-time Download Pack.

Test-Scan Before You Print

Open your final export on both an iPhone and an Android and scan it. Two minutes here saves a wasted print run — and confirms the t.me link actually opens where you meant.

Pick the right kind

Static or Dynamic for a Telegram Link?

A t.me link is a URL, so QRKIT treats it as a dynamic code by default and you can switch it to static. Here is the honest trade-off, including what the free plan does and does not cover.

Static

Uncapped on free

The t.me link is encoded into the pattern itself. Nothing sits between the scanner and Telegram, there is no scan limit, and you can make as many static codes as you like on the free plan.

The cost: it can never be changed. If the invite is revoked or the username changes, every copy you printed is dead, and there are no scan counts.

Dynamic

Default for links

The pattern encodes a short QRKIT link that forwards to Telegram, so you can change the destination at any point and count every scan. Editing the destination works on the free plan — it is not a paid-only feature.

The cost: it uses your dynamic-code allowance, and the free plan has exactly one.

What the free plan actually gives you

One dynamic QR code. A Telegram link is dynamic by default, so it uses that one slot. Static codes are unlimited.
100 scans a month across your whole account. Past that, a free dynamic code stops forwarding until the monthly reset. It is an account-wide budget, not a per-code one — worth knowing before you print a few hundred stickers.
Basic scan stats, 30 days of history. Total scans, unique scans, top location and top device. The charts, the geo and device breakdowns, longer history and CSV export start on a paid plan.
A short QRKIT screen before the redirect. Free dynamic scans pass through a brief branded page on the way to Telegram. Paid plans go straight through. This is on the scan page only — your downloaded image file is watermark-free on every plan, free included.
PNG up to 1024 pixels, and PNG only. Paid plans reach 4096 and unlock the vector formats. SVG, PDF and EPS come with any paid plan or the one-time Download Pack — SVG has no resolution at all, which is why print advice on this page points at it.

If a hundred scans a month is not enough, Starter is $6/mo billed annually and covers 12 codes with no scan limit and no branded screen. Full breakdown on pricing.

Where they earn their keep

Ways to Use a Telegram QR Code

Growing a Channel

Put the code where your audience already is — a video end screen, a slide, a print ad, the back of a business card. One scan and they are on the channel instead of trying to remember a handle.

Private Community Invites

A private group has no public username, so the in-app QR route doesn't apply. Build the code from the invite link, and keep it dynamic so a revoked invite costs you an edit rather than a reprint.

Shops & Customer Support

A code at the counter, on the receipt or on the packaging insert that opens a chat with your support account. More ideas in our guide to QR codes for business.

Classes, Clubs & Study Groups

Print the group code on a syllabus, handout or noticeboard so people join without typing anything. Keep it dynamic and the same handout works next term with a new group.

Events & Conferences

Badges, table cards and signage that drop attendees into the event channel. Pair it with an event QR code for the calendar entry itself.

Your Own Profile

A code for t.me/yourname on a card, badge or sticker. Also worth having on a digital business card alongside your other contact routes.

Covering more than Telegram? Start at the social media QR code hub, or take the platform guides for WhatsApp · Discord · WeChat · Instagram · LinkedIn.

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How People Scan a Telegram QR Code

Nothing to install. The built-in camera on a modern iPhone or Android reads the code, a t.me link appears, they tap it, and Telegram opens on the profile, channel or group. Telegram's own in-app camera recognises QR codes as well.

One thing worth setting expectations on: a scan opens Telegram to the join or chat screen. Joining a private group still means tapping through whatever the admin has set up — a QR code delivers people to the door, it does not carry them through it.

If it doesn't scan

Check size, contrast and the quiet zone before you blame the code. Our how to scan a QR code guide and the QR code not working checklist cover the rest. If the code scans cleanly but the join fails, the problem is the t.me link, not the QR — an invite has probably been revoked.

Make it look intentional

Design Tips for a Telegram QR Code That Scans

Keep the Code Dark

Whatever accent you pick — a Telegram-style blue works well — the pattern must stay clearly darker than the background. Light-on-dark and low-contrast codes are the number one cause of a camera that hesitates.

Use the Built-In Telegram Logo

It is already in the picker and pre-selected here, so the code reads as Telegram at a glance. Swap it for your own community mark if the brand matters more than the platform.

Export SVG for Anything Printed

SVG is the only true vector export in this create flow, so it scales to a poster with no loss. It comes with any paid plan or the one-time Download Pack. The PDF here places a 1024-pixel image on an A4 page — fine for a handout, not for large-format artwork.

Size It for the Scan Distance

At least 2 × 2 cm (about 0.8 in) for something held in the hand, and follow the 10:1 rule: for every 10 units of viewing distance, give the code 1 unit of width.

