{"id":5228,"date":"2011-06-23T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/digital-world\/link-tip-create-your-own-2d-barcode\/06-2011\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:14:05","slug":"link-tip-create-your-own-2d-barcode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/en\/technology\/link-tip-create-your-own-2d-barcode\/06-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Tip: Create Your Own 2D Barcode"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Ever wondered where those square pixel graphics come from? QR codes, or 2D barcodes, seem to be everywhere lately \u2013 for example at CeBIT last week and even on billboards. I have just come across the website <a href=\"http:\/\/goqr.me\/\">goqr.me<\/a>, where you can generate these codes yourself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/qrcode.jpeg\" alt=\"2D Barcode\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/qrcode.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/qrcode-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/qrcode-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/michael-hoepfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/qrcode-200x200.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2D Barcode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">You can use the iPhone app <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcoo.com\">Barcoo<\/a> to read the barcode. If, for example, you store a telephone number in the code and scan it with the app, you can call the number with one additional tap. That could be quite practical on a business card \u2026 This ease of use is probably one reason the codes are spreading so quickly.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the link again: <a href=\"http:\/\/goqr.me\/\">QR Code Generator \u2013 Create QR Codes Online [2D Barcode, T-Shirt, Mug, Business Card, QR Code] \u2013 goQR.me<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered where those square pixel graphics come from? QR codes, or 2D barcodes, seem to be everywhere lately \u2013 for example at CeBIT last week and even on billboards. 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