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Email QR Code Generator

A code that starts an email. The recipient, the subject and the body can all be filled in before the person types a word.

What happens when someone scans it

The phone offers to compose a message in its default mail app with recipient, subject and body already in place. Nothing is sent until the person presses send — the code only sets the stage.

What the code actually contains

mailto:hello@cafe.example?subject=Catering%20enquiry

A mailto: address. Subject and body ride along as URL-encoded parameters; Studio does the encoding, you type plain words.

How to make one

  1. Enter the address that should receive the mail.

  2. Pre-fill subject and body only as far as it helps — every character densifies the code.

  3. Style it and check the preflight panel.

  4. Export, and scan it once to see the draft with your own eyes.

Fields

  • to

    Recipient address

  • subject

    Pre-filled subject (optional)

  • body

    Pre-filled body (optional)

Pre-fill for sorting, not for speeches

A subject like “Catering enquiry” routes replies into a folder and tells you which poster worked. A three-paragraph pre-filled body makes a dense code and gets deleted by the sender anyway.

The phone needs a mail app

On a personal phone this is a given. On a shared tablet or a locked-down work device with no signed-in mail account, the scan succeeds and the compose step goes nowhere. Know your audience.

Questions

Will scanning send an email by itself?

No. It opens a draft; the person sends it, or does not.

Which mail app opens?

Whatever the phone has as its default handler — Mail on most iPhones, Gmail on most Androids.

Will printing my address get me spam?

The address is readable by anyone who scans, exactly as if you printed it in words. A QR code neither hides it nor exposes it further.