1. How to use this Template
Create a QR code on or some other online QR Code Generator
Can be used to encode a url or plain text message
Make sure your message is short enough to fit into a 21x21 QR code. If it isn’t, pick a shorter message or use a url shortener like bit.ly
Use auto generated QR code to update the shading pattern on this template
Click on the desired pixel and set shading to black or no shading
Leave the middle row empty but make note of which pixels will need to be shaded. The QR code will not scan until this row has been properly filled in
Type letters, numbers, or symbols in the boxes on the middle row to reference clues that will match the boxes to be shaded
Create clue(s) to correspond to the middle row boxes

2. This QR code when completed contains the message “The code is NEAT” 10 3 5 2 7 15 20 1 8 11 9 24 4 18 30 40 6
This QR code when completed contains the message “The code is NEAT”
Use this code to hide the combination to a word lock 10 3 5 2 7 15 20 1 8 11 9 24 4 18 30 40 6
The numbers can be updated according to the clue but make sure that clue(s) lead to the correct shading is shown above ↑

3. This is a blank template to modify according to an autogenerated QR code