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Charcoal business card template

The Charcoal template is a clean minimal business-card design built around generous whitespace and a single confident accent — nothing competes for attention. Load it into the generator, type your name, role and contact details, drop in your logo, and it keeps a working QR code that offers to save your details to a phone — then download it at 3.5 × 2 in, or open the Studio editor for a print file with bleed.

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Who the Charcoal card is for

It tends to suit UX researchers, photographers, accountants and therapists — anyone who wants their card to read as clean minimal on first glance. It's an easy pick for gallery and studio events and quiet networking.

Make it yours

Every colour is editable, so the Charcoal look is a starting point rather than a cage: keep the default palette, or swap the accent, background, text colours and QR colours to match your own brand in seconds. You can switch the headline and body fonts, move to a centered or free-drag layout, resize individual elements, and add social icons (LinkedIn, Instagram, and more) to the front, back, or your shareable online card.

About the QR code & your privacy

The QR code is generated in your browser from whatever you enter — a full contact (vCard), a website, phone, email, Wi-Fi or plain text. Nothing is uploaded: the card never leaves your device (your latest design is saved only in this browser), which is why there's no account and no paywall.

Charcoal business card — FAQ

Is the Charcoal business card template really free?

Yes. You can customize the Charcoal template, generate the QR code and download a PNG or PDF without an account, a watermark, or payment. It's free to use for your own cards.

Will the QR code on the Charcoal card actually scan?

It should — the code is real and generated live from your details. Check it before you print: preview it at about print size, then scan a printed test card. By default it stores your contact info so a scan offers “save to contacts”.

Can I change the colours of the Charcoal design?

Completely. The Charcoal palette is just the default — background, accent, every text colour and the QR colours are all editable, and you can save or share your version with a link.

Ready to make it? Open the Charcoal template in the generator, swap in your details, and download your card in a few minutes.

Customize the Charcoal template