How to create an X (Twitter) QR code
- 1
Add your username
Type your @username, or paste a link to your profile or a post from x.com or twitter.com.
- 2
Design it
Add your colours, logo and a frame such as “Follow us on X”.
- 3
Download and test
Scan it with a phone that has X and one that doesn’t, and check the right page opens.
How an X QR code works
The code holds your profile link, x.com/yourbrand. When someone scans it, the X app opens on your profile with the Follow button. Without the app, the profile opens in the browser.
Type your username with or without the @, or paste any link from x.com or twitter.com: your profile, a post, a list or a Space. Old twitter.com links still redirect, so codes you printed before the rename keep working.
Profile or post?
Link to your profile when you want followers, for example on business cards, conference badges and packaging. Link to a single post when the print is about one announcement: a launch thread, a job opening, a live event or a press release. People read that post first and can tap through to your profile.
Where people use X QR codes
- Conference slides and name badges, so the audience can follow the speaker in one scan
- Press kits, media walls and launch events
- Posters for live events, linking to the event hashtag post or a Space
- Business cards for journalists, founders, developers and public figures
- Support desks and packaging, linking to your support account
- Books, reports and white papers, linking to the author
Tips for more follows
- Tell people what they’ll get: “Follow for daily market notes” works better than a bare logo.
- Pin your best post to the top of your profile. It’s the first thing new visitors see.
- Check your account isn’t protected. Protected accounts only show posts to approved followers.
- Print your @username under the code, so people can also search for it.
- On slides, leave the code up for at least 20 seconds. People need time to open the camera.
Static and dynamic codes
This is a static code: the link is stored in the pattern itself, so it’s free, never expires and doesn’t depend on us. The trade-off is that you can’t change it after printing.
A dynamic QR code stores a short link instead. You can change where it points at any time, for example from your profile to this week’s announcement, and see how many people scanned, by day, city and device. That’s useful for events and campaigns where you want to know which slide, badge or poster worked.
If you change your username
A static code points to your username as it is today. If you rename the account, printed codes lead to an empty page, and someone else could take your old name. If a rename is likely, use a dynamic code so you can update it.
Print tips
X profile links are very short, so the code has few modules and scans reliably even at 1.5–2 cm on badges and cards. On slides, make it at least a fifth of the slide height, because people scan from their seats. Keep the code dark on a light background: black works well and matches X’s own look.