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What Is QR Code and How It Works

The document discusses what a QR code is, how it works, and how to read one. A QR code is a type of 2D barcode that can be scanned by a smartphone to access encoded data like a URL. It contains patterns that allow it to be scanned even if distorted. To read a QR code, you need a QR code scanning app on your phone which will open the camera and scan the code to access the linked content.

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What Is QR Code and How It Works

The document discusses what a QR code is, how it works, and how to read one. A QR code is a type of 2D barcode that can be scanned by a smartphone to access encoded data like a URL. It contains patterns that allow it to be scanned even if distorted. To read a QR code, you need a QR code scanning app on your phone which will open the camera and scan the code to access the linked content.

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What is QR Code and How it works?

QR code is a square barcode used to store and encode data. This guide will help you in understanding in depth
about QR code

Introduction: QR code is very common system used which you can find frequently on all products at
supermarket, flyers, and magazine and so on. If you are still unsure about how a QR code looks then
here is a sample of of QR Code

What is QR Code?

Quick Response Code commonly known as a QR Code is 2 – Dimensional Barcode in Square shape that is
used to store encoded data. When the QR code is scanned using a smart phone or any other device it
usually directs or links the smart phone to another website or URL. QR code allows your smart phone to
interact across the globe using mobile web services. The scanning of a QR Code through a QR code
reader gives access to content on web. QR Code is 2D barcode in which customizations is possible. As
customization is possible so many companies and brands incorporate their visual identity in their QR
codes.

What does a QR code contain?

QR code is a masterpiece of technology which is created to be read by machines. These QR Codes are
impossible to be read by human eyes. Each code is different and unique but have few common features
as under:

1. Quiet Zone: It is an empty white border around the code that helps in isolating the code from
the rest of printed information
2. Finders Pattern: these are the large black and white squares present at the three corners of the
QR code
3. Alignment Pattern: Alignment pattern ensure that the QR code is detected even if it is distorted
4. Timing Pattern: the timing pattern helps in reading and identifying data cells of the QR Code
5. Version Information: These are placed near the Finder pattern these cells identify which version
of the QR code is used in the particular QR code
6. Data Cell: Data cells are the cells that contain actual data of the QR code
Following is the pictorial representation of the contents of the QR code

(Photo Credit: www. Explainthatstuff.com)

How to read a QR Code?

Reading a QR Code is impossible for human eye. For reading a QR code you need to have a QR code
scanner. This scanner scans the QR code and makes it understandable. Reading or Scanning of QR Code
is very simple when done with QR code scanner. This QR Code scanner helps to read the application very
easily. Following are the steps will help you in understanding how to read QR code

 QR code can be read with the help of QR reading applications. So you have to first download the
QR code scanner on your mobile.
 Then open the QR code reading application. This application will activate the camera of your
phone that will help you in scanning the QR code
 Once the QR code is recognized by the QR code reader then it will give you access to the content

(Photo credit: www.unitag.io)

Thus the above pictorial representations will help you in understanding the working of QR code.

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