
, QR Code From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Jump to : navigation search QR Code for the URL of the English Wikipedia Mobile main page . Note that the white border is part of the . encoding A QR Code is a matrix barcode or two-dimensional code readable by QR scanners mobile phones with a camera and smartphones The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on white background . The information encoded can be text , URL or other . data Common in Japan where it was created by Toyota subsidiary Denso-Wave in 1994, the QR code is one of the most popular types of two-dimensional barcodes . QR is the acronym for Quick Response as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high . speed 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 Standards 3 License 4 Storage 5 Variants