WhatsApp Link Generator

Create a click-to-chat link that opens a WhatsApp conversation with your number, with an optional message already typed. Pick your country, enter your number, and the tool handles the country code and any leading zero. You also get an HTML button you can paste into a website.

How to use it

1. Choose your country, or Other.
2. Enter your phone number.
3. Type the message people should start with, if you like.
4. Copy the link or the HTML button.

When it helps

• Adding a contact link to a business website or bio.
• Letting customers message you from a social profile.
• Sharing a chat link by email or text.
• Creating a product enquiry button.

Good to know

• Test the link on your phone before sharing it.
• With Other, use the full number with the country code and no plus sign.
• Anyone with the link can start a chat with your number.

How the link is built

WhatsApp's click-to-chat links follow a simple pattern: wa.me followed by the phone number in international format with no plus sign, spaces or leading zeros, and then an optional question mark, text= and the message with special characters encoded. When someone opens it, WhatsApp starts a chat with that number and fills in the message.

The tool does the encoding for you, so a message with spaces, question marks or emoji works properly in the link.

Worked example: a Nigerian number

Take the number 0803 123 4567. Choose Nigeria, type the number as you normally write it, and the tool removes the leading zero and adds 234, producing wa.me/2348031234567. Add a message such as "Hello! I'd like to know more about your products." and the link carries it in encoded form.

For a number in another country, pick it from the list, or choose Other and type the whole number including the country code, such as 14155550123 for a US number.

Putting the link to work

On a website, paste the HTML button where you want it. In a social profile, use the plain link. In a printed flyer or poster, turn the link into a QR code so people can scan it, using any QR code tool.

A prefilled message helps you sort enquiries: "Hi, I'm asking about the blue backpack" tells you at once what the customer wants. Keep it short and friendly. And remember that the link exposes your phone number to everyone who sees it, so consider using a business number instead of a personal one.

Testing your link

Open the link on a phone with WhatsApp installed and on a computer, to check both behave as you expect. On a computer without the app, it opens WhatsApp Web, so make sure you are comfortable with that experience.

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