Menyu

On your tables and in your window

Your menu’s QR code, with your logo.

Paste your menu link, make it yours, download it as PNG or SVG and print the table tent. Free, no sign-up.

Your link

Website, online PDF, Uber Eats, Deliveroo, TheFork or Google page. The code opens this exact link.

PDF

A PDF opens, but guests have to zoom in to read it on a phone. And every new version has to keep exactly the same address. Put my menu online

I don’t have an online menu

Create one from your PDF or your Uber Eats page, no account needed.

Preview

Example

example.com/bistro/menu.pdf

Example for a fictional bistro. Paste your link to make your own code.

Density
37 × 37 modules, version 5
Correction
level H, about 30%

Your colours

Code colour
Background colour

Contrast, Good contrast

98%

The code stands out clearly from its background.

Dot shape

Corner squares

The three large squares help the phone find the code.

Your logo (optional)

Sample logo

24% of the width

With a logo, the code uses level H error correction: it can rebuild about 30% of its data.

PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG, up to 5 MB. The file stays on your device: it is never uploaded.

Your link and your logo stay on your device: your browser makes the code and keeps your settings for next time.

Download, print

Files

PNG size

PNG for Word, Canva or home printing. SVG scales without blurring: it is the file to give a print shop. Both hold the code alone, with its margin.

Print size

Where will it be scanned?

Advised size

4.5 cmwide, margin included

Without its margin, the code is a tenth of the reading distance. For this link, the image never goes below 2.3 cm: 0.5 mm per module.

A4 sheet

On this format, the code is 5.5 cm wide, margin included.

Print at 100%, without “fit to page”. Cut along the corner marks. Fold each tent in half: once it stands, both sides read the right way up. To get a PDF, pick “Save as PDF” as the printer.

A printed code, a menu that changes

This code will always open the same link. If your menu moves to another address, you will need to print a new one. With Menyu, the code leads to your online menu, which you edit without reprinting. Its visits show in your dashboard, and you can translate it into 25 languages.

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A QR code that scans the first time

To read a code, a phone has to tell it from the background, see it large enough and find its three corner squares. Check these six points before printing.

Dark on light
The tool measures the luminance gap between your two colours. It blocks the download below 40% and warns you below 70%: the C and A grade thresholds of ISO/IEC 15415. Avoid yellow, pale gold and pastels on white.
A clear margin all round
The QR code standard asks for a margin of four modules, the small squares, on every side. The downloaded files include it: do not crop it, and keep text away from it.
The right size
Make the code a tenth of the reading distance: 3.5 cm for a table, 10 cm for a counter. And never under 0.5 mm per module, about 2 cm with its margin for a short link.
A sensible logo
A logo hides part of the code. The tool then switches to level H error correction, which rebuilds about 30% of the data. The logo and the space around it never take more than 40% of the width.
A short, lasting link
The longer the link, the denser the code. Remove tracking parameters and choose an address that will not change: a printed code cannot be edited.
A test before the batch
Print one copy at its final size. Scan it with two different phones, from the planned distance and under your dining room lighting.
Fictional establishment, example data.

Worked example

The Example Bistro’s table tents

Link
example.com/bistro/menu.pdf
Density
37 × 37 modules, version 5
Correction
level H, about 30%
Margin
4 modules per side
On the tent, margin included
5.5 cm
One module
1.2 mm
Reading
up to about 45 cm
Minimum size
2.3 cm

The bistro’s menu is an online PDF. Its link fits in a code of 37 × 37 modules. With the logo in the middle, the code uses level H correction. On the tent, the code image is 5.5 cm wide, margin included. One module measures 1.2 mm and the code reads from up to about 45 cm.

What this generator does not do

  • It does not count scans: the code goes straight to your link, without going through Menyu.
  • It cannot change where a printed code leads. To change your menu without reprinting, you need a link that stays the same, such as an online menu’s.
  • It does not host your menu: if the link stops working, so does the code.
  • It does not make PDF files. The sheet prints from your browser, which can save it as a PDF.

Before you print

Is the generator really free?

Yes, with no account and no limit. Your browser makes the code and the files are yours. The code goes through no redirect link, so nobody can switch it off.

Can my QR code expire?

No. The code holds your link itself. It works as long as the page it opens exists.

Can I change where it leads after printing?

No: the link is part of the pattern itself. If your menu moves to a new address, you need a new code. The simplest way is to point at a page whose address stays the same while you edit its content, such as a Menyu menu.

What size for a table?

For reading at 30 to 40 cm, a code 3 to 4 cm wide, not counting its margin, is enough. The tool works out the minimum from the length of your link and where the code will be scanned.

PNG or SVG?

PNG suits Word, Canva, Google Docs or home printing. SVG is a vector drawing: it scales without blurring, which is what print shops and layout software ask for.

Will my logo stop the code from scanning?

Not if it stays reasonable. The tool limits its size and clears some space around it. It also turns on the strongest error correction. Still, test the printed code with several phones.

Does a QR code to a PDF work?

Yes, if the PDF is online and its link is public. Check that it opens on a phone that is not signed in to your account. On a small screen, a PDF needs zooming: an online menu reads better.

I don’t have an online menu. What now?

Our online menu tool creates one from your PDF or your Uber Eats page, with no account. Once you keep the menu on Menyu, its address stays the same when you edit the menu: that is the address your QR code should open.

Do you count scans?

No. The code goes straight to your link and Menyu cannot see who scans it. On a Menyu menu, visits appear in your dashboard, whether they come from a QR code or a link.

Sources

Sources checked on 21 October 2026. No standard sets the tenth-of-the-distance rule: it is a rule of thumb.