QR Codes on Headstones and Graves: A Modern Way to Remember

Adding a QR code for a headstone or grave is a modern, meaningful way to remember someone. Scan the code and a headstone that can only hold a name and dates suddenly opens into a full online tribute — photographs, videos and the story of a whole life.

How it works at the graveside

A weather-resistant plaque carrying the QR code is placed on or beside the headstone. Any visitor with a phone can scan it and be taken to the online memorial. There is no app to install and nothing to remember — just point the camera and the memories appear.

What it can link to

• Photographs from across their lifetime.
• Videos — a voice and a smile preserved.
• Their life story, told the way the family want it told.
• A guestbook where visitors can leave a memory.

Things to check first

If the grave is in a managed cemetery or churchyard, it is worth checking with them before fixing anything to a headstone. Many families choose a free-standing QR memorial plaque on a stand instead, which avoids the need for permission and can be brought home too.

To see how a permanent QR code can connect a resting place to a lasting online tribute, browse our memorial QR plaques.