Ethereum Payment QR Code Generator: common mistakes and how to fix them

How to use

1. Check the input encoding first — a stray byte-order mark or a non-UTF-8 paste corrupts the result before the tool ever runs.
2. Look for silent truncation: if the output length is suspiciously round, something was cut off.
3. Confirm the option you changed is the one the task needs; a leftover default is the most common cause of a wrong-but-plausible result.
4. Re-run with a minimal input you can verify by hand, then add your real data back.

Examples

EIP-681 ethereum: URI; the address must be 0x plus exactly 40 hex characters.

Input

0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e

Output — Results

<div class="qr-out">
  <div class="qr-preview"><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo=" alt="QR code" width="256" height="256" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;image-rendering:pixelated"></div>
  <div class="qr-meta">
    <table class="tb-table"><tbody>
      <tr><th>Detected type</th><td>Ethereum</td></tr>
      <tr><th>Version</th><td>5 (37×37 modules)</td></tr>
      <tr><th>Error correction</th><td>M</td></tr>
      <tr><th>Quiet zone</th><td>4 module(s)</td></tr>
      <tr><th>Payload size</th><td>77 bytes (UTF-8)</td></tr>
      <tr><th>Contrast</th><td>21.00:1</td></tr>
      <tr><th>Validation</th><td class="bad">WARNING</td></tr>
      <tr><th>Render → decode self-test</th><td class="bad">FAILED (decoded ≠ payload)</td></tr>
    </tbody></table>
    <table class="tb-table"><tbody><tr><th>address</th><td>0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e</td></tr><tr><th>value</th><td>1000000000000000000</td></tr></tbody></table>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="qr-payload"><strong>Payload</strong><pre class="ex-io">ethereum:0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e?value=1000000000000000000</pre></div>
<div class="qr-issues"><p class="">⚠ Address uses mixed case, which implies an EIP-55 checksum; verify it before accepting payment.</p></div>
<div class="qr-warn"><p>⚠ Address uses mixed case, which implies an EIP-55 checksum; verify it before accepting payment.</p></div>
<div class="tb-btns qr-actions">
  <button class="btn btn-primary" data-qr-dl="png">Download PNG</button>
  <button class="btn" data-qr-dl="svg">Download SVG</button>
  
  <button class="btn" data-qr-copy="payload">Copy payload</button>
  <button class="btn" data-qr-copy="svg">Copy SVG</button>
  <button class="btn" data-qr-copy="image">Copy image</button>
  <button class="btn" data-qr-print>Print</button>
</div>
<p class="ex-note">Generated and verified entirely in your browser. No data is uploaded.</p>

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Description

Generate an EIP-681 ethereum: URI QR code with address, value and gas limit, validating the 0x + 40 hex format.

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