How to make a QR code with a logo in the middle

You've seen QR codes with a logo in the middle — that's possible because QR codes have built-in error correction that lets a scanner recover data hidden behind the logo. The trick is not to cover too much.

Do it safely

1. Generate the code at a high error-correction level so more of it can be obscured (see our error-correction guide).
2. Keep the logo small — cover no more than the center, roughly under a third of the code, and leave the three corner squares fully visible.
3. Place the logo centered with a little clear padding around it.
4. Test it thoroughly with several phones before you use it.

What to avoid

• Covering a corner finder pattern — that stops the code scanning entirely.
• A logo so large it swallows too much data even for high error correction.
• Low contrast between the code and its background around the logo.