QR Table Tent / Menu Printable
A printable table tent or menu card with a QR code sized to be scanned across a table.
Link for the tent card
Caption printed under each code (optional)
How this processes your file
A single code is laid out at a real millimetre size for a card that will sit on a table rather than be held. The sizing rule is the useful part: a QR code scans from roughly ten times its own width, so a 25 mm code works at arm's length and fails from across a table, while a 90 mm code covers most of a restaurant table comfortably. Module size is reported alongside, because a long payload at any size puts the individual squares below what a phone camera can resolve — and a menu link with tracking parameters appended is exactly how that happens without anyone noticing.
What the results mean
- Code size
- The printed width. Ten times this is roughly the furthest it scans from.
- Scans from about
- The practical maximum distance. Check it against how far your customers actually sit.
- Module size
- One square. Long menu URLs with tracking parameters push this below what cameras resolve.
- Print scaling
- Must be 100%, or the card and the code both come out smaller than designed.
Common problems and fixes
- People have to lean in to scan it
- The code is too small for the distance. Ten times the code width is the rough maximum, so a table needs a code around 80 to 100 mm.
- The code will not scan at all
- Check module size. A menu URL with a long tracking string makes a dense code that fails at any size a table tent can carry.
- It prints smaller than I set
- Print scaling. Set it to 100% or Actual Size.
Frequently asked questions
How big should a table tent QR code be?
Roughly a tenth of the distance it needs to scan from. For a code read across a restaurant table, around 80 to 100 mm is comfortable; 25 mm only works in the hand.
Why will my menu code not scan?
Usually a long URL. Tracking parameters appended to a menu link add modules, which shrinks each square, and past a point no printed size rescues it. Shorten the link first.
Can I print these on card?
Yes, and heavier stock stands better. Keep the printer at 100% scaling whatever the stock.