Display QR Codes with the x-qr-code Blade Component

Drop the <x-qr-code> Blade component into any template to render QR codes with automatic accessibility, PNG embedding, and zero PHP required.

The <x-qr-code> Blade component is the simplest way to display QR codes directly in your templates. Pass your content as the data prop, add any styling options you need, and the component takes care of the rest — including accessibility attributes, inline SVG rendering, and base64-encoded image embedding for PNG and WebP output.

The Blade component is the recommended choice for templates. It handles HTML escaping, accessibility markup, and binary-to-base64 conversion automatically. For programmatic generation in controllers or jobs, use the QrCode facade instead.

Unlike the Facade, you do not need to use {!! !!} tags with the Blade component. Just drop <x-qr-code /> into your standard HTML.

Basic usage

<x-qr-code data="https://example.com" />

This renders an inline SVG QR code at the default size of 100 px. No PHP imports or extra configuration needed — the component is auto-registered by the package’s service provider.

Available props

data · string · required

The payload to encode. This is the only required prop. Pass any string: a URL, plain text, a phone number, etc.

size · int · default: "100"

Width and height of the QR code in pixels.

format · string · default: "svg"

Output format: svg, png, or webp. EPS is not supported in the Blade component.

color · string

Foreground color as a hex string (e.g. #ff0000) or a comma-separated RGB value (e.g. 255,0,0).

backgroundColor · string

Background color. Accepts the same formats as color.

margin · int · default: "0"

Quiet-zone margin around the QR code.

style · string

Module (dot) shape: square, dot, or round.

errorCorrection · string

Error correction level: L (7 %), M (15 %), Q (25 %), or H (30 %). Defaults to the value in config/qrcode.php (package default M).

encoding · string

Character encoding for the payload, e.g. UTF-8.

eye · string

Finder-pattern eye style: square, circle, or pointy.

gradient · string

A gradient color pair as two hex or RGB values separated by ; (e.g. #0000ff;#ff0000). The component maps the pair to start and end colors.

gradientType · string

Direction of the gradient: vertical or horizontal. Only applied when gradient is also set.

merge · string

Absolute file path to an image (e.g. a logo) to overlay at the center. Supported for svg, png, and webp formats.

mergeString · string

Raw binary image content to overlay at the center, as an alternative to merge when you have the image data in memory rather than on disk. Supported for svg, png, and webp formats. Only one of merge or mergeString is applied; merge takes precedence if both are set.

mergePercentage · float · default: "0.2"

The size of the merged image as a fraction of the total QR code size (e.g. 0.3 = 30 %). Applied when either merge or mergeString is set.

eyeColor0 · string

Color(s) for finder eye 0. Accepts one or two hex/RGB values separated by ; — the first for the inner eye, the second for the outer eye ring.

eyeColor1 · string

Color(s) for finder eye 1. Same format as eyeColor0.

eyeColor2 · string

Color(s) for finder eye 2. Same format as eyeColor0.

EPS format is not supported in the Blade component. Using format="eps" throws an InvalidConfigurationException. For EPS output, use the QrCode facade directly.

Accessibility

The component automatically adds accessibility attributes to every QR code it renders — no extra work required on your part:

• SVG output — injects a <title>QR Code</title> element inside the <svg> tag and merges role="img" and aria-label="QR Code" onto the root element.
• PNG / WebP output — renders an <img> tag with alt="QR Code" and a data:image/…;base64,… src.

Both the <title> text and aria-label value run through Laravel’s __() helper, so they are automatically translated if you provide a translation key in your language files.

Examples

Minimal

<x-qr-code data="https://example.com" />

Passing extra HTML attributes

Because <x-qr-code> is a standard Blade component, you can pass arbitrary HTML attributes. They are merged onto the root <svg> or <img> element, so you can add CSS classes, id attributes, inline styles, and data attributes freely:

<x-qr-code
    data="https://example.com"
    size="200"
    class="mx-auto rounded shadow-md"
    id="homepage-qr"
    data-tracking="header"
/>

Format comparison

SVG (recommended)

SVG is the default format and the best choice for most templates:

• Vector — scales to any size without pixellation
• Inline — no extra HTTP request; the markup lives inside the HTML
• Accessible — <title> and aria-label are injected automatically
• Styleable — you can target the <svg> with CSS

<x-qr-code data="https://example.com" format="svg" size="200" />

PNG

PNG is a raster format rendered server-side and embedded as a base64 data: URI:

• Requires ext-imagick or ext-gd on the server
• Larger HTML payload than SVG due to base64 encoding
• Good when you need pixel-level control or a raster export

<x-qr-code data="https://example.com" format="png" size="300" />

WebP

WebP offers better compression than PNG at similar quality:

• Requires ext-imagick
• Embedded as a base64 data:image/webp;base64,… URI
• Useful when minimising payload size matters

<x-qr-code data="https://example.com" format="webp" size="300" />

Using inside Livewire and Alpine

The <x-qr-code> component works inside Livewire and Alpine.js views with no extra setup. Because the QR code is rendered server-side on every Livewire render cycle, keep size values moderate to avoid unnecessary CPU usage on frequent re-renders.

{{-- Inside a Livewire component view --}}
<div>
    <x-qr-code :data="$qrPayload" size="200" format="svg" />
</div>

Comparing the component to the facade

	<x-qr-code> component	QrCode facade
Ideal for	Blade templates	Controllers, jobs, services
Escaping	Handled automatically	Use {!! !!} for SVG
Accessibility	Automatic aria-label / role	Manual
PNG/WebP in HTML	Inline base64 <img>	Raw binary — handle manually
EPS support	❌ Not supported	✅ Supported