Those little squares carry more than your link. Some help repair missing information.
01 · THE BIG IDEARead deeper+
QR codes include error-correction data. A scanner can use that extra information to reconstruct some damaged data. The code is designed to tolerate imperfect conditions.
02 · EXAMPLERead deeper+
Imagine sending a message with extra clues that let the receiver recover a missing part. QR codes use a mathematical method called Reed–Solomon coding, rather than simply printing the whole message twice.


