A logo covers part of the pattern, and the code reads anyway. Here is the mechanism, the size that is safe, and how to check yours before it goes to print.
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QR codes carry Reed–Solomon error correction: a portion of the pattern is redundant, so a scanner can rebuild squares it cannot see. That was designed for dirt, creases and bad printing on a factory floor, and a logo is just a very tidy version of the same problem.
There are four correction levels, and they set how much of the code can be lost:
| Level | Recoverable | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| L — Low | ~7% | Clean digital display, no logo |
| M — Medium | ~15% | The usual default |
| Q — Quartile | ~25% | Small logo, printed on card |
| H — High | ~30% | Centred logo, packaging, outdoor |
Add a logo here and the code moves to High, because that is the level with room to spare. The redundancy is not free — a higher level means more modules for the same content, so the pattern gets slightly denser — which is another argument for a short destination.
The honest number is smaller than most people expect. At High correction the code tolerates losing roughly 30% of its modules, but that budget is also paying for print quality, ink spread, a scuffed surface and a phone held at an angle in bad light. Spending all of it on artwork leaves nothing for the real world.
Every scan failure we hear about was invisible on screen. A code that reads perfectly at 400 pixels on a laptop can fail at 15mm on a matte label under a shop light.
The test that catches it takes five minutes: download the real file, print it at the exact final size on the actual stock, and scan the paper — not the screen — with an iPhone and an Android, at arm’s length, indoors. If either hesitates, shrink the logo or grow the code before the print run rather than after it.
If the code is going somewhere you cannot reprint cheaply — packaging, vehicle livery, an engraved sign — make it dynamic as well, so the one thing you will want to change later is the one thing that is not in the ink.
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Drop in a PNG or SVG and size it. It sits on a knockout plate so it never half-covers a module and leaves a scanner guessing.
Adding a logo pushes the code to a higher correction level automatically, so the squares it hides can be reconstructed.
Grow the logo past what the correction level can absorb and you are told while you are designing, not after the run.
Colour the modules, the corner eyes and the pupils separately so the code matches the logo rather than fighting it.
SVG out, so the logo and the modules stay hard-edged from a business card to a billboard. No watermark on any plan.
It is still a dynamic code. Repoint it whenever you like — the logo and the pattern do not change.
Shape every part of the code: 18 pixel shapes, separate styles and colours for the three corner eyes, gradients, a transparent background and your logo in the centre. Pro and Teams.
From solo creators to marketing teams — here's where the QR Code With Logo makes the biggest impact.
No technical knowledge required. Here's exactly how to create your first QR Code With Logo.
Create a free account and add a QR code with your destination.
Open the designer and upload your logo as a PNG or SVG.
Size the logo — the warning panel tells you when it is getting too big.
Set the module and corner-eye colours to match your brand.
Download the SVG, print a proof at final size, and scan it with two different phones.
Straight answers to what usually decides whether this is the right tool for the job.