<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"/> <title>About 2D barcodes</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css" type="text/css"/> </head> <body> <p><strong>Barcode Scanner</strong> also understands how to read two dimensional barcodes, like QR Codes and Data Matrix codes. For example, the codes below contain a hyperlink to the ZXing Project home page:</p> <p class="imgcenter"> <img src="../images/big-qr.png"/> <img src="../images/big-datamatrix.png"/> </p> <p>You can also represent contact information in a QR Code, and put it on a business card or web site. When you scan it, the results screen provides a choice of actions:</p> <p class="imgcenter"><img src="../images/contact-results-screen.jpg"/></p> <p>Besides URLs and contact info, QR Codes can also contain:</p> <ul> <li>Calendar events, which you can add to your Calendar</li> <li>Phone numbers, which you can dial</li> <li>SMS numbers, which you can text message</li> <li>Email addresses, which you can email</li> <li>Geographic coordinates, which you can open in Maps</li> <li>Plain text, which you can read, then share with a friend</li> </ul> </body> </html>