Leave the Quiet Zone

Clear margin on all four sides, and nothing busy behind the code. Cramming it into a corner of a design is how a perfectly good code becomes unreadable.

Say What Happens Next

“Scan to join our Telegram channel” beats a bare code by a wide margin. People need to know which app is about to open and why they should care.

Want tighter control over shapes, frames and colors? Use the branded QR code generator, add your mark with a logo in the middle, or work out exact dimensions in the QR code size guide.

Telegram QR Code — Frequently Asked Questions

: Yes — and you should know that before you use any generator. Telegram's own blog announcing the feature says QR codes can be generated for “any users that have a public username” and that this “also works for groups, channels and bots.” You pick colors and a pattern in the app, then print, post or share the result. Look for a QR code icon beside the username, or open the chat or profile information screen; your own code lives in Settings. Use Telegram's built-in code for a quick share. Use the generator on this page when you need a QR code you can repoint later, count scans on, brand with your own logo, or export as SVG for large-format print.
: Three reasons, and none of them is “Telegram can't do it.” First, Telegram's in-app code is generated from a public username — if your group or channel is private and you only have an invite link, that path doesn't apply. Second, the in-app code is fixed to that username: a QRKIT dynamic QR code keeps the same printed image while you change where it points, so a fresh invite link doesn't mean a reprint. Third, you get scan counts and an SVG export that stays sharp at poster size. If none of those matter to you, the in-app code is genuinely fine.
: A t.me link. Telegram's developer documentation lists the shapes: t.me/username for a public user, group or channel; t.me/+hash for an invite link to a private group or channel (older links use t.me/joinchat/hash); t.me/+phone for a phone number in international format; and t.me/username/123 to point at one specific message in a public channel. Paste whichever one you want people to land on into the URL field above.
: Yes. Building it, styling it and previewing it cost nothing and need no account. Downloading a PNG needs a free account; the SVG and PDF exports come with any paid plan or a one-time Download Pack. Because a t.me link is a URL, the code defaults to dynamic, and the free plan includes one dynamic code with basic scan stats and 30 days of scan history. Free also carries a monthly limit of 100 scans across your whole account, and a short QRKIT-branded screen appears before the redirect. Paid plans (Starter is $6/mo billed annually) lift the scan limit, drop the branded screen, raise the ceiling from one code to 12, and unlock the full analytics views — see pricing.
: The QR image itself does not — a QR code is just a printed pattern and it does not rot. What can stop working is the destination behind it. Telegram invite links can be revoked or replaced by an admin, and a username can be changed or given up, at which point a code pointing at the old one leads nowhere. On the free plan there is one more thing to watch: past 100 scans in a calendar month across your account, a free dynamic code stops redirecting until the monthly reset. A paid plan removes that limit, and a dynamic code lets you repoint the same printed image at a fresh link instead of reprinting.
: Yes. A Telegram logo is already in the logo picker and is pre-selected on this page, so the code you see in the preview has it in the center. You can swap it for your own community or brand image, change the colors and pattern, and wrap the code in a call-to-action frame. Keep the code clearly darker than its background — an inverted or low-contrast code is the most common reason a phone camera hesitates. For more control over shapes and frames, use the branded QR code generator.
: SVG. It is the only true vector export in this create flow, so it stays crisp at any size — a sticker, a poster, a shopfront window. It is a paid export: any plan, or a one-time Download Pack, unlocks SVG and PDF. PNG is what a free account downloads and is right for anything on a screen, capped at 1024 pixels on free while paid plans go up to 4096. The PDF this create flow produces places a 1024-pixel image on an A4 page, so treat it as a handout, not as artwork for a large print run. Every download is watermark-free on every plan, free included.
: With the built-in camera on any modern iPhone or Android — no app to install. They point, tap the t.me link that appears, and Telegram opens to the profile, channel or group. Telegram's own in-app camera also recognises QR codes. If a scan fails, the usual culprits are size, contrast and a missing quiet zone rather than the code itself; our how to scan a QR code guide and the QR code not working checklist cover the rest.
: Yes, with bulk generation from a CSV, which is on the Plus plan and above — the free and Starter plans do not include it. If you only need a handful, create them one at a time in the tool above. For a single code that fans out to several destinations you control, point one dynamic QR code at a page that lists them.
: Yes, if it is a dynamic code — which is the default for a t.me link. The printed image encodes a short QRKIT link, so changing the destination updates every copy already in the wild. That is not a paid feature: editing a dynamic code's destination works on the free plan too. A static code bakes the t.me link into the pattern itself, so it can never be redirected — if that link dies, the printed code dies with it.

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