QR codes

A QR code on LNKS is just a styled image of a short link's URL. Because the URL it encodes is a short link, you can change where it points — even change the type (URL → SMS → email) — without re-printing anything.

The design itself is independent. Pick colors and error correction once, then apply that design to any link, any time.

The model in one sentence#

Designs are templates. Links own destinations. A "use" connects a design to a link at download time.

Create a design#

Open QR codes and click + New design. Pick a foreground color (the dots), a background color, and an error-correction level.

Save. The design lives in your account and can be reused.

Use a design on a link#

From a saved design, click Use this design. A picker opens:

• Existing link — search your links and click Apply → on one. The QR renders with this design applied to that link's URL and downloads as SVG.
• New link — fill in slug + destination + name right there. The link is created, the design is applied, the QR downloads. No bouncing to Links first.

The download is a vector SVG. Open it in any design tool, or print it directly.

Why dynamic destinations matter#

The QR encodes https://your-domain/your-slug. When someone scans it, they hit your domain, which redirects to wherever the link's destination points right now.

Edit the link's destination tomorrow → printed posters still work, point to the new place.

Edit the link's type from URL to SMS → scanners now open the SMS composer instead of a browser. Same printed code.

The exception: WiFi codes need the raw payload baked in, so they can't be dynamic. We don't support WiFi yet for that reason.

What's next#

• Short links — slugs, destinations, click counts.
• Custom domains — branded URLs in your QR codes.