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LinkedIn QR Code Generator

QR code for LinkedIn profile, company page or post

Paste the URL from your LinkedIn personal profile, company page, post, article or newsletter. The studio encodes it into a standard QR that opens in the LinkedIn app on phones with it installed, or the mobile web for everyone else. Export SVG for print or PNG for the screen.

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What to encode

Style

Frame

  • Files never leave your device
  • Runs in your browser
  • Free, no signup

How it works

  1. 1

    Copy the URL from LinkedIn

    Personal profile, company page, post, article or newsletter. The guide below covers each path.

  2. 2

    Paste it into the URL field

    The encoded payload updates live so you can verify before printing.

  3. 3

    Download SVG or PNG

    SVG for business cards and posters, PNG for slides and screens.

What this LinkedIn QR generator does

Personal profile or company page

Any LinkedIn permalink works. /in/ for personal networking, /company/ for brand-led B2B.

Universal Links into the app

iOS and Android route the URL into the LinkedIn app when installed, falling back to mobile web otherwise.

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Adding a centre logo bumps error correction to 30% so the cutout still scans on consumer phones.

Where this helps

B2B Events

Conference lanyard badge

3 to 4 cm personal profile QR. Handshakes turn into follow-ups in two seconds.

B2B

Trade show booth backdrop

Big company page QR. Visitors scan from the aisle, follow the page, see your posts later.

Sales

Business card back

Vanity profile QR. Hand it over and the recipient sees your work history without typing.

Talent

Recruiting poster on campus

Company page careers tab QR. Candidates browse open roles and apply on the spot.

Media

Press release header

Post QR pointing at the announcement. Journalists amplify without searching for the post.

Content

Newsletter subscribe card

Newsletter URL QR on the back of a flyer. One scan, one tap to subscribe.

Tips that help

  • 1

    Customise the vanity URL before printing

    Drop the `-12345` numeric suffix via Edit public profile and URL. Readable URL, denser scan-friendly QR.

  • 2

    Pick /in/ for handshake, /company/ for booth

    Personal profile for one-to-one networking. Company page for brand-led signage and recruiting.

  • 3

    Test the URL in a logged-out browser

    LinkedIn shows different content to signed-out viewers. Confirm the URL works cold before printing.

  • 4

    Pair the QR with a one-line value statement

    'Scan to see open engineering roles' converts better than 'Find us on LinkedIn'. Tell scanners what they get.

How to point a QR at the right LinkedIn URL

LinkedIn has cleaner URL structure than most platforms but the right surface depends on the use case. Personal profile, company page, post, article, newsletter. A thin QR generator gives you one box. The actual work is picking which surface matches the placement, then copying the canonical vanity URL from the right place. This guide covers the four URL types you will actually need.

The canonical LinkedIn URL formats

Personal profiles use `linkedin.com/in/yourvanityname`. Company pages use `linkedin.com/company/yourvanityname`. Posts use `linkedin.com/posts/...activity-ID`. Articles use `linkedin.com/pulse/article-slug`. Newsletters use `linkedin.com/newsletters/name-NUMERICID`. Each format deep-links into the LinkedIn app via Universal Links on iOS and Android.

QR code for LinkedIn profile, company page or post

For business cards and trade show backdrops, decide whether the brand or the person should own the scan. Brand-led recruiting and B2B signage point at the company page. Founder-led personal branding and event speaker badges point at the personal profile. Press releases point at the post.

Drop tracking tails (`?trk=...`, `?originalSubdomain=...`) and locale parameters from the copied URL before encoding. The vanity URL is the shortest, most scan-friendly form. Shorter payloads encode into denser QRs that print sharper at small sizes, which matters on business cards and badges.

How to copy the right URL from LinkedIn

Personal profile URL: sign in on the web, click Me in the top right, choose View Profile, copy the address bar. The canonical form is `linkedin.com/in/yourvanityname`. If the URL still ends in a numeric suffix like `-12345`, customise the vanity URL via the Edit public profile and URL panel on the right of your profile.

Company page URL: search for your company in the top search bar, click into the page, copy the address bar. The canonical form is `linkedin.com/company/yourvanityname`. Admins can customise the vanity URL via the page's Admin tools. Without a vanity URL, the page falls back to the numeric ID, which is unreadable.

Read more

Post URL: click the three dots above the post, choose Copy link to post. The URL contains `/posts/` and an `activity-ID`. Article URL: click the share icon on the article, choose Copy link. The URL contains `/pulse/`. Both formats survive the LinkedIn URL routing changes and stay valid for years.

Where the LinkedIn QR earns its place

Conference badges and B2B event signage are the highest-value placement. The audience is professional, the phone is in hand, and a 3 to 4 cm QR turns a 30-second handshake into a follow-up in two seconds. Profile QR for personal networking, company page QR for booth backdrops where the brand is doing the work.

Business cards and sales materials are the second strong placement. A vanity profile QR on the back of a card hands the recipient a direct path to your work history and recommendations. For sales teams, a company page QR on every card builds aggregate page follows that compound over months of meetings.

Recruiting posters and campus career fairs benefit from company page QRs pointing at the careers tab. Candidates scan, browse open roles, apply without typing the URL. Pair the QR with a one-line value statement that tells the scanner what they get, like 'Scan to see open engineering roles', not just 'Find us on LinkedIn'.

Common mistakes that kill scans

Encoding a URL with the `-12345` numeric suffix instead of a vanity URL. The URL still resolves but it is unreadable to anyone who tries to type it instead of scanning. Customise the vanity URL via the Edit public profile and URL panel before printing the QR.

Pointing the QR at a private profile or a limited-access company page. Cold scanners see the profile shell with a connection prompt, which works for high-intent placements like one-to-one networking but fails for retail-style cold-scan posters. Set the visibility to public for any QR going on a poster.

Forgetting to test the URL in a logged-out browser. LinkedIn shows different content to signed-in members. A QR that works for you may dead-end for a cold scanner with no account. Test the URL in a private window before sending the print file to the printer.

Frequently asked questions

Honest answers to what people ask before using this tool.

Further reading

Independent references if you want to go deeper on the formats and tradeoffs.

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