How to Design a Scannable QR Code Label

A label can look good and still scan reliably — but only if the contrast holds up. In StowQR you style each tote's code, and a live check stops you before a pretty color combo becomes one your camera struggles to read.

Step 1: Open the tote's QR design

Open a tote and head to its QR code. Each tote's code is its visual identity, so the design you set here is what you'll print and stick on the box.

Step 2: Pick a color, emoji, and shape

Choose a code color, drop in an emoji, and pick a module shape — Standard, Dots, or Squircle. This is how you make a wall of bins readable from across the room: orange with a wrench for tools, green with a tent for camping. You recognize the category before you're close enough to scan.

Step 3: Watch the live scannability check

Here's the part that matters. As you change colors, StowQR checks the contrast between the code and its background in real time. Push it too light and you get a warning, because a low-contrast QR is one a camera hunts for or misses entirely. Keep adjusting until the check clears, and you know it'll scan on the first try.

Step 4: Toggle the tote name, then save

Decide whether to print the tote name under the code, handy when you want to read the label without scanning at all. Save, and the design is ready to print.

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