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QR Code Pet Tag Generator
A QR code for a collar tag, a luggage tag, a key ring or a bag. The finder scans it and sees the name, your phone and a short message, with no app and no subscription: the words live in the code itself. Print round tag inserts in three sizes or a label sheet, or download the SVG for an engraver. Free, in your browser, no account.
Name, phone and a message in one code
Your tag, ready to print or engrave.
Type what the finder should see, choose whether the words live in the code or behind a link, and pick inserts or a label sheet. The SVG goes to an engraver.
Keep it short: every character makes the code denser. No home address.
Add a name and a phone number, or a link, to prepare your tag.
Print at 100% / actual size. The inserts are cut along the circles and laminated or fitted into the tag; the label sheets need a test page on plain paper first. The SVG and PNG use the highest error correction, so a scratched tag still scans. Avery is a trademark of its owner; compatible sheets with the same layout print the same way.
Your tag
Content preview. Your PDF uses the Tag inserts · US Letter, 30 round inserts of 25, 32 and 38 mm layout.
Tag sizes and formats
| Format | Size | QR size | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 mm insert | 25 mm round | 17 mm | Small collar tags, key fobs |
| 32 mm insert | 32 mm round | 21 mm | Standard collar tags |
| 38 mm insert | 38 mm round | 25 mm | Large tags, luggage |
| Avery 5160 | US Letter, 30 labels of 2.625 × 1 in | 21 mm | Luggage, bags, laptops, helmets |
| Avery L7160 | A4, 21 labels of 63.5 × 38.1 mm | 28 mm | Luggage, bags, laptops, helmets |
Measure the inside of your tag before printing; a 25 mm insert fits a tag of about 27 mm. Avery is a trademark of its owner. Scanely is not affiliated with Avery and does not sell, print or engrave tags.
How to make a QR code pet tag
- 1
Type the name, the phone and a message
The pet or item name, the number to call, a second number if you like and a short line such as a reward or a medical note.
- 2
Choose text or a link
Text keeps everything inside the code with nothing to expire. A link opens a page, for example a Scanely Pet profile you can edit later.
- 3
Pick inserts or a label sheet and check the size
Round inserts in 25, 32 and 38 mm, or Avery 5160 and L7160 labels. The check tells you which sizes print cleanly.
- 4
Print and fit, or send the SVG to an engraver
Print at 100%, cut along the circles, laminate or fit into the tag. For metal, download the SVG and order an engraved tag.
What a QR tag goes on
Dog and cat collars
A round insert in the collar tag, or an engraved metal tag with the pet’s name and your number. With a link, the finder also sees the photo and the health notes.
Luggage and travel
A label inside the suitcase lid and one on the tag outside, with a second number for the person at home while you travel.
Keys, bags and bikes
A key fob insert, a label under the saddle or in the laptop bag, with a reward line and a form on the page for the finder.
Kids’ gear and school bags
Water bottles, jackets and backpacks come home faster with a name, a parent’s number and no home address on the tag.
Behind a dynamic tag
A profile page, a scan alert, and details you can change.
With a dynamic code from your Scanely account, the tag opens a Pet profile: photo, name, who to call, health notes and an "I found Biscuit" form that emails you. Move house or change your number and you edit the page; the engraved tag stays the same. The If found template does the same for a bag, keys or a bike.
- Scan alerts: an email at the first scan, then at most one email per hour.
- The Free plan includes three dynamic codes; Starter is $9 per month for 50 codes.
- A text tag from this page never depends on Scanely: the words are in the code.
- Scanely does not sell or engrave tags: it makes the code, the page and the files.
What a scan shows
Sample content: the Pet profile template. Dashboard > Pages > New page > Lost & found.
What goes on a pet tag
The name, so the finder can call the dog by it, and a number that is answered at any hour. A second number for the person at home helps while you travel. A short message does the rest: a reward, a medical note, "nervous around traffic". Leave the home address off; the finder calls you, you meet them. The same lines serve a luggage tag, a key fob or a sticker in a laptop bag, with the item name instead of the pet's.
Text in the code or a link
A QR code can carry plain text. The camera app shows it the moment it is scanned: the name, "If found, call" with your number, the message. Nothing is hosted, nothing expires and no account is needed, which is why this page writes the text into the code by default. The price is that the text is fixed: a new number means a new tag.
A link does the opposite. The code opens a page, and the page can change. A dynamic code from your Scanely account opens a Pet profile with a photo, the health notes, a call button and a form that emails you; you edit it when you move or change your number, and the engraved tag stays as it is. Switch on scan alerts and you get an email at the first scan, then at most one per hour. The dynamic QR generator explains how a dynamic code works; the Free plan includes three of them.
Inserts, labels and engraving
The inserts PDF prints 30 round codes in three sizes with cut lines: 25 mm for small collar tags and key fobs, 32 mm for the standard round tag, 38 mm for large tags and luggage. Cut along the circle, laminate the disc or slide it into an epoxy or photo tag from a pet shop; measure the inside of the tag first. The label sheets fill an Avery 5160 or L7160 sheet with the same label, for suitcases, bags, laptops, helmets and the inside of a jacket. For a metal tag, download the SVG: an engraver or a laser-cutting pet shop etches it directly, and the highest error correction in that file keeps a scratched tag readable. Scanely does not sell or engrave tags.
How small the code can be
Every character adds modules, and the modules should stay at 0.4 mm or larger for a phone camera. On a 25 mm insert that is a name, one number and a few words; with two numbers and a long message the check under the form leaves the smallest size out of the PDF and tells you so. The QR size calculator gives the numbers for any other tag.
No subscription
Many QR pet tags are sold with an app or a monthly plan, and the tag goes dark when the plan ends. A text tag from this page has no plan to end. A dynamic code is a Scanely code like any other: the promise for printed codes says what happens to it, in writing. The QR code label maker prints a list of different codes on the same sheets, for a whole litter or a travel group.
Questions before you print
Is the QR pet tag free, and does it expire?
Yes, and no. With text in the code, the name, the phone and the message are stored in the pattern itself: any phone camera shows them, nothing is hosted and nothing can expire. There is no account and no watermark. Scanely does not sell or engrave tags: you print the inserts or labels, or send the SVG to an engraver.
What does the finder see when they scan?
The phone camera shows the text: the name, "If found, call" with one or two numbers and your message. On most phones the number is one tap to call. With a link in the code, the camera opens the page instead, for example a Scanely Pet profile with a photo, the health notes and a form that emails you.
Text in the code or a link: which should I choose?
Text when the tag should work forever with nothing to maintain; it cannot be changed after printing. A link when you want to edit the details later, add a photo and get a scan alert: a dynamic Scanely code opens a Pet profile page you can update any time. The Free plan includes three dynamic codes.
How do I get the code onto a real tag?
Three ways. Print the inserts, cut along the circle and laminate it or fit it into an epoxy or photo tag; 25, 32 and 38 mm match the usual collar tags and key fobs. Print the label sheet for luggage, bags, laptops and helmets. Or download the SVG and order a laser-engraved metal tag from an engraver or a pet shop.
How small can the code be?
The modules, the small squares, should stay at 0.4 mm or larger for a phone to read them. A 25 mm insert holds a short message with one number; the check under the form tells you which insert sizes print cleanly and leaves the dense ones out. The engraving files use the highest error correction, so a scratched tag still scans.
Will I know when someone scans the tag?
Only with a dynamic code from your Scanely account: switch on scan alerts in the code settings and you get an email at the first scan, then at most one email per hour. A static text code sends nothing; the finder simply reads the number and calls.
Is my phone number uploaded anywhere?
No. The tool runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent to Scanely. Leave your home address off the tag and the page, and prefer a number you can answer at any hour.
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